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Rising food prices

• Background
• National Agricultural Marketing Council reports
• Agri-Consultation on Land and Agrarian Reform Programme
• Government speeches and statements
• Articles
• International Monetary Fund
• Food and Agriculture Organisation

Background

In its meeting of 16 April Cabinet mandated the economic and social cluster ministers to develop a strategy to address this challengeof rising food prices. President Thabo Mbeki announced at the media briefing following the mid-year Cabinet Lekgotlat that adraft framework for the National Food Control Agency has been completed for consultation.

Rising food prices is a global phonomenon, largely due to the combined impact of production shortfalls in major supply regions, rising consumption in developing economies and some diversion of feedstock to biofuel producers. South Africa has also been affected by the rising prices, although our food prices have not increased at the same pace as in many countries across the globe.

See also South Africa's response to international economic crisis.

National Agricultural Marketing Council reports

• Food Price Monitor: January 2008 - January 2009 Food Price Trends, February 2009
  
• Quarterly Food Price Monitoring, November 2008
• The South African Food Cost Review – 2008
• Quarterly Food Price Monitor, 29 August 2008
• Quarterly Food Price Monitor, February 2009
• Quarterly Food Price Monitor, May 2008
• Quarterly Food Price Monitor, February 2008
• The Food Cost Review 2006, July 2007
• Final Food Cost Review 2004, July 2005
• Other publications on food price monitoring
  

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Agri-Consultation on Land and Agrarian Reform Programme, 30 July - 1 August 2008

• L Xingwana: Agri-consultation on Land and Agrarian Reform Programme
• L Xingwana: Closing remarks at Agri-consultation on Land and Agrarian Reform Programme
• Declaration adopted at Agri-consultation on Land and Agrarian Reform Programme

Government speeches and statements

• K Mosunkutu: Launch of Letsema/Ilima Campaign, 10 September 2008
• T Mbeki: Transcript of media briefing on July Cabinet Lekgotla, 27 July 2008
• K Mosunkutu on food prices, 10 July 2008
• T Manuel: Challenges posed by high food prices, 4 July 2008
• K Mosunkutu on agricultural programmes combating high food prices, 24 June 2008
• P Mlambo-Ngcuka on World Food Security and the Challenges of Climate Change and Bio-energy Conference, 5 June 2008
• P Mlambo-Ngcuka: Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) High Level Conference on Food Security, 3 June 2008
• T Mbeki on outcomes of Tokyo International Conference on African Development (Ticad) in Japan, 30 May 2008
• T Manuel: Treasury Dept Budget Vote Speech 2008/09, 29 May 2008
• D Magadzi: Limpopo Agriculture Prov Budget Vote 2008/09, 28 May 2008
• C Dowry: Input on Agriculture Dept Budget Vote 2008/09 debate, NCOP, 27 May 2008
• KwaZulu-Natal Agriculture and Environmental Affairs to host Agricultural Co-Operatives Summit, 26 May 2008
• Eastern Cape Agriculture on high food prices, 25 May 2008
• L Xingwana: Agriculture and Land Affairs Dept Budget Vote 2008/09, 21 May 2008
• S Moloto: Limpopo Provincial Food Security Summit, 21 May 2008
• Limpopo Provincial Government on Food Security Summit, 21 May 2008
• Eastern Cape Agriculture on high food prices, 21 May 2008
• National Treasury on growth development, 21 May 2008

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Articles

• More food gardens to be established in Ekurhuleni - BuaNews, 28 August 2008
• High food prices has left rural communities vulnerable - BuaNews, 8 August 2008
• Govt to give more support to emerging farmers - BuaNews, 7 August 2008
• SA urged to grow own food, vegetables - BuaNews, 31 July 2008
• National Food Control Agency to be established - BuaNews, 28 July 2008
• Challenges posed by high food prices - BuaNews, 4 July 2008
  
• Why food prices are rising and how to cope - Vuk'uzenzele, July 2008
• Zero-rated foodstuffs

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International Monetary Fund

• Impact of High Food and Fuel Prices on Developing Countries—Frequently Asked Questions
• IMF Survey: Coping With Food Price Increases in Sub-Saharan Africa, 20 March 2008

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Food and Agriculture Organisation

• FAO Initiative on Soaring Food Prices
• World Food Situation: High Food Prices
  
• High-Level Conference on World Food Security: the Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy, 3 - 5 June 2008
• Soaring food prices: facts, perspectives, impacts and actions required, April 2008

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