fresh produce
APAC: Safeguarding Fair and Transparent Trade in South Africa’s Fresh Produce Markets
The Agricultural Produce Agents Council (APAC) plays a vital role in maintaining integrity, fairness, and professionalism in South Africa’s agricultural marketing system. Acting under the Agricultural Produce Agents Act, Act 12 of 1992 (the Act), APAC regulates market agents and ensures that farmers, buyers, and consumers can trade with[...]
The Evolution and Vitality of South Africa’s Fresh Produce Markets
South African fresh produce markets (FPMs) have long been the bedrock of agricultural trade, fostering connections between producers and consumers while bolstering economic vitality. Beginning as centralized hubs under governmental oversight, these markets have evolved into essential public infrastructure crucial for food security and local economic development (LED). Despite[...]
The Mike Loutfie Foundation teams up with Agri North-West to pack another powerful punch in the fight against Covid-19 hunger devastation
On Thursday 27 August 2020, the Mike Loutfie Foundation and Agri North-West will distribute 15 tonnes of fresh produce to communities needing immediate food relief in Coligny, Lichtenburg, Zeerust and Groot-Marico. The Mike Loutfie Foundation as part of the Agri SA, Yara Africa Fertilizer food relief sponsorship, will partner[...]
Innovation and investment in the supply chain
This week’s PMA Talks: Southern Africa, focused on the changing patterns of consumer consumption and how role players in the fresh produce supply chain are adjusting to these changing needs. The participants were Dawie Maree of FNB Agriculture, Karin Du Chenne and Norman Reyneker of Kantar, and Emmie Pietersen[...]
SA’s fresh produce supply chain is strong: But informal traders need COVID-19 support
Many South Africans aren’t aware of just how robust and resilient the country’s fresh produce supply chain is, or of how big a role informal traders, independent retailers and small businesses play in the buying and selling of fresh produce in this country, especially in rural communities and townships.[...]