ABC in the News 2011

Here you will find a collection of press articles where the Agricultural Business Chamber (ABC) has received press and media coverage or where ABC representatives have been quoted.

November
2011-11-10	Maize shortage, price spikes ‘preventable’ Business Day
2011-11-08	Volatile prices 'will spur bankruptcies in food companies' Business Day
2011-11-04	Busa calls on ports regulator to halt Transnet unit's tariff rise Business Day
October
2011-10-27	Minister’s food safety drive ‘behind schedule’ Business Day
2011-10-14	Katgevegte dalk oor GM-etikette Die Burger

2011-10-14	Regering toon sy onkunde Landbouweekblad
2011-10-14	'Invest in capital now,' urge economists Farmer's Weekly
September
2011-09-30	Ondernemings ‘moet óók pa staan’ Landbouweekblad
2011-09-30	Regulering vir GM ‘moet sinvol wees’ Landbouweekblad
2011-09-30	Farmers leap through hoops to stay in business Farmer's Weekly
2011-09-26	Agricultural exporters fume at port tariff hikes Business Day
2011-09-23	Neem deel aan gesprek oor uitvoertariewe www.landbou.com
2011-09-23	Resistance to genetically modified crops abounds – but not for long Farmer’s Weekly
2011-09-06	Klimaatmikpunte kan landbou knou www.landbou.com
2011-09-02	Dr John Purchase, CEO of the ABC, honoured as Kovsie Alumnus of the Year UFS News
August
2011-08-23	Carbon tax will affect agri competitiveness Farmer's Weekly
2011-08-19	Arm Suid-Afrikaners word ryker Landbouweekblad
2011-08-19	Landbou steeds 'n belegging Landbouweekblad
2011-08-19	Hawens wil tariewe met 18% verhoog Landbouweebklad
2011-08-16	Fruit, vegetable sector ‘could yield many more jobs’ Business Day
2011-08-12	Greenhouse pledge has farmers worried about competitiveness Business Day
2011-08-05	Regering toon wantroue in eie stelsel met appèl – LBK Landbouweekblad
2011-08-05	Not ‘either/or’ between small and large farming, both needed Engineering News
July
2011-07-30	Higher food prices on menu Business Live
2011-07-25	Seeds sown for black farming Busniness Live
2011-07-21	Africa investor Agribusiness Investment Awards 2011 shortlist announced www.Africainvestor.com
2011-07-08	Nuwe denke 'verfrissend' Landbouweekblad
2011-07-08	Nkwinti betrek boere Landbouweekblad
2011-07-07	Land reform minister Nkwinti set to sign long-awaited green paper today Cape Argus
2011-07-06	Milk producers feel the price squeeze Business Day
2011-07-01	Call for land reform clarity Business Day
June
2011-06-28	State to get tougher on foreign land ownership Business Day
2011-06-27	LBK ook teen nasionalisering ProAgri
2011-06-23	Regering steun steeds vrye mark Landbou.com
2011-06-17	No risk, no dinner Financial Mail
2011-06-17	Asset grabs at agenda of ANCYL Business day
2011-06-06	Farmers don't bank on Land Bank Fin 24
May
2011-05-29	Ontluikende boere se behoeftes onbekend Landbouweekblad
2011-05-27	Vertroue in landbou neem toe Landbou.com
2011-05-26	Duur krag, brandstof sny poste in landbousektor.
2011-05-26	Rinderpest is wiped out - world body Business Day
2011-05-19	Choose your silo wisely Financial Mail
2011-05-16	Walmart 'bied meer goed as sleg' Landbouweekblad
2011-05-13	Kredietwet kan landbou knou Landbouweekblad
2011-05-06	'Staat sloer te lank met uitbetalings' Landbouweekblad
2011-05-06	Staat besef dalk nou eers wat landbou hehels Landbouweekblad
2011-05-06	Food prices: Slim pickings Financial Mail
2011-05-05	Cost of living to rise Financial Mail
2011-05-04	Bosses say SA needs firmer leadership Business Day
April
2011-04-29	Consumers spend more on meat than bread Business Day
2011-04-29	Koöperasies: Staat wil meer inmeng Landbouweekblad
2011-04-29	Rolspelers wil finansiering saam takel Landbouweekblad
2011-04-22	Kyk net hoe word landbou benadeel Landbouweekblad
2011-04-18	IDC seeks to boost agro-processing sector BusinessLIVE
2011-04-15	Government spending knocks wind out of South Africa’s sails Farmer's Weekly
2011-04-14	Agri BEE charter delayed by department inefficiencies
2011-04-01	Werkskepping: Staat en sakelui praat Landbouweekblad
2011-04-01	Werkskepping in die soeklig Landbouweekblad
March
2011-03-31	Business confidence lifts Farmer's Weekly
2011-03-31	Everyone’s a winner with the Consumer Protection Act Farmer's Weekly
2011-03-30	Agribusiness prospects looking up Fin24
2011-03-18	Higher energy prices a 'concern for agri-business' Business Live
2011-03-16	Landbou se vertroue klim skerp Sake 24
2011-03-15	Vertroue-indeks die hoogste in 3 jaar Landbou.com
2011-03-15	Agribusiness confidence rises 13% Business Live
2011-03-04	Landbou-deel te klein Landbouweekblad
2011-03-04	Korporasie wil R6 miljard belê Landbouweekblad
2011-03-04	Foot and mouth disease highlights capacity shortfalls Farmer's Weekly
2011-03-03	Foot and mouth fears halt exports Business Day
February
2011-02-27	So lyk landbou se groeipad Rapport, Sake24
2011-02-25	More money for infrastructure welcomed Farmer's Weekly
2011-02-25	Farmers glad for R2.2bn ration Business Report
2011-02-25	Agriculture Central to job creation Business Live
2011-02-25	Gauteng tolls - 'a national concern' Farmer's Weekly
2011-02-24	Agriculture Chamber welcomes budget Business Live
2011-02-24	Farming allocation focuses on jobs Business Day
2011-02-22	Food control agency to be fast-tracked Business Day
2011-02-18	Horse and cart pull up Financial Mail
2011-02-18	Angola looks increasingly ripe for investment Farmer's Weekly
2011-02-18	Buyers’ market keeps agricultural machinery sales up Farmer's Weekly
2011-02-04	Government's agriculture job promises ring hollow» Farmer's Weekly
2011-02-04	Trying to get farming to talk again» Farmer's Weekly
2011-02-04	Truck drivers could cripple economy» Farmer's Weekly
January
2011-01-27	Number of farm workers, farms falls» Business Day
2011-01-27	Experts in soil science and plant production at UP Combined Congress» University of Pretoria, Faculty of Natural & Agricultural Sciences, News and Events
2011-01-28	Blackouts loom – especially in the next three years» Farmer's Weekly
2011-01-28	What BRICS means for agriculture» Farmer's Weekly
2011-01-19	Groen strategie vir landbou nodig» Landbouweekblad
2011-01-14	Lower carryover stocks to bring relief for wheat and maize farmers» Farmer's Weekly
2011-01-13	South Africa: Too much maize» www.irinnews.com
2011-01-12	Competition Commission stymies plan for maize pool» Business Day
2011-01-09	SA easily digests rising prices» Sunday Times
2011-01-06	Agricultural sector left in the lurch» State is unclear on farming’s role in economy Business Day
2011-01-04	Tightening stocks benefit SA grain producers» The Herald Online