Commodities & Fairtrade news

Subscribe & Follow

Advertise your job vacancies

Trending

2 days 7 days 30 days By Industry

Princess Mkabayi Mall in KZN officially opens its doors

V&A Waterfront welcomes Lego certified store

November set to bring higher fuel prices as official announcement looms

BrandMapp's Stuart Lowe passes away, industry pays tribute

Danette Breitenbach

Media24 starts transition to a fully digital media company

Biz Most Read Award winners October 2024

View on iono.fm, Apple, Spotify or downloadable app

Source: ©stokkete via

FAO: September sees biggest food price hike in 18 months

Source: Tumisu via

FAO reports slight dip in global food prices for August

6 Sep 2024

Verve - the fibre of choice for the future

Verve - the fibre of choice for the future

21 Aug 2024

Avocado industry outlook

9 Mar 2018

Photo by meriç tuna on

Cape merger to create agriculture powerhouse

Marc Hasenfuss 9 Mar 2018

Julia Freeman-Woolpert via

$70m boost for small-scale tobacco farmers

Elita Chikwati 9 Mar 2018

Drought-hit Kenyans find gold in tea trees - but for how long?

Moraa Obiria 8 Mar 2018

Arrival of elephants marks start of marula harvest season in Limpopo

Arrival of elephants marks start of marula harvest season in Limpopo

8 Mar 2018

A chicken in every pot for Astral Foods

A chicken in every pot for Astral Foods

Marc Hasenfuss 7 Mar 2018

Paolo Crosetto via - Rice paddies in Madagascar

Weather patterns putting strain on food security in southern and eastern Africa

6 Mar 2018

Left to right: Sydney Mello, Joaquim Sá (Managing Director of Amorim Cork South Africa), Morgan Steyn

Investing in protégés to ensure the long-term sustainability of SA's wine industry

6 Mar 2018

Global demand spurs sustainable fynbos harvesting

Global demand spurs sustainable fynbos harvesting

2 Mar 2018

World prices rising for grains and dairy, wheat output poised to dip in 2018

World prices rising for grains and dairy, wheat output poised to dip in 2018

2 Mar 2018

Jonathan Robinson

Fair trade at the core of Bean There's buying philosophy

28 Feb 2018

A tiny beetle and its deadly fungus is threatening South Africa's trees

Wilhelm de Beer 28 Feb 2018

Kate HoltAusAID via

Special alert: Reduced harvests, intensified food insecurity foreseen for Southern Africa

28 Feb 2018

Vaughan Willis via

Maize harvest forecast to drop 27% in 2018

Andries Mahlangu 28 Feb 2018

High expectation for 2018 cherry crop

26 Feb 2018

AMISOM Public Information via

Africa needs to explore opportunities across the food chain to create enough jobs for youth

26 Feb 2018

PublicDomainPictures via

ACB hosts Southern African seed law and seed sovereignty dialogue

26 Feb 2018

Photo by Kym Ellis on

#Budget2018: Struggling wine industry disappointed in excise duty increases

22 Feb 2018

Rekindling my love for the Constantia Valley

Rekindling my love for the Constantia Valley

Ilse van den Berg 22 Feb 2018

A water-wise SA Cheese Festival

22 Feb 2018

Improving responsible agricultural supply chains critical to fulfilling SDGs

21 Feb 2018

Western Cape showcases at Gulfood in Dubai to promote halal sector

21 Feb 2018

Kenya seeks to bridge trade deficit with Morocco

Kenya seeks to bridge trade deficit with Morocco

20 Feb 2018

Lab grown meat to cause labeling issues

19 Feb 2018

Wilhelm Relihan of Oak Valley Farm (Image Supplied)

Good practices clinch best Chardonnay block for Riebeek Cellars wine producer

16 Feb 2018

New banana variety to enhance productivity

Emmanuel Ntirenganya 16 Feb 2018

Darvin.wilson via

Concerted campaign helps women in Kenya's flower industry get a better deal

Lara Bianchi 16 Feb 2018

Bird flu wipes out R954m, SA turns to imports

15 Feb 2018

Oserian Technical Director, Hamish Ker, explains how the company utilises geothermal power in its greenhouses

Green business is good business: A sustainable approach to growing flowers in Kenya

14 Feb 2018

Cherries show export potential for the Western Cape

14 Feb 2018

More news

Arrival of elephants marks start of marula harvest season in Limpopo

Arrival of elephants marks start of marula harvest season in Limpopo

8 Mar 2018

A chicken in every pot for Astral Foods

A chicken in every pot for Astral Foods

Marc Hasenfuss 7 Mar 2018

Paolo Crosetto via - Rice paddies in Madagascar

Weather patterns putting strain on food security in southern and eastern Africa

6 Mar 2018

Left to right: Sydney Mello, Joaquim Sá (Managing Director of Amorim Cork South Africa), Morgan Steyn

Investing in protégés to ensure the long-term sustainability of SA's wine industry

6 Mar 2018

Global demand spurs sustainable fynbos harvesting

Global demand spurs sustainable fynbos harvesting

2 Mar 2018

World prices rising for grains and dairy, wheat output poised to dip in 2018

World prices rising for grains and dairy, wheat output poised to dip in 2018

2 Mar 2018

Jonathan Robinson

Fair trade at the core of Bean There's buying philosophy

28 Feb 2018

A tiny beetle and its deadly fungus is threatening South Africa's trees

Wilhelm de Beer 28 Feb 2018

Kate HoltAusAID via

Special alert: Reduced harvests, intensified food insecurity foreseen for Southern Africa

28 Feb 2018

Vaughan Willis via

Maize harvest forecast to drop 27% in 2018

Andries Mahlangu 28 Feb 2018

High expectation for 2018 cherry crop

26 Feb 2018

AMISOM Public Information via

Africa needs to explore opportunities across the food chain to create enough jobs for youth

26 Feb 2018

PublicDomainPictures via

ACB hosts Southern African seed law and seed sovereignty dialogue

26 Feb 2018

Photo by Kym Ellis on

#Budget2018: Struggling wine industry disappointed in excise duty increases

22 Feb 2018

Rekindling my love for the Constantia Valley

Rekindling my love for the Constantia Valley

Ilse van den Berg 22 Feb 2018

A water-wise SA Cheese Festival

22 Feb 2018

Improving responsible agricultural supply chains critical to fulfilling SDGs

21 Feb 2018

Western Cape showcases at Gulfood in Dubai to promote halal sector

21 Feb 2018

Kenya seeks to bridge trade deficit with Morocco

Kenya seeks to bridge trade deficit with Morocco

20 Feb 2018

Lab grown meat to cause labeling issues

19 Feb 2018

Wilhelm Relihan of Oak Valley Farm (Image Supplied)

Good practices clinch best Chardonnay block for Riebeek Cellars wine producer

16 Feb 2018

New banana variety to enhance productivity

Emmanuel Ntirenganya 16 Feb 2018

Darvin.wilson via

Concerted campaign helps women in Kenya's flower industry get a better deal

Lara Bianchi 16 Feb 2018

Bird flu wipes out R954m, SA turns to imports

15 Feb 2018

Oserian Technical Director, Hamish Ker, explains how the company utilises geothermal power in its greenhouses

Green business is good business: A sustainable approach to growing flowers in Kenya

14 Feb 2018

Cherries show export potential for the Western Cape

14 Feb 2018

Abalone poaching: 'Hong Kong sucking up mountain of poached SA seafood'

Abalone poaching: 'Hong Kong sucking up mountain of poached SA seafood'

Tony Carnie 12 Feb 2018

New SA table grape launched in Berlin

New SA table grape launched in Berlin

9 Feb 2018

Drought impacts Pinotage volumes but boosts quality and flavour

9 Feb 2018

EXEO Capital invests in SA aquaculture company

8 Feb 2018

McKay Savage via

The rise and rise of African agri-tech

Tom Jackson 7 Feb 2018

Kenya lifts temporary ban on avocado exports

7 Feb 2018

Sustainable blueberry farming key to growth and continuity

6 Feb 2018

Ancient grains become modern food

Ancient grains become modern food

Ursula Human 5 Feb 2018

Slowdown in food inflation set to ease burden

Slowdown in food inflation set to ease burden

Sunita Menon 5 Feb 2018

Black winemaker shakes up industry

2 Feb 2018

Global cereal output heading for a record

2 Feb 2018

Climate change affecting cotton production

Yamikani Yapuwa 31 Jan 2018

Preliminary area estimates for 2018 summer crops

31 Jan 2018

Brexit blessing in disguise for Kenya fresh produce exporters

Tim Chesire 30 Jan 2018

Let's do Biz