Tag: Agriculture
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10 Dec 20 NewsNational
Agricultural sector contribution to South Africa’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (NAMC)
South Africa’s economy bounced back in the third quarter (July to September) ...
Customs enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRs) in the European Union – a short briefing on the recent EU action on the importation of blueberries from South Africa
11 Nov 20 BlogIn the European Union (EU), customs enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPRS) takes place in terms of Regulation (EU) No. 608/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Co...
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11 Nov 20 NewsNational
Agri sector predicted to show positive growth (IOL)
Although the agriculture sector was expected to show positive growth next year, the Agribusiness Business Chamber (Ag...
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04 Nov 20 NewsNational
Cheap imports sour SA’s sweet silver lining (IOL)
When President Cyril Ramaphosa, presenting the government’s Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan to Parliament...
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20 Oct 20 NewsNational
South Africa’s track record bodes ill for investment drive (IOL)
South Africa will be hard pressed to realise its ambitions of attracting R1 trillion ($61 billion) of ...
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30 Sep 20 NewsNational news
Commitment made to reduce food waste (TimesLIVE)
“Ultimately, the CGCSA is advocating for legislation to make it possible for surplus food, which is still safe fo...
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23 Sep 20 NewsNational news
Retail trade confidence edged up in Q3 – Bureau for Economic Research (Business Report)
The Bureau for Economic Research (BER) on Monday said that retail trade co...
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09 Sep 20 NewsNational news
South Africa’s GDP tanks 51% in the second quarter (BusinessTech)
South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) dropped by a massive 51% in the second quarter of ...
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08 Sep 20 NewsNational news
Remarks by Minister Ebrahim Patel at the Global Industrial and Manufacturing Summit, Video Recording, 4 September 2020
Covid-19 caused disruptions to supply-lines o...
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07 Sep 20 NewsNational news
Covid wave brings second quarter slide (The Mail & Guardian)
South Africans should brace themselves for a further slump in the economy, as gross domestic produc...
WTO issues new report regarding impact of COVID-19 crisis on agricultural trade
28 Aug 20 NewsThe WTO Secretariat has published a new information note examining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on world agricultural trade.
The paper notes that agricultural trade has far...
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27 Aug 20 NewsNational news
Cyril Ramaphosa calls publishing of full list of Covid-19 government contracts a ‘historic moment’ (IOL)
President Cyril Ramaphosa called the online publication...
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14 Jul 20 NewsThe UN Secretary‑General António Guterres has announced the appointment of Ms Cristina Duarte of Cabo Verde as his Special Adviser on Africa.
The AU has advertised the position...
Challenges for the youth entrepreneurs in agriculture
03 Jul 20 BlogWe need action now for a better future not only for us but for generations to come. That is what sustainable development requires. It is time for future leaders to be mindful of th...
WTO: African Group Statement on the Implications of COVID-19
26 Jun 20 NewsIntroduction
COVID-19 is an unprecedented crisis of our time – the worst global health crisis in 100 years. It threatens to disproportionately affect developing and least develo...
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04 May 20 NewsThe Bureau of the Council of Ministers of the AfCFTA will convene a virtual meeting on Wednesday to discuss AfCFTA implementation issues and a trade response to COVID-19. Senior of...
Monitoring Regional Integration Yearbook 2019/20: Agriculture and food security in Africa
30 Apr 20 PublicationsIf there is one thing which the current Covid-19 pandemic has done, it is to highlight the issue of food insecurity on the African continent and illustrate the interdependence of f...
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22 Apr 20 NewsErastus Mwencha, Tom Pengelly: The UK must do all it can to keep trade out of Africa flowing (tralac, The Telegraph)
Covid-19 has now spread to all corners of Africa and, as the r...
COVID-19: FAO and African Union commit to safeguarding food security amid crisis
17 Apr 20 NewsRegional body and UN agency join forces to minimize lockdown’s impact on continent where one in five goes hungry
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO...
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17 Apr 20 NewsAU-FAO ministerial meeting on the impacts of COVID-19 on food security in Africa
Co-convened, yesterday, by the FAO Director-General and the Chair of the AU STC on Agriculture, Ru...