
OUR DAILY BREAD
Nelson Mandela stated at his inauguration: “Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all”. The Marketing Act of Agricultural Products, Act 47 of 1996 (MAP Act), brought an end to single channel marketing and the control boards in the agricultural sector. Role-players, however, realised the importance of reliable information for the functioning of a free market. Subsequently, the oilseeds, winter cereals, sorghum and maize sectors co-operated to establish the SA Grains Information Service (SAGIS), in November 1997.

TRANSFORMING AFRICAN AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMS: INSIGHTS FROM THE 2024 FANRPAN POLICY DIALOGUE
FANRPAN hosted a 2024 High-Level Regional Multistakeholder Policy Dialogue held in Malawi, in Lilongwe on 6 – 9 August 2024. The dialogue was aimed at discussing pathways for transforming African agrifood systems, focusing on developing actionable strategies and policy frameworks. The dialogue focused on policy actions, climate action, and food and nutrition security.

THULANI NINGI’S PAPER SCOOPS ACCOLADE AT THE CONFERENCE
Economist in the Agro - Food Chains Unit and academically astute, Thulani Ningi, has made the waves at the Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa (AEASA) annual conference that was held at the Boardwalk Convention Centre in Gqeberha from 9 -11 September 2024. Ningi’s paper scored position 3 out of 39 papers he was competing with.