The South African government has committed under the Paris Agreement to mitigate the growing emissions by 42 percent below the business-as-usual scenario in 2025. A carbon tax is one of the policy tools used to mitigate ...

Rapid commodity and food price increases were driven by the commodity super-cycle experienced between 2005 and 2008. This subsequently resulted in a wave of literature on food prices and food inflation. Two main lines of ...

The study primarily focuses on analysing the extent of soybean price volatility in Malawi. The interest in the study was triggered by the findings from literature noting soybean prices in Malawi as being particularly ...

There is considerable pressure to eliminate the use of conventional cages in commercial layer production systems. Nonetheless, the assessment of alternative methods that can ensure the hen's ability to perform different ...

The South African Competition Commission has analysed most levels of the food supply chain by investigation of alleged anti-competitive behaviour by producers, input suppliers, storage companies, processors and retailers. ...

During the latter half of the previous century, new mycotoxins were discovered as secondary metabolites of fungi in major grains before harvest. The prevalence of these toxic compounds and the negative health effects caused ...

Smallholder irrigation farming is potentially transformative to poor communities. Although previous studies have examined the relationship between smallholder irrigation farming and livelihoods in South Africa, little ...

This study determines consumer demand for staple food crops biofortified with micronutrients in three sub-Saharan African countries. Specifically, the study investigates how the choice of a valuation technique for a nonmarket ...

The issue of food waste has gained increasing attention worldwide with growing concern for its environmental, social and economic impact. The volume of food waste generated is alarming, with university food service operations ...

The growing global awareness of edible insects as a nutritious food that can be used to contribute in the fight against protein energy malnutrition has met many barriers. These barriers include sustainable processing ...