The grapefruit market is currently in a transition between the northern and southern hemispheres.

This process is also known as eutrophication. Excessive amounts of nutrients can lead to more serious problems such as low levels of oxygen dissolved in the water.

After years of drought, the Western Cape’s deciduous fruit harvest, which includes apples and pears, is looking up. This despite unexpected adverse weather conditions this past week causing damage to pear orchards in Grabouw in the Overberg.

As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, its complex connections with food security are developing too.

After a year of high demand for oranges, fueled by the coronavirus, 2021 has started with slightly less positive market conditions.

The Department of Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has recently released the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures for the final quarter of 2020, which offered a sobering overview of the year.