Agbiz en die Nywerheidsontwikkelingskorporasie se landbouvertrouensindeks was in die eerste kwartaal van 2022, op 62 punte, 12 punte laer as in die eerste kwartaal van 2021, toe dit die tweede hoogste vlak ooit bereik het.
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South Africa's agriculture, food and beverages exports for 2021 hit a new record high of US$12,4 billion.
Agbiz welcomes the National Treasury’s pragmatic budget at a crucial time of economic reconstruction.
The data released by Statistics South Africa shows that consumer food price inflation accelerated to 6,2% y/y in January 2022, from 5,9% y/y in the previous month.
Die Landbousakekamer Agbiz het die onlangse staatsrede aangeprys en is gereed om saam met die regering te werk ten einde inklusiewe groei te bewerkstellig.
Business Unity South Africa (BUSA) earlier this week wrote to the Minister of Transport calling for an urgent review of Regulation 224 (b) of the National Road Traffic Act (Act 93 of 1996). Agbiz firmly supports this call.
The data released by Statistics South Africa shows that consumer food price inflation slowed marginally to 5,9% in December 2021 from 6,0% in November.
The year 2021 was one of critical conversations about global agrifood systems – the processes and methods through which farming produces food. Following on the heels of the COVID-19 pandemic and a rise in global poverty, 2021 was a year for recovery and an urgent call to transform food systems if the world is to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) targets by 2030.
After a slight retreat to 67 in the third quarter, the Agbiz/IDC Agribusiness Confidence Index (ACI) recovered to 74 points in the final quarter of this year.
The Global Food Security Index results for 2021 was released earlier in the month and according to the index South Africa is now in the 70th position out of 113 countries.