Most European and North American countries are generally regarded as food secure and hold a prominent place in the Global Food Security Index.

In "Africa’s Path to Growth: Sector by Sector", published in 2010, global consultancy McKinsey argues for a sectoral approach to development in Africa.

Those of us trying to model the Covid-19 pandemic should try to be humble; there is more we don’t know than we do.

The next few days will see a continuation of the rainy conditions over the central parts of the country, intensifying somewhat during the remainder of the week and moving eastwards to be confined to the eastern and northeastern parts by Saturday (4th).

Cyril Ramaphosa believes a Chinese-style lockdown to be both effective and necessary. For all his infatuation with the Chinese surveillance state, however, South Africa does not have the means to duplicate it, nor is it able to copy rich-world alternatives to a lockdown. Is he destroying the economy for nothing?

Food products and nonalcoholic beverages have been classified as essential goods, and their production, distribution and retailing will continue during the 21-day coronavirus lockdown period. As such, one could expect the impact on the agricultural sector to be minimal, but is that true?