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Pick n Pay signs with GWK Farm Foods
[Mark Allix] Pick n Pay says it will be a customer of GWK Farm Foods, the newest subsidiary of one of SA's largest agro-processing groups... read


Agribusiness
GWK unveils Farm Foods factory
GWK unveiled one of the most modern and technologically advanced food production facilities on the continent, the GWK Farm Foods factory... read
Promotional campaign launched for Abate Fetel pears
Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, the marketer of South African apples and pears, and supplier of Abate Fetel pears, is investing in a varietal-specific promotion to drive consumer awareness of Abate Fetel and sales at retail level in April 2016... read
Agro-processing
Wine grape quality still good amid drought , says Distell

Bekezela Phakathi

The quality of this year's wine grape crop is "surprisingly good" considering the drought, according to Distell, which produces almost a third of SA's wine... read
What will happen after the rain?

Roelof Bezuidenhout

Before the grazing ecosystem can function properly once again, the adverse and debilitating effects of the drought on veld vigour have to be overcome... read
Commodities & Fairtrade
ABF sweetens its offer to buy out Illovo shareholders

Marc Hasenfuss

Shareholders in sugar group Illovo have managed to draw a more palatable buyout offer from majority shareholder Associated British Foods... read
Bread price likely to rise 10% after hike in wheat import duty

Linda Ensor

Bread prices are expected to rise at least 10% as a result of the 34% increase in the import duty on wheat announced by the Treasury... read
Nederburg's Ingenuity White enjoys international acclaim
Nederburg's 2014 Ingenuity White has been featured as one of South Africa's top-rated white blends by the tasting panel of US-based The International Wine Review. read
SA's citrus growers voluntarily halt lemon exports to EU

Nompumelelo Magwaza

Citrus growers in SA face losses of about R50m after voluntarily suspending all exports of organic lemons to the European Union due the risk of citrus black spot... read
Supply issues to push milk prices up
Milk will soon be added to the list of costly staple foods, amid consumers already grappling with high food prices triggered by the recent drought... read
Business
Business meetings: From time-wasters to productivity boosters

Leigh Andrews

With a younger workforce and the rise of multinational companies with staff based across the globe, the dreaded conference call is on the rise. Here's how to take learnings from these typical time-wasters to make your business meetings more productive... read
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Systems and technologies for sustainable agriculture
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