Food crisis in Africa: the high cost of imported fertilisers is adding to the problem
Africa’s broken food markets must be fixed to tackle hunger
A handful of large companies make big profits by controlling the food trade in Africa, while doing nothing to increase its climate resilience
Read the full op-ed on Climate News Home here.
Rising Food Prices: Placing Climate Change at the Forefront
Zambia can meet growing food demand: how to fix what’s standing in its way
Enforcing competition would ease food price hikes in east and southern Africa
Africa faces huge food-supply obstacles – and time is running out
April 24, 2022, Daily Maverick
A just transition must address the adaptation challenges of African countries while also moving food systems onto a sustainable footing with lower emissions. These changes all work through market mechanisms.
African farmers and agribusinesses need fair access to markets in face of climate change
Southern and Eastern Africa face the twin challenges of growing agricultural production to meet food demand while adapting to extreme weather. And climate change makes addressing these challenges extremely urgent.
Read the full op-ed on The Conversation here.
Growth coalitions that work? We need to talk about citrus
The stand-out performance of the citrus industry in SA is an export-led success story, which has generated hundreds of thousands of jobs along the value chain. Less well appreciated is the collaborative work that has made this success happen.
Read the full op-ed here on the Daily Maverick here.
Pandemic opens the door for a game-changing approach to South African policymaking
Africa has a growing food security problem: why it can’t be fixed without proper data
The COVID-19 pandemic and consequent lockdown measures have had a huge negative impact on producers and consumers. Food production has been disrupted, and incomes have been lost. But a far more devastating welfare consequence of the pandemic could be reduced access to food.
A potential rise in food insecurity is a key policy point for many countries. The World Economic Forum has stated this pandemic is set to “radically exacerbate food insecurity in Africa”. This, and other supplier shocks, such as locust swarms in East Africa, have made many African economies more dependent on externally sourced food.
Technology and supermarket chains can help strengthen southern Africa’s food systems
Talk of a fourth revolution is almost meaningless without cheaper data
SA needs to grasp the opportunities presented by the fourth industrial revolution and affordable data is the first step write Simon Roberts and Nimrod Zalk.
Read the full op-ed in the Business Day here.
Faith in market-friendly policies and trust in big businesses hold SA back
Rather than too much, cartel watchdogs have too little power to tackle high concentration in economy, writes Professor Simon Roberts.
Read the full Business Day op-ed here.
South Africa’s municipal electricity tariffs are hurting the economy
CCRED senior associate Dr Zavareh Rustomjee arguing that the electricity tariffs charged by municipalities are harming the economy.
Read the full op-ed in the Conversation here.
CCRED Senior Researcher Thando Vilakazi discussing regional integration ahead of Africa Day 2018
Cyril Ramaphosa’s ‘new dawn’ needs vision and smart programmes for reindustrialisation
CCRED Senior Researcher Sumayya Goga arguing that President Ramaphosa's 'new deal' requires vision and smart programmes to make re-industrialisation work.
Read the full op-ed in the Business Day here.
Shake up economy, says think-tank
An article in the Mail&Guardian discusses the Industrial Development Think Tank's report Structural transformation in South Africa: Moving towards a smart open, economy for all.
Click here to read the full article.
Cherry-pick high-value exports by supporting fresh fruit farmers
CCRED researchers Shingie Chisoro-Dube, Reena das Nair, and Maria Nkhonjera discussing the need for the state to support and encourage partnerships between establish and small-scale fruit producers.
Read the full op-ed on BusinessDay Live here.
SA can achieve robust economic growth, here’s how
Watch Professor Simon Roberts discussing how South Africa can transform the structure of its economy on CNBC Africa here.