Sihlobo is head of economic and agribusiness research at the Agricultural Business Chamber and author of Finding Common Ground: Land, Equity and Agriculture.
A favourable winter crop season bodes well for food supplies in SA
OpinionFor much of the past few weeks, we have focused on the summer grains and oilseed, the plantings of which have recently ...
Possible ample global grains and grapeseed harvest in 2024/25 season
OpinionWhile we are still at the start of the 2024/25 global grains and oilseed production season, with the southern ...
South African wool industry is driving an inclusive growth agenda
OpinionI attended the National Wool Growers Association’s 2024 Congress in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape on 12 June 2024, and ...
Positive outlook for grain, oilseed farmers
OpinionThis past week SA’s Crop Estimate Committee released its monthly update of the size of the 2021/22 summer crop ...
Heavy rains both blessing and curse for SA’s agricultural sector
AgriLIVEA drive from Pretoria to the Eastern Cape in December always offers an opportunity to assess the country’s agricultural ...
Finance a crucial factor in the drive to create black commercial farmers
OpinionSA can learn from programmes that have succeeded to grow this underrepresented sector
Unlocking the Eastern Cape’s agricultural possibilities
OpinionI wasn’t planning to write much about the Eastern Cape’s agriculture but the excellent rains the province has been ...