The share price of JSE-listed Omnia rose by more than 12% in early trade on Friday, September 11, after it informed stakeholders that it is in discussions with an unnamed party regarding a... 

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group’s board of directors has approved its new initiative, the Global Energy and Fertiliser Crisis Response Framework (GEFCRF), to ease the impact on African... 

World food prices rose in August to their highest since late 2022, as adverse weather and war disruption in the Gulf and Black Sea heightened concern over supply of staples, the United Nations'... 

The construction and deployment of an off-grid agricultural solar-plus-storage installation for the Belle Rive Farm, near Hertzogville, in the Free State, is 67% complete and set to be commissioned... 

Energy and natural resources companies are implementing AI pilot projects, but should focus on a few end‑to‑end domains where AI can have an impact, such as asset and process performance, customer... 

The national Department of Agriculture (DoA) has issued an advisory on the looming 2026/27 El Niño climate event. This followed the latest Seasonal Climate Watch issued by the South African Weather... 

Bottlenecks remain the biggest threat to South Africa's fresh produce export competitiveness, with industry body Fresh Produce Exporters Forum (FPEF) warning that continued port and logistic... 

Newly approved export conditions for citrus to India have been established, after the Asian country approved the inclusion of additional treatment options for fresh citrus fruit from South Africa.... 

Near-record inventories, technological advances and the rise of key exporters such as Brazil and Russia have made the global food system more resilient to this year's "super" El Nino than similar... 

World food prices rose in July to their highest in more than three years as adverse weather and war escalation in the Gulf and Black Sea supported crop markets, the United Nations' Food and... 

The ongoing US-Iran war, and resulting disruption of the Strait of Hormuz, continues to  impact critical industries including fertiliser production, which could have implications for African food... 

The global repercussions of the ongoing US-Iran War and the Persian Gulf crisis have exacerbated the urgency for Africa to accelerate its energy transition and industrialisation goal, says... 

Industry organisation the Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) has revised its total export estimate for this year downward to 205.3-million 15 kg cartons, from the pre-season... 

The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) has recommended maintaining a 10% ad valorem import duty for frozen mixed vegetables. Itac's investigation found that global... 

Industry organisation the Citrus Growers' Association of Southern Africa (CGA) has reported a strong lemon season for this year, marked by the larger size of the crop and the earlier timing of the... 

The successful completion of a water-stabilisation upgrade on a commercial maize farm in Heidelberg, Gauteng, was achieved when water storage solutions provider DamPro applied its flagship DAMFIX... 

South African year-on-year (y-o-y) food and non-alcoholic beverage (NAB) inflation declined again in May, the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) has highlighted. It was 1.9% during that... 

Following an 18-point decline in the first quarter, the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) and Industrial Development Corporation’s Agribusiness Confidence Index (ACI) fell... 

Initial assessments of flood-impacted citrus-growing areas indicate that the recent severe weather will cause a decrease of at least 5% in expected export estimates from flood-damaged areas, says... 

Agriculture and farmer development fund the Kgodiso Development Fund (KDF), which was established by food and beverage multinational PepsiCo in 2022 as a condition of its acquisition of Pioneer... 

Agriculture industry organisation Grain SA says South Africa’s slow response to rapidly changing global trade conditions is placing local grain producers under growing financial pressure. The... 

Energy solutions company Rentech is highlighting the long-term financial and operational benefits of solar energy for the agricultural sector, despite persistent concerns among some farmers about... 

Diversified chemicals group Omnia is using Nampo Harvest Day 2026 to highlight its response to global fertiliser market uncertainty, with the company having made significant supply chain... 

Telecommunications firm MTN is commercialising a suite of AI-driven Internet-of-Things (IoT) solutions for the agricultural sector, while identifying private network infrastructure as an important... 

French development finance institution Proparco has announced the launch of the Africa AgriTrade Coalition, to scale up agricultural value chain trade financing across the continent. In addition to... 

A convergence of geopolitical tensions, higher energy prices and climate risks is reshaping the outlook for agricultural producers, exporters and agribusinesses, thereby creating conditions that... 

South African farmers pinched by mounting costs from the Iran war now face the added risk of an El Niño-induced drought, with implications for lower agricultural output and higher food prices.... 

Industry organisation the Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) says its late mandarin export estimate for the 2026 season confirms that there is stability in production, although... 

Agricultural organisations AgriSA and the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) have welcomed the extension of the temporary fuel levy relief measures through May and June, saying... 

Industry organisation the South African Canegrowers Association (SA Canegrowers) has welcomed the extension of the reduced fuel levy for another two months. National Treasury and the Department of... 

South Africa's government said on Wednesday that it had received 2 million doses of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine from Turkey, as authorities intensify efforts to contain the country's worst... 

Extreme heat is pushing global agrifood systems to the brink, threatening the livelihoods and health of more than a billion people, according to a new report by the UN's food and weather agencies.... 

The launch of a new avocado oil processing plant for emerging agroprocessing company Ecovado – founded by local entrepreneur Hulisani Mudau – was announced in March. The new facility was developed... 

While developments around the conflict in the Middle East remain unpredictable, the South African agricultural value chain is already being confronted with rising input costs, disrupted trade flows... 

The ongoing sugar industry crisis in South Africa is leaving sugarcane growers, millers and refiners with little hope regarding the industry’s sustainability. However, sustainable solutions... 

The sugar industry crisis needs to be urgently addressed, as the negative impacts of increased sugar imports will cause collateral damage to the entire South African sugar industry, says brown... 

Industry regulatory body South African Sugar Association (SASA) is advocating for the urgent implementation of the key pillars of the Sugarcane Value Chain Master Plan to 2030 – including strategic... 

The escalation of the conflict between the US-Israel and Iran that is affecting the Strait of Hormuz region, in the Middle East, is increasingly reflected in fertiliser markets, and highlights the...