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The Western Cape’s agricultural economy has faced some challenges this year
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (151+ words) Wandile Sihlobo | Substack The Western Cape’s agricultural economy has faced some challenges this year Watch episode 66 of AgriView The Western Cape province of South Africa is one of the most important agricultural regions. But in the 2025-26 season, the province experienced…...
A brief update from the BRICS agribusiness working group of South Africa
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (27+ words) Wandile Sihlobo | Substack A brief update from the BRICS agribusiness working group of South Africa...
Challenging Season Awaits South African Agriculture
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (376+ words) In a month, the eastern regions of South Africa will begin summer grain and oilseed plantings. These are mainly yellow maize and soybean-growing regions. Soil moisture is good in these regions following a longer summer rainfall period through to mid-May,…...
SA records strong agricultural exports
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (88+ words) Wandile Sihlobo | Substack SA records strong agricultural exports After solid export activity in the first quarter of the year, South Africa's agricultural exports totalled US$4.1 billion in Q2 2026, up 10% from the same period a year ago. This is again a function…...
Farming can help drive southern Africa’s growth if countries in the region make trade easier
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (879+ words) The focus on agricultural development at the Southern African Development Community’s 46th summit in August 2026 reflected a clear understanding that the sector can still play a key role in the region’s economic development. Agriculture accounts for around 10% of the GDP of…...
The BRICS countries must push for an ambitious agricultural trade deal
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (504+ words) This week, all roads lead to New Delhi, India, for the 18th BRICS summit on September 12-13, 2026. There are various geopolitical and economic issues that will dominate political leaders’ agendas. In preparation for the Summit, the organised business groupings of the BRICS…...
The South African wheat industry is under pressure
1+ week, 4+ day ago (138+ words) In our comments this year, we have highlighted that this will be a year of mixed fortunes in South Africa’s agriculture. The livestock industry continues to struggle with foot-and-mouth disease, and we see the tail-end effects of African swine fever…...
Kenya should remove the restrictions on GMO maize imports
1+ week, 4+ day ago (218+ words) The drought in Kenya has devastated the maize crop. The country may need to import around 2 million tonnes of maize to meet its annual requirement of 4.0 million tonnes in the 2026-27 marketing year. Ordinarily, South Africa would be better placed to…...
Three years on, and this book remains critical to South Africa’s agricultural policy discourse
1+ week, 6+ day ago (969+ words) Three years ago today, we released my second book, “A Country of Two Agricultures”. I won’t be the judge of how the book has impacted agricultural discussions since then, but I will say that my publisher is pleased with the…...
South Africa’s grain abundance
2+ week, 4+ day ago (295+ words) We have a BIG and Beautiful Grain Harvest, folks! So big! Okay, let me be serious. These are important matters. While the focus of South Africa’s agricultural community is already on the upcoming 2026-27 season and the expected El Niño drought,…...