The impact of climate change on the stability of individual financial institutions and the financial system in general is growing. It influences the types of activities that financial institutions will fund and the cost of finance.

A few weeks back we noted that it is almost certain that South Africa’s agricultural economy will contract in 2019, mainly as a result of the poor summer crop harvest coming after a drought

The question of land is a contentious political issue in South Africa, and one of the most divisive in the country.

The future of the South African agriculture sector is dependent on the country and industry making the right policy and investment choices, cautioned Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) board of directors member Professor Ferdi Meyer, speaking recently at the launch of the ‘BFAP Baseline Agricultural Outlook 2019–2028’ report.

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s economic policy document has a snappy 30-word summary of where the country finds itself:

About 60 small-scale livestock farmers in Kouga Municipality picketed in Jeffreys Bay on Thursday, demanding to be recognised.