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Dec 15, 2023 | 
goodgoodgood.co | Karen Botes
As cities grow, more people need food. However, space for farming is limited in cities. Building facades can offer a solution for growing food. We asked landscape architect Karen Botes to tell us about her research — cultivating traditional African vegetables on walls. What are ‘living wall systems’ and why did you study them? Living wall systems are vertical growing platforms which usually form part of a building façade. Some are continuous, others modular.
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Nov 21, 2023 | 
bizcommunity.com | Karen Botes
Atlantis Foods has announced a collaboration with On The Green Side, a plant-based food company, which will commence on 1 December 2023. This strategic partnership is set to revolutionise the marketing, sales, distribution, and development of an exciting new range of products. Atlantis Foods stands as a trusted supplier of an extensive seafood selection to wholesalers, distinguished food service clients, and key players in the retail sector.
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Nov 20, 2023 | 
bizcommunity.com | Paul Makube |John Hudson |Karen Botes
The winners of the 2023 Diners Club Winemaker and Young Winemaker of the Year awards have been announced. The black-tie gala dinner at the Five Star Arabella Hotel & Spa on Saturday, 18 November, saw Tertius Boshoff (Stellenrust Wines) and Nongcebo Langa (Delheim Wines) claiming top trophy honours respectively.
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Nov 17, 2023 | 
bizcommunity.com | Nyasha Chingono |Mark Potter |Paul Makube |Karen Botes
Zimbabwe's horticultural sector, ravaged by violent land seizures 20 years ago, is recovering thanks to increased investment and is targeting $1 billion in exports by 2030, an industry body said on Thursday. Workers pack out avocados at a fruit and vegetable market store in Harare, Zimbabwe October 17, 2017.
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Nov 16, 2023 | 
bizcommunity.com | Liezl Human |Paul Makube |John Hudson |Karen Botes
Small-scale fishing rights have been granted for 15 years across the Western Cape after a long battle, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment (DFFE) announced on Wednesday, 15 November. This means that 62 fishing cooperatives, consisting of 3,850 small-scale fishers, will be set up across the province. Small-scale fishing permits have finally been granted in the Western Cape.
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Nov 15, 2023 | 
bizcommunity.com | Paul Makube |John Hudson |Karen Botes |Jane Molony
Effective January 8, 2024, Dr Tobias Doyer has been named the new CEO of the Grain SA Group of Entities, a voluntary industry organization that offers commodity strategic assistance and services to South African grain and oilseed producers. Tobias Doyer, CEO, Grain SARecognised as an accomplished and forward-thinking leader, Doyer brings a wealth of expertise and capability to the Grain SA Group of Entities.
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Nov 15, 2023 | 
bizcommunity.com | Paul Makube |John Hudson |Karen Botes |Danette Breitenbach
The latest update on the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) data from Statistics South Africa has confirmed the resilience of agriculture as it defied the odds and made a significant improvement in employment in the sector.
The QLFS, a household-based employment survey (not seasonally adjusted) showed a slight decline in official unemployment rate to 31.9% in the third quarter of 2023 relative to 32.6% in the previous quarter.
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Nov 14, 2023 | 
bizcommunity.com | John Hudson |Karen Botes
The year 2023 has been a tricky one that has needed to be carefully navigated. In many ways, it has been a year of consolidation and recovery, particularly for exports. And while there has been some easing of input costs, many challenges and elevated risk in the sector remain.
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Nov 14, 2023 | 
bizcommunity.com | Wandile Sihlobo |Karen Botes |Phillip Joubert
South Africa has had a number of outbreaks of animal diseases in recent months that suggest there are weaknesses in the country's biosecurity system - the measures in place to reduce the risk of infectious diseases being transmitted to crops, livestock and poultry. Source: senivpetro via FreepikThe outbreaks pose a major challenge for South Africa’s domestic animal farming sector.
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Nov 12, 2023 | 
foodformzansi.co.za | Karen Botes
Living wall systems are vertical growing platforms which usually form part of a building façade. Some are continuous, others modular. Continuous systems are lightweight screens with pockets that can contain wet felted substrate layers, or rock wool, for the plants to grow in, or the plants’ exposed roots are kept wet with nutrient-rich fluids. An example of a continuous system is .
