We are living in the plastic age. Plastics are literally everywhere: clothes, furniture, computers, phones and more – all contain plastic materials.Read More »Microplastics bad for freshwater fish, agriculture, consumption
Agri SA welcomes the announcement that Tiger Brands will extend operations at its canning factory in Ashton, Western Cape. The decision is a vital reprieve for the sector and for the communities that rely on the facility for their livelihoods. It will also provide time for potential buyers to secure the necessary funding to save the factory.Read More »Extension of operations at Tiger Brands factory a welcome reprieve
In 2022, the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA) is looking to expand its advocacy reach to other countries and regions of the world. One of the ways GCCA is planning to deliver new advocacy programming to members is through the newly rebranded Global Policy Forum to be held August 9-11, 2022.Read More »GCCA cold chain policy forum
The Agriculture in Africa 2022 Focus Report, produced in partnership with OCP Group, contains interviews with key figures in the agriculture sector to address the question: How can agriculture in Africa meet the challenges of the future?Read More »New report: Agriculture in Africa 2022
In May the Global LEAP team visited Burma Market to check on the progress of Baridi, a 2022 off-grid cold chain challenge preliminary product finalist, owned and operated by Tree_Sea.mals Limited (TSL).Read More »Solar-powered walk-in cold room cutting post-slaughter losses
Ultimately, supply chains are a complex balancing act. Each organisation is constantly weighing up shifting push and pull factors when considering where to source and how to move their products.Read More »Rebalancing supply chains for an agile, resilient and sustainable future
This second meeting of the INB aimed to draft and negotiate a WHO convention, agreement or other international instrument on preparedness and response and came with an outcome of an agreement that the new instrument should be legally binding.Read More »WHO meeting concludes with legal-binding proposal
Opinion article by Mehnaaz Bux – partner, Joani van Vuuren – senior associate & Jamie Jacobs – associate from Webber Wentzel.
Child labour in the agricultural sector threatens environmental, social, and governance (ESG) compliance and exposes employers to possible fines or imprisonment in terms of the Basic Conditions of Employment Act as well as the Child Care Act.Read More »Government adopts call-to-action programme to eliminate child labour in the agri sector
The issue of citrus trade between South Africa and the European Union will now move to ministerial level after a breakthrough meeting held in Pretoria, where South African president Cyril Ramaphosa and the European Union (EU) council president Charles Michel met to discuss key trade, peace, and security issues.Read More »Government steps up to assist SA citrus export dilemma
As per the 2020 projections of the Oxford Martin School, nearly 73.2 percent of all anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions stem from energy production and use, placing the energy sector at the heart of building global momentum for achieving the objectives of the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda. Read More »BASE launches the Servitisation for Energy Transition Alliance