Ghana and Ivory Coast have hit out at several big chocolate companies and traders including Mars, Hershey and Olam, accusing them of trying to circumvent a premium on cocoa meant to help fight farmer poverty in west Africa.

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s economic recovery strategy hinges partly on the industry-by-industry development of master plans that set out in more granular detail the changes required to reconstruct and repair the many ailing sectors of the SA economy.

“I’ve long touted increasing the adaptive capacity of a given environment – vineyard and farm – improving its resiliency, makes it less vulnerable to climate change.

On the global garlic market, prices are currently rising, mainly in Europe.

The most recent quarterly workshop, held exclusively for Senior Cellar Assistants, was held at Neethlingshof in Stellenbosch on Wed 11 November which I attended.

In September / October, the kaki harvest started again in the Northern Hemisphere.