Nitrogen prices are weakening.

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Production and input costs The June 2024 edition of Food Outlook offered a special feature section on the developments of the fertilizer market and elaborated on the main drivers of elevated fertilizer prices in 2022 and 2023.

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Environmental, social and governance investing, also known as impact or socially responsible investing, has become a popular concept. It’s based on awareness of the impact that firms have on the environment and on human wellbeing. Socially responsible investing recognises that these factors increasingly influence financial performance and thus investor returns.

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The agriculture sector is changing, and the revolution is as a result of technological development.

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When the Netherlands’ Sicco Mansholt became Europe’s first agriculture commissioner back in 1958, the continent’s farmers faced a very different situation than they do today. 

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Maize is critical to food security in South Africa, contributing about 50 to 60% of the population’s carbohydrate intake. It is primarily consumed in the form of maize meal (mielie meal), which is used to prepare popular dishes like pap, enjoyed by people from various socio-economic backgrounds.