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Welcome to the ABC
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21 February 2012
Seminar on Trade and Investment Opportunities Between SA and Egypt
More information»
5 - 8 March 2012
Shale Gas Conference
Isando, Johannesburg
More information»
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12-16 March 2012
3rd Investment and Trade Initiative (ITI) to Brazil
Invitation»
19 – 23 March 2012
Business delegation on the annual International Trade and Investment Initiative to
Chennai and Bangalore to India
Invitation»
26- 30 March
4th Moscow International Trade Initiative
Moscow, Russia
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19 - 21 April 2012
BIEN DONNé AGRI CAPE WEEK
Bien Donné Research Farm,
Simondium, Western Cape
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13 - 15 September 2012
AGRI MEGA WEEK
Mega Park, Bredasdorp, Western Cape
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What is new?
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CEO Forum addresses critical issues in the Agri Sector
25 January 2012
The 1st CEO Forum Steering Committee meeting for 2012 kicked off this past week with a commitment from the Director General (DG) of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) to engage regularly and more pro-actively with industry during 2012. The DG also indicated government’s concerns around employment in the sector, as well as concerns on high food prices, and that both issues needed to be addressed by government and industry in partnership. Click here to read critical issues addressed in the meeting»
The following presentations are available to download:
Summary of DAFF’s R&D Policy Workshop
20 January 2012
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) hosted a Research and Development Policy Workshop in Pretoria last week in which the ABC, through the National Agricultural Research Forum (NARF), also participated and contributed. Debate on this very important issue is long overdue and generally welcomed by industry, given the declining real funding by government of public agricultural research and the severe loss of experienced scientists from public research institutions. The NARF has long called for the establishment of a National Agricultural Research System that fully encompasses the multi-stakeholder and multi-role player nature of agricultural research in South Africa, and developed the National Agricultural Research and Development Strategy (NARDS) in this regard. NARDS was adopted by the then Department of Agriculture, but never implemented. The Innovation Hub facilitated the workshop and produced a Summary of R&D Workshop Outcomes for perusal. Further engagement in this R&D policy development process will follow.
Outlook and expectations on the environment impacting on agribusinesses in 2012
ABC, 20 January 2012
The South African agribusinesses expect various challenges in 2012. The ABC constructed a brief overview of the outlook and expectations on the environment impacting on agribusinesses, as well as the major issues to be considered. Read more»
Food price hikes to bite at festive cheer
Independent Online, 12 December 2011
Festive season consumers will pay higher prices for food, including chicken, meat and vegetables... CEO of the Agricultural Business Chamber, John Purchase, warned at a recent COP17 briefing that the effects of climate change on food security could be the biggest shock yet and that the days of cheap food were gone. Read more»
Confidence down sharply in agribusiness sector
Business Day, 2 December 2011
The drop in confidence reflects the view by agribusinesses that economic growth in SA would decrease in both the short and long term. CONFIDENCE in the agribusiness sector dropped sharply to just about 50 in the last quarter of this year, according to the latest quarterly agribusiness confidence index released yesterday. The manager of economic intelligence and finance at the Agricultural Business Chamber, Lindie Stroebel, said confidence in this quarter was 7% lower than at the end of last year and 10% lower than in the preceding quarter. Read more»
Invitation to participate in Cochran Fellowship Program
The US Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is seeking eligible candidates throughout South Africa to participate in the Cochran Fellowship Program for 2012.
The Cochran Fellowship Program provides U.S.-based agricultural training opportunities for senior and mid-level specialists and administrators from public and private sectors who are concerned with agricultural trade, agribusiness development, management, policy, and marketing.
Invitation letter
Application form
Agribusiness Public-Private Dialogue Declaration
At the recently held Agribusiness Forum in Johannesburg, the Agribusiness Public-Private Declaration was adopted by participants. The ABC was consulted on the document and made certain proposals that were adopted. To peruse the declaration, please click on Agribusiness Public-Private Declaration»
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27 January
ABC Exco Meeting.
31 January
Deadline ABC/IDC Confidence Index survey.
10 February
Closing date for applications for ABC Agribusiness Student Bursary 2012. For more information and to apply please click here»
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AMT Marketing Information
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