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The SCA sided with the African Centre for Biodiversity’s claims of insufficient environmental assessment, disregarding that MON87460 has already passed rigorous safety evaluations in multiple countries. (Photo by Pia Bayer/picture alliance via Getty Images)

How judicial overreach blocks progress in South African agriculture

By rejecting Bayer’s drought-tolerant maize, the SCA has denied farmers access to a proven technology

  • Des Erasmus
4 min read
South Africa is in a better place regarding food security when compared with various countries in the world. (David Harrison)

South Africa’s global food security ranking improves, but household insecurity persists

The country needs to expand agricultural production and create jobs, particularly in the most food insecure provinces of Limpopo, KZN and the Eastern Cape

  • Des Erasmus
6 min read