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While in some regions of the world, consumer food price inflation has started to cool off; South Africa sees the opposite.
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In 2023 SA assumed the role of chair of the Brics bloc of countries, taking over from China, which chaired it last year.
Farming association warns of looming SA catastrophe as energy crisis threatens food security
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The energy crisis is bringing farming in South Africa to its knees.
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This year South Africa assumed the role of chair of the BRICS grouping of countries, taking over from China, which chaired in 2022.
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The food security risk from severe load-shedding is evident across South Africa’s agricultural sector and the broader food, fibre and beverages value chain.
A decent summer grain harvest
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Since the start of South Africa’s 2022/23 summer grains and oilseeds production season, I have maintained a positive view of the production conditions
- A mixed production outlook for the South Africa wine and maize industries in 2023
- Change to drier El Niño cycle could compound power woes in South Africa’s agriculture
- El Niño is showing its head again and presents risks for the 2023/24 season
- SA consumer food price inflation path uncertain as loadshedding presents risks to irrigation and processing
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- Methane (CH?) is a potent greenhouse gas, trapping over 80 times more heat than CO? in its first 20 years and accounting for ~30% of global warming since the Industrial Revolution. South Africa, the world’s 7th-largest coal producer (73% of energy from coal), significantly under-reports coal mine methane emissions—official 2022 data: 0.06 Mt vs.
- South African farmers have a long history of resilience and survival when they maintain control over their land, operations, production decisions, and market access.
- The argument is that African governments need to embrace improved seed cultivars to lift agricultural output, rather than relying on expanding planted area. In some countries, maize production gains over the past decade have come mainly from planting more land, not from higher yields per hectare.
- Climate scientists have recently indicated that this year could become the hottest year on record as the warming El Niño effect continues. While there are a number of human-influenced impacts at play, we rarely consider the impact of our digital footprint on the planet.
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