Following an outstanding recuperation to 51 points in quarter three of 2020, the Agbiz/IDC #Agribusiness Confidence Index rose to points in quarter four, which is its highest level since quarter three of 2014. A level over the neutral 50-point mark suggests that agribusinesses are hopeful about business conditions in South Africa. The fourth-quarter improvement probably…
DetailsThe Agriculture sector has improved dramatically in the last couple of months. The so-called miraculous improvement could be attributed to a combination of efforts. A large harvest, joint efforts between the government and the private sector to keep agriculture operational since the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown, and long-term export market development…
DetailsPalletBiz is impacted by the unprecedented evolution of the agricultural sector that has occurred in the last few months. In October, the global forestry advisory body to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) released details on how sustainable forest management and forest products. The aim is to drive more sustainability-based growth…
DetailsAgainst the background of a contracting economy with South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) for 2020 to decline by over 8% year-on-year, there is a silver lining in the agricultural sector results for the next season. Following two consecutive quarters of a stellar performance by the agriculture sector with 28.6% and 15% quarter-on-quarter seasonally adjusted…
DetailsAs the globe observes the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) 2020. The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development has encouraged individuals involved in agricultural and non-agricultural products to follow the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures. The department said that untreated wood-packaging material might be a pathway for the introduction of pests of…
DetailsPlease welcome on board newly appointed Andre Kruger as Managing Director of PalletBiz SADC region. A passionate, determined, goal-driven and dynamic individual who started his 29-year professional career in 1991, with the South Africa Government auditing department. Andre quickly enhanced his career in joining CHEP South Africa in 2000 one of the world’s renown packaging…
DetailsEnvironment, Forestry and Fisheries Deputy Minister, Makhotso Sotyu, has encouraged women, particularly young women, to take up careers in the forestry sector. The Deputy Minister was speaking during a webinar as part of the forestry sector’s Women Month celebrations. The webinar convened to celebrate and acknowledge the progress made in the last two decades regarding…
DetailsAfrica has an abundance of natural resources that are valuable but were previously not bankable due to lack of industrial information. Thus, smaller proprieties at a loss because they simply could not get the numbers to back them. Agribusiness has become a point of growth for the African continent. Unfortunately, financial institutions are only getting…
DetailsThe entire nation was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Amidst already sensitive economic turmoil, operational downsizing and supply and demand challenges that attribute to more constraints. PalletBiz offers crates, pallets and pallet collars that are competitively priced and appropriate quality. During this COVID-19 Pandemic, PalletBiz is ready to provide a wide variety of packaging…
DetailsThe national lockdown in South Africa has brought about vulnerability in the transport industry. The economic challenges and opportunities that are unique worldwide during the pandemic that has contributed to the shift in how people send and receive products. In addition to having to adapt to the 4th industrial revolution that has essentially moved everything…
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