Tag: Wandile Sihlobo

Despite widespread flooding, the farmers of Mzansi planted slightly more summer crops than they did last year. This is according to estimates released yesterday by the DALRRD. All eyes will ...

Crop farmers were optimistically expecting to lift area plantings of summer crops by 3% this year, but environmental and economic factors have conspired against them. The official numbers are expected ...

The implementation process of Mzansi's Agriculture and Agro-processing Master Plan is set to dominate policy discussions this year, predicts Agbiz chief economist Wandile Sihlobo. The debate on land reform is ...

African governments should get out of the way and not overregulate the agriculture sector, advises three food system experts. This increases the cost of doing business, especially for small, medium ...

The Agribusiness Confidence Index is at its second highest level since 2001. All ten of the measures on the index have improved in the last quarter. Agbiz economist Wandile Sihlobo ...

Mzansi’s exports in quarter three rose by 8% year on year, thanks to a collaboration between various agricultural stakeholders. The latest quarter's exports of 3,4 billion US dollar put the ...

While forecasts for 2022 points to another good year for agriculture in Mzansi, the chief economist at the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa, Wandile Sihlobo, says he is concerned ...

Unless international oil prices decrease, and the rand appreciates, the price of fuel in the country will remain on an upward trajectory. Experts reckon there is very little farmers and ...

Enterprises in the agricultural sector are being urged by the minister of agriculture, land reform and rural development, Thoko Didiza, to submit information about their current Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment ...

It's not all doom and gloom for Mzansi's overall agricultural economy, but we cannot lose sight of the multitude of challenges that can and should be addressed, said Wandile Sihlobo ...