• With regard both to regulatory law and to commercial practice, South Africa's economy has much in common with those of North America, Europe and Australasia. (mbendi.co.za)
  • About 75% of South Africa's economic activity occurs in the four main metropolitan areas (which together represent about 3% of the total land area) namely the Witwatersrand area surrounding Johannesburg, the Durban/Pinetown area in KwaZulu Natal, the Cape Peninsula, and the Port Elizabeth/Uitenhage area in the Eastern Cape. (mbendi.co.za)
  • South Africa is also a gateway for investment into Sub-Saharan Africa and since 1994, South Africa's trade with and investment in other African States has increased significantly. (mbendi.co.za)
  • Unilever and South Africa's Tiger Brands have attributed low growth in some segments to the incursion of private labels. (just-food.com)
  • South Africa's deteriorating food security is mainly driven by the COVID 19 pandemic as well as high food prices, drought, and economic decline. (ldard.gov.za)
  • MPUMALANGA, South Africa, Jul 6 2017 (IPS) - The United States and Europe's preference for white meat is hurting Africa's poultry industry, says Luc Smalle, manager at the agro firm Rossgro in South Africa's Mpumalanga area. (ipsnews.net)
  • South Africa's agricultural quarterly force statistics (QLFS) show that 60 to 80% of labour in the sector is made up of women. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • Statistics South Africa's last quarterly results show that the agriculture sector lost 2.2% of jobs. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • South Africa's poultry industry has been plagued by the long-term impact and challenges posed by the dumping of chicken into our market," said SAPA chairperson Aziz Sulliman . (africanfarming.net)
  • The latest duties to be announced represent a win for South Africa's poultry farmers, according to reports by Citizen . (africanfarming.net)
  • As such, if policymakers considered limiting South Africa's grain exports to protect the country from global challenges, the results could be a reduction in competitiveness in maize production and, ultimately, lower plantings and output as farmers would opt for other profitable crops. (wandilesihlobo.com)
  • South Africa's wine and brandy industry is on a sustainable growth path, with a repositioned strategy and renewed focus. (cbn.co.za)
  • AFTER a slow start, harvest time is well underway as more than half of South Africa's 2022 wine grape crop has already been taken in at cellars. (cbn.co.za)
  • South Africa's agricultural sector is vast and varied, the country is renowned for its grapes and locally produced wines. (theafricareport.com)
  • A total of 80% of South Africa's pecan nut yield is exported to China, while 70% of the ground nut yield is sent to Japan. (theafricareport.com)
  • South Africa's chicken industry has been beset by numerous challenges in recent years, including the cost of feed, barriers to exports as well as rising imports, mainly of bone-in chicken portions, from Brazil, the European Union and the United States. (fairplaymovement.org)
  • There have been calls for an overhaul of South Africa's food safety legislation in light of a listeriosis outbreak in the country that has claimed the lives of 183 people to date. (poultryworld.net)
  • South Africa's health minister Aaron Motsoaledi said last week that he was confident that the government had found the source of what is the world's largest listeriosis outbreak to date. (poultryworld.net)
  • In light of the scandal, a leading academic has called for an overhaul of South Africa's food safety framework. (poultryworld.net)
  • On top of this there is a critical shortage of regulators, inspectors, laboratory personnel, scientists and auditors," she told South Africa's Conversation . (poultryworld.net)
  • Meanwhile, the significance of indigenous breeds like the Nguni and the Savanna becomes pronounced, as their ability to navigate specific terrains contributes not just to the success of the farm but also to the preservation of South Africa's cultural and agricultural heritage. (mzansimagazine.co.za)
  • Company filings' mentions of "regulations" within the food sector have increased year on year between 2016 and 2022. (just-food.com)
  • As of 2022, almost 80 companies specialising in cultured meat (CM) production exist worldwide. (york.ac.uk)
  • The additional import duties will likely be among the factors driving up chicken prices in 2022 for South African consumers. (africanfarming.net)
  • With the 2022 harvest season on the horizon, South African wine grape producers expect a smaller wine grape crop, mainly due to a decrease in vineyards, high disease pressure and heatwaves. (cbn.co.za)
  • At present, just one CM company exists in India, whilst there are two in South Africa, three in South America, and three in China. (york.ac.uk)
  • Either way, according to Smalle, the ban "has led America and Europe to look for alternative markets to dump brown meat because most of the First World eats white meat, so they are dumping chicken in the third world, especially Africa. (ipsnews.net)
  • The drought in South America in the 2019/20 season and the growing demand for grains and oilseeds in China were the primary drivers of global prices. (wandilesihlobo.com)
  • Throughout this period, drought in South America didn't stop, weighing on global supplies. (wandilesihlobo.com)
  • As the war intensified, the drought in South America continued. (wandilesihlobo.com)
  • The company has a strong footprint in Europe, North America, and South America, with a growing presence in the Asia Pacific. (marketsandmarkets.com)
  • The continuing trade standoff between the US and China remains a threat to transpacific trade, but could provide opportunities on other routes through trade substitution, such as East Coast South America to Asia. (porttechnology.org)
  • Demand for plant-based and vitamin-high diets in Europe and North America has combined with a booming Chinese meat market has meant carriers and ports have had to adjust operations. (porttechnology.org)
  • Bananas and fish are the biggest commodities carried in specialised reefer ships and their largest trade route is West Coast of South America to Europe thanks to the dominance of the banana trade out of Ecuador. (porttechnology.org)
  • Temperate grazing lands cover 13% of the world's land area, including farms and rangeland systems in Russia, Europe, China and North America in the northern hemisphere, and South America, southern Africa, Australia and New Zealand in the south. (croptrust.org)
  • South America (Brazil, Argentina and Colombia etc. (digitaljournal.com)
  • North America is known for its high-tech industrial sectors, and there is probably a big Metal To Metal Bonding Service market, especially in areas like aerospace, automotive, and electronics. (digitaljournal.com)
  • The 2020 production estimates under summer crop could further ignite the growth in the sector as its final production estimates for 2020 shows growth of 36.7% or 4,1million additional tons from the previous final estimates of 2019. (ldard.gov.za)
  • Refrigerated shipping has grown substantially in recent years, despite a poor 2019 where droughts in South Africa and Chile, combined with extreme weather conditions in Europe, held it back. (porttechnology.org)
  • Current estimates are the industry will export more than 140 million tonnes of citrus in the 2020 season, compared to 127 million tonnes in 2019. (theafricareport.com)
  • For the previous comparable period in 2019, the industry exported 35 million tonnes. (theafricareport.com)
  • The food and beverage industry is the second largest industrial sector in Latvia, producing around 21 % of the total output in manufacturing in 2020. (liaa.gov.lv)
  • In 2020, 20 % of all the people employed in manufacturing worked in the food industry. (liaa.gov.lv)
  • Sector output in 2020 - EUR 2.0 billion. (liaa.gov.lv)
  • 2020). By 2040, they predict that 35% of global meat consumption will be satisfied by CM (ibid: p.11). (york.ac.uk)
  • As discussed by Sexton (2020), the concentration of CM companies in this region is significantly influencing the future trajectory of the industry. (york.ac.uk)
  • According to Stats SA 3rd Quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Report released on 8 December 2020, the economy of South Africa rebounded in the 3rd quarter of 2020. (ldard.gov.za)
  • The agricultural sector, one of the critical drivers of the country's economy inched by nearly 20% from a growth of 15.1% in the 2nd quarter of 2020. (ldard.gov.za)
  • According to Stats SA Quarter 4:2020 Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLF) released on 23 December 2020 the official unemployment rate in South Africa has risen to 32,5% in the fourth quarter of 2020. (ldard.gov.za)
  • The largest employment increases were observed in the formal sector (189 000), followed by private households (76 000), the informal sector (65 000) and the agricultural sector (2 000) in Q4: 2020. (ldard.gov.za)
  • In the period September to December 2020, 9.34 million people in South Africa (16% of the population analysed) faced high levels of acute food insecurity and required urgent action to reduce food gaps and protect livelihoods. (ldard.gov.za)
  • A man wears a face mask to protect against coronavirus, as he pushes a trolley boxes of citrus fruit nearby a taxi rank in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa Monday, May 11, 2020. (theafricareport.com)
  • Red meat exporters could significantly ramp up exports if they increase traceability. (whoownswhom.co.za)
  • Notably, in the South African case, one must remember that agriculture is highly exposed to global markets given that about half of output by value is exports and that many inputs into the farming need to be imported. (wandilesihlobo.com)
  • In 2004, when the industry first got official access to the Chinese market, citrus exports started at 10,000 tonnes a year. (theafricareport.com)
  • Food production is critical in East Africa, where over 80% of exports depend on agriculture. (odi.org)
  • This map shows the region of West Africa as defined in this chapter. (guesthollow.com)
  • The region of West Africa includes the southern portion of the bulge of the continent, which extends westward to the Atlantic Ocean. (guesthollow.com)
  • Some geographers include the country of Chad or portions of it within the region of West Africa. (guesthollow.com)
  • The African Transition Zone cuts across the region of West Africa, indicating a division between Islam and Christianity and between the Sahara Desert and the tropics. (guesthollow.com)
  • West Africa was home to a number of large empires that shaped the culture and people of present-day Africa. (guesthollow.com)
  • The Ghana Empire (790-1076 CE) was responsible for one of the early consolidations of power in West Africa. (guesthollow.com)
  • The Niger River and the main empires of West Africa are indicated on this map. (guesthollow.com)
  • The evidence shows that 'AgTech' - the digital technologies transforming the agriculture industry - is already having wider impacts across East Africa. (odi.org)
  • This is currently the biggest area for East Africa - my current research shows that 45-65% of AgTech firms in the region fall into this category. (odi.org)
  • These two categories account for the rest of the AgTech sector in East Africa. (odi.org)
  • So what impact is AgTech having in East Africa? (odi.org)
  • AgTech is attracting investment from non-traditional sources like wealthy individuals and private equity firms, who have invested USD 425 million in East Africa in 2015-2017 (up from almost zero in 2001-2002! (odi.org)
  • The demographics of agricultural production in East Africa are also seeing a fundamental shift. (odi.org)
  • Middle East & Africa (South Africa, UAE and Saudi Arabia etc. (digitaljournal.com)
  • There is need to direct research and development efforts to address marketing constraints faced by communal farmers, and to promote formal marketing of livestock for meat quality assurance and a fair return to the farmers. (sasas.co.za)
  • Disaster programmes by the government that seek to help farmers in times of disaster declaration favour men mostly, because they help with livestock feed and water for red meat livestock, prioritising cattles and leaving behind sheep, goats, pigs, chickens and vegetables which women mostly farm," the 59-year-old said. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • When it comes to sustainability, the livestock sector has a bad reputation. (croptrust.org)
  • The commercial livestock industry has a long history of breeding improved cultivars of temperate forages," Dodd said. (croptrust.org)
  • The livestock industry is very concerned about climate change. (croptrust.org)
  • Thus, producers in the informal sector took advantage of the free marketing system. (sasas.co.za)
  • Over the past 20 years, imports are alleged to have cost thousands of South African jobs, and pushed the country's small-scale producers out of business, according this source. (africanfarming.net)
  • Are retailers and food producers exploiting South Africans through higher-than-warranted food prices? (wandilesihlobo.com)
  • The TPEA also extended GSP through 2017, thus providing producers, exporters, and investors across sub-Saharan Africa the certainty of duty-free access for a wide variety of products to the U.S. market under both AGOA and GSP. (usmission.gov)
  • However, red meat, poultry, milk and potato producers are sitting on stockpiles and struggling to shift their stock in the domestic market because of a dramatic drop in demand. (theafricareport.com)
  • This segment of the agricultural value chain is filled with dread at the thought of cheap imports from Brazil, Europe and the US flooding into the country and wiping out South African producers' profits because of price pressures. (theafricareport.com)
  • There have been big yields, especially in the maize industry, in which producers have picked about 15 million tonnes for this season. (theafricareport.com)
  • Like a defining moment in history (such as the Great Depression, 1st and 2nd World Wars, 9/11 and the 1994 elections in South Africa), the future will take on a new course. (marcuscoetzee.com)
  • In 1994, the Polish Ministry of Treasury established Animex as a limited company and, in 1999, a majority stake in the company was acquired by US Smithfield Foods which purchased a number of food industry players in the Polish market. (foodnavigator.com)
  • Afreximbank commits to helping African farmers and agribusinesses with opportunities to access larger markets. (agribusinesszambia.com)
  • These developments in trade between South Africa and the USA is encouraged by the African Growth Opportunity Act, which gives South African citrus tax-free access to the US markets. (ldard.gov.za)
  • The pharmaceutical industry in Serbia was valued at 1.17 billion in 2008 which made it rank among the 20 key markets in Central and Eastern Europe. (worldatlas.com)
  • South African citrus arrived in overseas markets which were fairly empty and the Northern Hemisphere exited the market earlier than in previous years. (theafricareport.com)
  • However, the position of women - already often marginalised in terms of access to basic services, credit and markets - in the sector has not improved overall. (odi.org)
  • The formal market is characterised by meat inspection and carcass classification which scare away the communal farmers for fear of income loss through animal condemnation. (sasas.co.za)
  • It points out to a danger that if there was lack of competition within a country or region, the benefits installed to incentivise the required investment into the poultry meat industry will be captured by the large firms and their shareholders, while the small poultry farmers will continue to be marginalised. (agribusinesszambia.com)
  • He says most African farmers rely on bank loans from banks while their European and American counterparts are heavily subsidised by their governments. (ipsnews.net)
  • The poultry industry has committed R1.5 billion towards the objectives of the plan, which was developed through negotiations between itself, the government, and stakeholders including farmers, processors, exporters, poultry importers and labour unions to create a framework for growth and sustainability. (fairplaymovement.org)
  • Farmers living in districts with cool climates in the Kigezi sub region in South Western Uganda will be trained in improving technologies of apple and pear nursery or orchard establishment and management. (tuckmagazine.com)
  • Farmers navigate the intricacies of each region, crafting a sustainable and prosperous venture rooted in the essence of South African soil. (mzansimagazine.co.za)
  • Animex Foods has been active in the country's meat processing industry since 1951, when it was established as a state-run company. (foodnavigator.com)
  • These sectors have given rise to the four biggest industries in Serbia namely agriculture, manufacturing, mining, and construction industries. (worldatlas.com)
  • In the sixth part of our series on the impact of COVID-19 on South Africa, we look at the agriculture sector, where the citrus industry is exporting record volumes to Asia, following a surge in demand for lemons. (theafricareport.com)
  • This in-built diversification shows up in the pronounced differences in how the different industries within agriculture are faring. (theafricareport.com)
  • The process canvassed strategic inputs from all the relevant players, and it is to the credit of ministers Patel and Thoko Didiza (agriculture) that for the first time, we have a blueprint to take the industry forward," said Izaak Breitenbach, general manager of SAPA's Broiler Organisation. (fairplaymovement.org)
  • Liu Zhongwei, China's SSC Program Coordinator at the Food and Agriculture Organization-FAO headquarters in Rome, said since 1996, China has deployed more than 1000 experts to Africa, Asia, South Pacific and the Caribbean. (tuckmagazine.com)
  • Uganda's Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Tress Buchanayandi pledged government readiness to work with China and FAO to better implement the project. (tuckmagazine.com)
  • China is one of Uganda's main development partners and has invested large sums of money in the agriculture, trade and the road sector. (tuckmagazine.com)
  • Agriculture is no longer a 'traditional' sector. (odi.org)
  • There is also a range of farming apps that ease access to farm inputs and provide best practice advice for crop growth, such as Farm Africa in Tanzania and Precision Agriculture for Development in Kenya. (odi.org)
  • The South African Poultry Association said: "We would like the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to determine whether BRF is a supplier of MDM to South Africa, and if so how many thousand tons are imported every month from this company. (poultryworld.net)
  • As one of its recommendations, the poultry sector research report called on national governments to consider relaxing in stages the protectionist policies that arecurrently in place. (agribusinesszambia.com)
  • To meet the aspirations of their growing youth populations, African governments are well-advised to enact polices that improve levels of productivity and the business environment for trade and investment," says the World Bank Group's Klaus Tilmes, Director of the Trade & Competitiveness Global Practice, which contributed to the report. (ipsnews.net)
  • The World Bank Group is helping governments and the private sector across Africa to take the steps necessary to build strong economies and accelerate job creation in order to benefit from the potential demographic dividend. (ipsnews.net)
  • The industry is feeling the heat-both from governments trying to mitigate the damage and from the environment itself. (croptrust.org)
  • The events were attended by representatives from governments, private industry, and organizations committed to keeping AMR a priority. (cdc.gov)
  • Governments, private sector and civil society all play a role in promoting fat consumption reduction. (who.int)
  • The red meat industry has still not completely recovered from droughts, which led to a red meat shortage, and is struggling with significant increases in input prices including fuel and feed. (whoownswhom.co.za)
  • In 1992 the South African meat industry was deregulated and this led to the formation of the new Marketing of Agricultural Products Act, Act no. 47 of 1996. (sasas.co.za)
  • The trend with more single families and less food waste results in a need for meat, poultry and fish products as well as plant based protein products in more variants/portion sizes than we know today. (foodnavigator.com)
  • These immigrants ensure the quality of meat and other animal products for import and export and monitor for infectious diseases. (politics.co.uk)
  • Animex Foods says its product range includes a wide range of processed pork and poultry meat products, such as sausages, frankfurters, chicken wings, hams, Poland's traditional kabanos smoked pork sausage, as well as ready-to-eat, smoked and marinated products. (foodnavigator.com)
  • This report focuses on the production, processing and preservation of red meat and red meat products, with a specific focus on cattle (beef and veal), sheep (lamb and mutton), pigs (pork), game and goats and additional information on meat-alternative vegan products. (whoownswhom.co.za)
  • The slowing economy has seen consumers switch from lamb and beef to cheaper meat products such as pork and poultry, while some are reducing their red meat intake. (whoownswhom.co.za)
  • Retailers report a significant increase in demand for alternative meat products, but the industry is small as most South Africans remain big meat eaters. (whoownswhom.co.za)
  • South Africa, while a net exporter of agricultural products, was not insulated from the price shock, even with its large domestic harvests. (wandilesihlobo.com)
  • The two companies plan to combine their expertise to create new digital products for customers in the food processing sector. (siliconrepublic.com)
  • Headquartered in Germany, Baader manufactures a range of products for the food processing industry and has a massive global presence. (siliconrepublic.com)
  • Each SACU member country has exported a variety of products to the United States under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). (usmission.gov)
  • The need for gluten-free products is driving innovation across the food industry, especially in the bakery sector. (thebusinessresearchcompany.com)
  • The objective of the master plan, which comes into effect immediately, include expanding local industry capacity and ensuring that locally produced products make up an increasingly larger proportion of consumption over time. (fairplaymovement.org)
  • AgTech' refers to digital technologies providing the agricultural industry with innovative products and data to improve productivity and sustainability. (odi.org)
  • This increased demand for meat products has driven the meat production in this region, which in turn, has contributed to the market growth. (marketsandmarkets.com)
  • He ordered a full recall of implicated meat products. (poultryworld.net)
  • Meanwhile, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases said health care workers were being urged to continue being vigilant in looking out for new cases as people who have consumed implicated processed meat products over the past few weeks may continue to present with listeriosis. (poultryworld.net)
  • TFAs are unsaturated fats found in foods obtained from ruminants, such as dairy products and meat, and in industrially produced partially hydrogenated vegetable oils. (who.int)
  • Since the publication of this study about 80 years ago, nothing has changed and ordinary citizens in the chicken industry now feel the heat like never before. (agribusinesszambia.com)
  • Brits don't like the cheaper cuts, like the brown meat in chicken thighs or what the industry calls the 'fifth-quarter' of cattle and sheep - tongue, heart, kidney, that sort of thing. (politics.co.uk)
  • He recalled how the US and Europe exported millions of tonnes of chicken meat to the then Soviet Union (now Russia). (ipsnews.net)
  • In a chicken, white meat refers to the breast and wings while legs and thighs are considered red/dark meat. (ipsnews.net)
  • Smalle believes this state of affairs is hurting African poultry industry competitiveness where the average cost of raising a chicken is far much higher than in the developed world. (ipsnews.net)
  • Along with the additional import duties, increased transport costs will also drive up chicken prices in South Africa, warned the Road Freight Association. (africanfarming.net)
  • As chicken is transported many times between farm and consumer, overall production costs will be particularly affected by a recent record gasoline price hike in South Africa. (africanfarming.net)
  • According to the South African Poultry Association (SAPA), the latest announcement over selected additional duties on imported chicken is a positive step. (africanfarming.net)
  • Trade figures show that imports of broiler meat alone have increased by 73 percent over the past five years, which industry officials say has caused job losses and prevented the sector from expanding and transforming to meet growing consumer demand for chicken. (fairplaymovement.org)
  • This includes a review of the regulations governing the way in which imported chicken must be packed and labelled, and to prevent thawing of frozen meat and refreezing or selling as fresh, to ensure that imported chicken is equally traceable and conform to the same food-safety standards as locally produced chicken. (fairplaymovement.org)
  • The industry has experienced an exponential growth in the past decade, with approximately 75% of all known CM companies being founded since 2017. (york.ac.uk)
  • But the latest Africa Competitiveness Report 2017 jointly issued by the African Development Bank, World Bank and World Economic Forum seems to support the continent's argument. (ipsnews.net)
  • 2. Better ways to produce meat - vegetarian substitute "meat", or breeding more efficient cattle, sheep, pigs and chickens. (globalchange.com)
  • On these grasslands graze hundreds of millions of cattle, sheep and other ruminants, whose meat or milk are destined for human consumption, and very important both nutritionally and culturally. (croptrust.org)
  • Significant donor investments occur in the dairy and cattle meat industry (US, Netherlands, Canada). (safefoods.nl)
  • The project will introduce genetic materials such as frozen semen or embryo of goat, sheep, and pigs to improve the local breeds, introducing the Chinese goats for high meat production in a short period" said Dr. Tumwiine. (tuckmagazine.com)
  • Boer goats, with their distinctive white bodies and reddish-brown heads, stand out as the pride of South Africa, renowned for their adaptability and succulent meat. (mzansimagazine.co.za)
  • South Africa 's diverse regions offer distinct environments for goats, reflecting the country's rich cultural diversity. (mzansimagazine.co.za)
  • Polish pork and poultry processor Animex Foods plans to build a meat processing plant in Żelazków, west Poland, with the facility set to generate over 1,000 new jobs. (foodnavigator.com)
  • China was on a path to rebuild its pork industry, which African swine fever devastated, requiring increased volumes of grains and oilseeds. (wandilesihlobo.com)
  • Food processing, leather tanning, and consumer goods industries dominate the industrial sector. (wikipedia.org)
  • About 1280 companies and registered private merchants are active in the food processing industry. (liaa.gov.lv)
  • As shown in this graphic, Latvia's food sector has enjoyed steady and stable growth over an extended period. (liaa.gov.lv)
  • However, the global financial crisis was also felt in the food industry, which clearly affected industry output in 2009. (liaa.gov.lv)
  • Video: conference keynote on the future of the food industry and related issues for Femsa in Mexico, which owns over 7,000 food stores. (globalchange.com)
  • Future of the food and retail industry - articles, videos and keynotes on the future of the food industry by Futurist conference keynote speaker Patrick Dixon. (globalchange.com)
  • The food industry will become (even) more tightly regulated, but smart companies will always lead the way - as we have seen in nation after nation on issues such as clear food labeling, reduction of salt content and saturated fats. (globalchange.com)
  • The food industry is beset with many ethical issues which will grow in strength - whether safety of genetically modified food, sale of cloned cows, human breast milk from genetically engineered cows, animal welfare, irradiation of food to improve shelf life, sustainable farming and fishing. (globalchange.com)
  • Article and video on 20 key Retail trends - and impact on food and drink industries. (globalchange.com)
  • The two businesses have entered into strategic collaboration to provide hardware and software solutions for the food industry. (foodnavigator.com)
  • The food industry has an ever increasing need for automation - both in consideration of food safety, the environment and costs. (foodnavigator.com)
  • Large multinational meat corporations, including Tyson and Cargill, philanthropists and celebrities including Leonardo DiCaprio, Ashton Kutcher and Bill Gates, and fast food restaurants like KFC are among those investing in this technology. (york.ac.uk)
  • The agreement, which has created a protected corridor, was designed to alleviate global food shortages, with Ukraine's customers including some of the world's poorest countries, such as Eritrea in Africa. (bizcommunity.com)
  • The sector continues to play a significant role in keeping the nation fed or nurtured with basic food commodities. (ldard.gov.za)
  • The company's facilities are ISO 9001 and 14001, HACCP, IFS and BRC certified, and operated by some 8,300 employees, which makes Animex Foods the largest employer in Poland's food sector, according to figures from the firm. (foodnavigator.com)
  • The Irish company was founded in 2004 and develops manufacturing execution system software for the food processing sector. (siliconrepublic.com)
  • The company said its services are currently integrated in various food processing facilities in Canada, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. (siliconrepublic.com)
  • Baader plans to use Emydex's software to bolster its own digitalisation division and provide new offerings for the food processing sector, particularly for customers in the red meat and poultry industries. (siliconrepublic.com)
  • The impressive track record of Emydex and its reputation within the food industry make it an ideal fit for Baader," Baader said. (siliconrepublic.com)
  • The plan makes provision for addressing many unfair trade practices including dumping, and a number of food safety sins related to imports which has been of great concern to SAPA and the formal import sector for the potential dangers they pose to consumers," Breitenbach said. (fairplaymovement.org)
  • Lise Korsten said the outbreak had shown that South Africa was ill-prepared for such a devastating food safety outbreak, and perhaps reflected weaknesses in the whole food system. (poultryworld.net)
  • Prof Korsten said the industry had relied on self-regulation in the absence of an effective regulatory system with product recall uncommon despite being a requirement in food safety systems. (poultryworld.net)
  • She said South Africa should consider establishing a national food safety authority, adding that without one there was no central coordinated point dealing with import, export and local food control to protect consumers. (poultryworld.net)
  • agricultural sector is critical to assuring the availability of food in the country, the participation of several other sectors and agencies is also necessary. (who.int)
  • Saturated fats are found in some types of food such as fatty meat, butter, palm and coconut oil, cream, cheese, ghee and lard. (who.int)
  • South Africa has the most sophisticated free-market economy on the African continent. (mbendi.co.za)
  • The industrial economy has an established infrastructure and economic base with great potential for further growth and development whereas the "informal" economy presents both untapped potential and a developmental challenge for South Africa. (mbendi.co.za)
  • The relative contributions of the various sectors of the economy in 2000 are provided in Appendix 1. (mbendi.co.za)
  • The South African economy grew by 3,4% during 2000 and 2,2% during 2001, and the Government expects it to grow by 2,3% during 2002 and 3,3% during 2003. (mbendi.co.za)
  • We don't think it is racist to demand a market share in the economy or end of monopoly in this sector. (agribusinesszambia.com)
  • Although the agricultural sector has shown some resilience, but there is a need for change in our service delivery approaches and methods, which calls for new and alternative ways of steering the country's economy towards recovery. (ldard.gov.za)
  • The economy of Serbia consists of two main sectors namely the services sector, industrial sector, and the agricultural sector. (worldatlas.com)
  • Serbia's automotive industry is a significant part of the country's economy. (worldatlas.com)
  • Nestlé Professional has launched its new meat alternatives product range Harvest Gourmet to the restaurant trade. (cbn.co.za)
  • citation needed] Several Basters (children of African and Cape Colony Dutch descent) emigrated from Namibia to Angola and settled in Lubango, where they are known as the Ouivamo. (wikipedia.org)
  • Many of them were forced to return to Namibia between 1928 and 1930 by white South Africans. (wikipedia.org)
  • Some consumers have reduced meat consumption over concerns regarding the sustainability of meat production and to cut costs. (whoownswhom.co.za)
  • Subsequently, consulting firm AT Kearney have predicted that between 2025-2040, CM consumption will have a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 41%, whilst conventional meat will have a declining CAGR, at -3% (Gerhardt et al. (york.ac.uk)
  • As global meat consumption is predicted to more than double by 2050, and the vast majority of this growth is anticipated to occur in developing countries (FAO 2013), there is a clear discrepancy between the countries involved in producing CM and those where CM is needed to fulfil rising meat demand. (york.ac.uk)
  • limiting the consumption of foods containing high amounts of saturated fats (e.g. cheese, ice cream, fatty meat). (who.int)
  • The country represents only 3% of the continent's surface area, yet it accounts for approximately 40% of all industrial output, 25% of gross domestic product (GDP), over half of generated electricity and 45% of mineral production in Africa. (mbendi.co.za)
  • The in vitro production of real meat from animal cells, known as 'cultured meat' (CM), makes it possible to make meat without slaughtering animals. (york.ac.uk)
  • CM is offered by its proponents as a means to produce meat without the various negative environmental externalities of conventional production, whilst also reducing animal suffering and providing individual and public health benefits. (york.ac.uk)
  • According to this source, poultry meat from these countries present a 'major threat' to the South African poultry sector, in terms of production capacity and employment prospects. (africanfarming.net)
  • Through the South to South Cooperation phase 2 project, production and marketing of major vegetables, especially mushrooms, tomatoes, cucumbers, hot and sweet peppers, will be carried out in selected districts. (tuckmagazine.com)
  • In addition, more than 1,000 people are thought to have been affected by the outbreak, which has now been traced to a chilled meat production facility. (poultryworld.net)
  • The imported paste is used in processed meats including polony, viennas and other sausages. (poultryworld.net)
  • China, Japan, South Korea, and India are projected to have a strong demand for Metal To Metal Bonding Service given their position as major industrial hubs in the region. (digitaljournal.com)
  • Bags of feed at the Rossgro agribusiness firm in South Africa. (ipsnews.net)
  • Peter Garvey, Managing Director, The Carlyle Group, said: "Our firm has a keen understanding of the motoring services and insurance sectors. (carlyle.com)
  • China is investing 1.8 million US Dollars to boost Uganda's Agricultural sector. (tuckmagazine.com)
  • South African entrepreneurs and business professionals are generally highly educated, skilled and competitive. (mbendi.co.za)
  • Business organisations such as the Chamber of Mines, the South African Chamber of Business (SACOB) the Black Business Council, the National Federated African Chamber of Commerce (NAFCOC) - the South African Foundation and foreign chambers of commerce in South Africa regularly liase with Government and also comment on draft legislation. (mbendi.co.za)
  • But Smalle is uncertain about the future of the poultry business, not only in South Africa but the whole continent. (ipsnews.net)
  • they have subsidies which the African farmer does not have," Smalle told IPS, citing the South African poultry industry, where he says a third of the workers have lost their jobs because firms have been pushed out of business. (ipsnews.net)
  • Business executives need to be informed about the latest trends and developments in their industry to make informed decisions. (yaadamag.com)
  • Comment by Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist at FNB Agri-Business: The new crop season for South Africa begins at the time when the Northern Hemispheres season tails off and harvest estimates starts. (cbn.co.za)
  • The fund has previously completed six investments including Abtran, a business process-management company, Tullamore-based cooked meats producer Carroll Cuisine , Kildare-based premium chocolate manufacturer Lily O'Brien's , General Secure Logistics Services ( GSLS) , an Irish cash management solutions provider, Learning Pool , the Northern Ireland based e-learning company and Payzone , the largest provider of multi-channel consumer payments across Ireland. (carlyle.com)
  • Full Report Country or Region-specific industry reports on 400 + key industries across the African continent identifying supply chain, influencing factors, SWOT and other key industry drivers. (whoownswhom.co.za)
  • They are key to all parts of the sector, including clinical practice, academia and research. (politics.co.uk)
  • The portions of Chad located north of the African Transition Zone share similar characteristics with North Africa. (guesthollow.com)
  • And near term, it will continue to benefit from African swine fever induced protein demand into Asia. (porttechnology.org)
  • Unfortunately the requirements for animal identification are not always observed in this sector. (sasas.co.za)
  • First, according to the Secretariat's report, South Africa bases its animal health requirements on World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) guidelines and on risk assessments. (usmission.gov)
  • The Philippines Inter-agency Committee on Zoonoses oversees collaboration between the animal and human health sectors for the prevention and control of zoonoses. (who.int)
  • White meat is a leaner source of protein, with a lower fat content, while dark meat contains higher levels of fat, hence the developed world preference for white meat on health grounds. (ipsnews.net)
  • Moreover, the Poultry feed market Trends of poultry-based items has expanded at a critical rate across the globe, inferable from their minimal expense and shift of shopper inclination toward white meat rather than red meat. (marketresearchfuture.com)
  • Input costs of items such as fuel and feed have risen significantly, driven by the Russia-Ukraine war, and are reducing profitability in the sector. (whoownswhom.co.za)
  • Besides, Poultry feed market Forecasting Asia-Pacific and MEA nations have supported meat creation and utilization in these locales, significantly driving the poultry feed industry development. (marketresearchfuture.com)
  • The financial crisis which affected most world economies impacted negatively on the machine and construction industry. (worldatlas.com)
  • In the latest SAPA Poultry Bulletin, Sulliman said while the South African poultry industry does not need protection from legal trade, illegal and unfair trade needs to be eradicated. (africanfarming.net)
  • The new poultry sector master plan unveiled by trade, industry and competition minister Ebrahim Patel this week is a welcome blueprint to propel the industry ahead, the South African Poultry Association (SAPA) said on Thursday. (fairplaymovement.org)
  • In ways both large and small, both public and private, South Africans set about building a better nation. (thepresidency.gov.za)
  • Continue efforts in development of smallholder dairy farming, combining the expertise from development cooperation with private sector development. (safefoods.nl)
  • Policy envisions an increasing role for private sector. (safefoods.nl)
  • Its objectives will be achieved through the joint actions of multiple sectors and agencies of government, working with local and international partners, both in civil society and in the private sector. (who.int)
  • The solutions offered in Norway, Poland, Romania and South Africa will be a teamwork between our companies and the local Marelec distributor. (foodnavigator.com)
  • The informal sector might not recognise the importance of formal carcass classification. (sasas.co.za)
  • This review seeks to assess the relevance of formal classification of red meat carcasses to the informal sector, make recommendations on ways to ameliorate the undesirable effect of the classification system on the informal sector, and identify possible areas which need further research to develop the classification system in South Africa. (sasas.co.za)
  • In Tanzania, South Sudan and Burundi, none are women. (odi.org)
  • The conventional meat industry is globally valued at over £1,000 billion (ibid: 2), and often operates through complex and opaque multinational supply chains. (york.ac.uk)