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150 articles, 59 South African value chain profiles and 80 country data sets for Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana and Namibia. Each carries its code and links back to the lessons that teach it.

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Module 1: The Farm as an Asset8
Module 2: Money for the Farm9
Module 3: Productivity Economics6
CodeTitleCategoryTaught in
LIB-A014The Fertiliser Trap: Why Africa's Grain Yields Stall Below the SA LineAgritech & InnovationC3
LIB-A015Mechanisation: The Tractor Gap That Defines the Maize MapAgritech & InnovationC3
LIB-A017The GMO Question: South Africa's Quiet Biotech LeadAgritech & InnovationC3
LIB-A140The Mechanisation-as-a-Service RevolutionAgritech & InnovationC3
LIB-A141AgTech and the Data-Driven FarmAgritech & InnovationC3
LIB-A147Extension Services: The Knowledge Gap in the FieldAgritech & InnovationC3
Module 4: Getting to the Buyer5
CodeTitleCategoryTaught in
LIB-A047The Fresh-Produce Market: South Africa's Underrated Trading InstitutionAgribusiness & Value ChainsC4
LIB-A055Supermarket Power: How Retail Reshapes the African FarmAgribusiness & Value ChainsC4
LIB-A058The Informal Trader: Backbone or Bottleneck?Agribusiness & Value ChainsC4
LIB-A080Vertical Integration: How a Few Players Control the ChickenAgribusiness & Value ChainsC4
LIB-A146Cooperatives: The Institution That Made and Broke African FarmingAgribusiness & Value ChainsC4
Module 5: Logistics and Cold Chain8
CodeTitleCategoryTaught in
LIB-A016Grain Logistics: From Silo to Port, the Cost That Eats the MarginAgribusiness & Value ChainsC5
LIB-A025Cold Chain Is King: The Infrastructure That Makes Fruit Exports PossibleAgribusiness & Value ChainsC5
LIB-A038Shipping Lines and the Tyranny of the ReeferAgribusiness & Value ChainsC5
LIB-A053Post-Harvest Loss: The 30% That Never Reaches the PlateFood Systems & SustainabilityC5
LIB-A057Cold Storage for the Common VegetableAgritech & InnovationC5
LIB-A088Cold Chain for Fish: The Perishability PremiumAgritech & InnovationC5
LIB-A135The Corridor Economy: Ports, Rail and the Cost of DistanceAgribusiness & Value ChainsC5
LIB-A136Transnet's Trouble Is the Region's ProblemAgribusiness & Value ChainsC5
Module 6: Standards and Market Access8
CodeTitleCategoryTaught in
LIB-A024Black Spot and the Politics of the EU BorderAgribusiness & Value ChainsC6
LIB-A036Certification Wars: GlobalG.A.P. and the Paper That Sells FruitAgribusiness & Value ChainsC6
LIB-A061Foot-and-Mouth: The Disease That Decides Who ExportsAgribusiness & Value ChainsC6
LIB-A062Traceability or Bust: The Cattle-Tracking RevolutionAgritech & InnovationC6
LIB-A069Abattoir Economics and the Hygiene ThresholdAgribusiness & Value ChainsC6
LIB-A079Biosecurity and the Bird-Flu Sword of DamoclesAgribusiness & Value ChainsC6
LIB-A134Non-Tariff Barriers: The Real Walls Between African MarketsAgribusiness & Value ChainsC6
LIB-A149The Standards Game: How SABS and Certification Shape TradeAgribusiness & Value ChainsC6
Module 7: Trade and Policy5
CodeTitleCategoryTaught in
LIB-A013Strategic Grain Reserves: Insurance or Distortion?Food Systems & SustainabilityC7
LIB-A076AfCFTA and the Dream of a Single African Meat MarketAgribusiness & Value ChainsC7
LIB-A078The Dumping Wars: When Cheap Imports Threaten a Local IndustryAgribusiness & Value ChainsC7
LIB-A133AfCFTA: The Continental Market That Could Remake African AgricultureAgribusiness & Value ChainsC7
LIB-A144Food Security vs Export Earnings: The Eternal Trade-OffFood Systems & SustainabilityC7
Module 8: Value-Add and Processing3
CodeTitleCategoryTaught in
LIB-A070Live Export vs Value-Add: The Argument Over Where the Money StaysAgribusiness & Value ChainsC8
LIB-A124The Premiumisation Playbook: Story, Origin and the Export BrandAgribusiness & Value ChainsC8
LIB-A148Agro-Processing: Where Africa's Real Industrial Future LiesAgribusiness & Value ChainsC8
Module 9: Climate, Water and Resource Risk9
CodeTitleCategoryTaught in
LIB-A020Climate Stress-Testing the Maize BeltFood Systems & SustainabilityC9
LIB-A033Water Rights and the Thirsty OrchardFood Systems & SustainabilityC9
LIB-A052Hydroponics and Controlled-Environment Farming: The Water-Scarce FutureAgritech & InnovationC9
LIB-A072Rangeland Degradation: The Slow Crisis Under the HerdFood Systems & SustainabilityC9
LIB-A073Livestock and Climate: The Methane Question Comes for AfricaFood Systems & SustainabilityC9
LIB-A074Drought and the Destocking SpiralFood Systems & SustainabilityC9
LIB-A137Climate Change Redraws the Agricultural MapFood Systems & SustainabilityC9
LIB-A138Water: The Constraint That Trumps EverythingFood Systems & SustainabilityC9
LIB-A139Conservation Agriculture and the Soil-Health RevolutionFood Systems & SustainabilityC9
Module 10: People and Industry Structure7
CodeTitleCategoryTaught in
LIB-A035Labour, Wages and the Ethics of the Export OrchardAgribusiness & Value ChainsC10
LIB-A037The Pack-House Economy: Where Rural Jobs Actually LiveAgribusiness & Value ChainsC10
LIB-A054Women in the Vegetable Economy: The Invisible WorkforceAgribusiness & Value ChainsC10
LIB-A056Urban and Peri-Urban Farming: Feeding the Exploding CityFood Systems & SustainabilityC10
LIB-A075The Red-Meat Levy and Industry Self-FundingAgribusiness & Value ChainsC10
LIB-A142Youth and the Future of African FarmingAgritech & InnovationC10
LIB-A143Women, Land and the Productivity DividendFood Systems & SustainabilityC10
M1 Maize4
CodeTitleCategoryTaught in
LIB-A001How South Africa Turned Maize Into a R20-Billion Machine - And Why Zambia MissesAgribusiness & Value ChainsM1-U1 M1-U2 M1-U3 M1-U4 M1-U5 M1-U6
LIB-A002The Maize Meal Cartel Question: Milling Power From Johannesburg to LusakaAgribusiness & Value ChainsM1-U1 M1-U2 M1-U3 M1-U4 M1-U5 M1-U6
LIB-A003White vs Yellow: How a Colour Divides Africa's Maize EconomyAgribusiness & Value ChainsM1-U1 M1-U2 M1-U3 M1-U4 M1-U5 M1-U6
LIB-A068The Feed-Grain Link: Why Cheap Maize Builds Meat IndustriesAgribusiness & Value ChainsM1-U1 M1-U2 M1-U3 M1-U4 M1-U5 M1-U6
M2 Small Grains and Sorghum5
CodeTitleCategoryTaught in
LIB-A005Wheat: South Africa's Import Habit Is Africa's Cautionary TaleAgribusiness & Value ChainsM2-U1 M2-U2 M2-U3 M2-U4 M2-U5 M2-U6
LIB-A006Bread Politics: The Loaf as a Pan-African Stability IndicatorAgribusiness & Value ChainsM2-U1 M2-U2 M2-U3 M2-U4 M2-U5 M2-U6
LIB-A007Sorghum's Second Chance: From Traditional Beer to Health AisleAgribusiness & Value ChainsM2-U1 M2-U2 M2-U3 M2-U4 M2-U5 M2-U6
LIB-A011Barley and the Beer Value Chain: When One Buyer Builds an IndustryAgribusiness & Value ChainsM2-U1 M2-U2 M2-U3 M2-U4 M2-U5 M2-U6
LIB-A012Oats, Canola and the Rise of the Health-and-Wellness CropAgribusiness & Value ChainsM2-U1 M2-U2 M2-U3 M2-U4 M2-U5 M2-U6
M3 Oilseeds3
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LIB-A008The Soyabean Surge: How South Africa Built a Feed-Protein Industry From ScratchAgribusiness & Value ChainsM3-U1 M3-U2 M3-U3 M3-U4 M3-U5 M3-U6
LIB-A009Groundnuts: The Smallholder Crop That Never IndustrialisedAgribusiness & Value ChainsM3-U1 M3-U2 M3-U3 M3-U4 M3-U5 M3-U6
LIB-A010Sunflower: Africa's Underrated Cooking-Oil OpportunityAgribusiness & Value ChainsM3-U1 M3-U2 M3-U3 M3-U4 M3-U5 M3-U6
M4 Citrus3
CodeTitleCategoryTaught in
LIB-A023The R6.9-Billion Orange: Inside South Africa's Citrus Export PowerhouseAgribusiness & Value ChainsM4-U1 M4-U2 M4-U3 M4-U4 M4-U5 M4-U6
LIB-A031The Citrus Growers' Association Model: Why Industry Bodies Win MarketsAgribusiness & Value ChainsM4-U1 M4-U2 M4-U3 M4-U4 M4-U5 M4-U6
LIB-A032From Limpopo to Lagos: Can Citrus Go North Within Africa?Agribusiness & Value ChainsM4-U1 M4-U2 M4-U3 M4-U4 M4-U5 M4-U6
M5 Deciduous Fruit and Table Grapes5
CodeTitleCategoryTaught in
LIB-A026The Apple Republic: How the Western Cape Out-Stores the WorldAgribusiness & Value ChainsM5-U1 M5-U2 M5-U3 M5-U4 M5-U5 M5-U6
LIB-A027Pears, Plums and the Stone-Fruit PremiumAgribusiness & Value ChainsM5-U1 M5-U2 M5-U3 M5-U4 M5-U5 M5-U6
LIB-A028Table Grapes: The Logistics Sprint From Vine to European ShelfAgribusiness & Value ChainsM5-U1 M5-U2 M5-U3 M5-U4 M5-U5 M5-U6
LIB-A029Peach and Apricot: The Canning Industry That Anchors a RegionAgribusiness & Value ChainsM5-U1 M5-U2 M5-U3 M5-U4 M5-U5 M5-U6
LIB-A030Plum Diplomacy: Cultivar Rights and the Innovation Economy of FruitAgritech & InnovationM5-U1 M5-U2 M5-U3 M5-U4 M5-U5 M5-U6
M6 Subtropical Fruit and Nuts4
CodeTitleCategoryTaught in
LIB-A039Avocado Gold: How Limpopo Built a Green Export BoomAgribusiness & Value ChainsM6-U1 M6-U2 M6-U3 M6-U4 M6-U5 M6-U6
LIB-A040The Macadamia Miracle: Africa's Quiet Nut SuperpowerAgribusiness & Value ChainsM6-U1 M6-U2 M6-U3 M6-U4 M6-U5 M6-U6
LIB-A041Banana Economics: The Crop That Stays HomeAgribusiness & Value ChainsM6-U1 M6-U2 M6-U3 M6-U4 M6-U5 M6-U6
LIB-A042Litchi, Mango, Pineapple: The Subtropical Long TailAgribusiness & Value ChainsM6-U1 M6-U2 M6-U3 M6-U4 M6-U5 M6-U6
M7 Potato3
CodeTitleCategoryTaught in
LIB-A043The Humble Potato Is South Africa's Vegetable KingAgribusiness & Value ChainsM7-U1 M7-U2 M7-U3 M7-U4 M7-U5 M7-U6
LIB-A044Seed Potato: The Hidden Bottleneck Strangling African YieldsAgritech & InnovationM7-U1 M7-U2 M7-U3 M7-U4 M7-U5 M7-U6
LIB-A045French Fries and the Processing FrontierAgribusiness & Value ChainsM7-U1 M7-U2 M7-U3 M7-U4 M7-U5 M7-U6
M8 Fresh Vegetables5
CodeTitleCategoryTaught in
LIB-A046Tomato Wars: The Fresh-Versus-Paste DivideAgribusiness & Value ChainsM8-U1 M8-U2 M8-U3 M8-U4 M8-U5 M8-U6
LIB-A048Onions, Carrots and the Logistics of the Cheap VegetableAgribusiness & Value ChainsM8-U1 M8-U2 M8-U3 M8-U4 M8-U5 M8-U6
LIB-A049Garlic and the Import-Substitution MirageAgribusiness & Value ChainsM8-U1 M8-U2 M8-U3 M8-U4 M8-U5 M8-U6
LIB-A050Beetroot, Lettuce and the Rise of the Salad EconomyAgribusiness & Value ChainsM8-U1 M8-U2 M8-U3 M8-U4 M8-U5 M8-U6
LIB-A051Sweet Potato: The Climate-Smart Crop Hiding in the ShadowsFood Systems & SustainabilityM8-U1 M8-U2 M8-U3 M8-U4 M8-U5 M8-U6
M9 Beef4
CodeTitleCategoryTaught in
LIB-A059The R10-Billion Herd: South Africa's Beef Economy by the NumbersAgribusiness & Value ChainsM9-U1 M9-U2 M9-U3 M9-U4 M9-U5 M9-U6
LIB-A060Botswana's Beef Masterclass: How a Small Country Out-Exported a GiantAgribusiness & Value ChainsM9-U1 M9-U2 M9-U3 M9-U4 M9-U5 M9-U6
LIB-A064Feedlots vs Veld: Two Roads to a SteakAgribusiness & Value ChainsM9-U1 M9-U2 M9-U3 M9-U4 M9-U5 M9-U6
LIB-A071Dairy's Hidden Struggle Behind the Beef StoryAgribusiness & Value ChainsM9-U1 M9-U2 M9-U3 M9-U4 M9-U5 M9-U6
M10 Sheep and Goats2
CodeTitleCategoryTaught in
LIB-A065Mutton and the Karoo Lamb BrandAgribusiness & Value ChainsM10-U1 M10-U2 M10-U3 M10-U4 M10-U5 M10-U6
LIB-A066The Goat Paradox: Africa's Most Eaten, Least Commercialised MeatAgribusiness & Value ChainsM10-U1 M10-U2 M10-U3 M10-U4 M10-U5 M10-U6
M11 Pork1
CodeTitleCategoryTaught in
LIB-A067Pork's Quiet IndustrialisationAgribusiness & Value ChainsM11-U1 M11-U2 M11-U3 M11-U4 M11-U5 M11-U6
M12 Poultry and Ostrich5
CodeTitleCategoryTaught in
LIB-A077Chicken Is King: Inside South Africa's Embattled Broiler IndustryAgribusiness & Value ChainsM12-U1 M12-U2 M12-U3 M12-U4 M12-U5 M12-U6
LIB-A081The Smallholder Poultry Path: Eggs as an Entry PointAgribusiness & Value ChainsM12-U1 M12-U2 M12-U3 M12-U4 M12-U5 M12-U6
LIB-A082Ostrich: The Niche South Africa Owns OutrightAgribusiness & Value ChainsM12-U1 M12-U2 M12-U3 M12-U4 M12-U5 M12-U6
LIB-A083From Feathers to Fashion: The Ostrich-Leather Luxury ChainAgribusiness & Value ChainsM12-U1 M12-U2 M12-U3 M12-U4 M12-U5 M12-U6
LIB-A091The Day-Old Chick: Genetics, Hatcheries and the Real Poultry BottleneckAgritech & InnovationM12-U1 M12-U2 M12-U3 M12-U4 M12-U5 M12-U6
M13 Aquaculture6
CodeTitleCategoryTaught in
LIB-A084Aquaculture's African AwakeningAgribusiness & Value ChainsM13-U1 M13-U2 M13-U3 M13-U4 M13-U5 M13-U6
LIB-A085Tilapia and Catfish: The Inland Fish-Farming BoomAgribusiness & Value ChainsM13-U1 M13-U2 M13-U3 M13-U4 M13-U5 M13-U6
LIB-A086Abalone and the High-Value Marine PlayAgribusiness & Value ChainsM13-U1 M13-U2 M13-U3 M13-U4 M13-U5 M13-U6
LIB-A087Feed Again: Why Fishmeal Decides Aquaculture's FutureAgribusiness & Value ChainsM13-U1 M13-U2 M13-U3 M13-U4 M13-U5 M13-U6
LIB-A089Blue Economy Policy: Turning Coastline Into GDPFood Systems & SustainabilityM13-U1 M13-U2 M13-U3 M13-U4 M13-U5 M13-U6
LIB-A090The Protein Transition: What Africa Will Eat in 2050Food Systems & SustainabilityM13-U1 M13-U2 M13-U3 M13-U4 M13-U5 M13-U6
M14 Wool and Mohair7
CodeTitleCategoryTaught in
LIB-A092The World's Mohair Capital Is in South AfricaAgribusiness & Value ChainsM14-U1 M14-U2 M14-U3 M14-U4 M14-U5 M14-U6
LIB-A093Wool's Global Reach: From the Karoo to MilanAgribusiness & Value ChainsM14-U1 M14-U2 M14-U3 M14-U4 M14-U5 M14-U6
LIB-A094The Wool Auction: Price Discovery as a Competitive EdgeAgribusiness & Value ChainsM14-U1 M14-U2 M14-U3 M14-U4 M14-U5 M14-U6
LIB-A102Sustainability and the Ethical-Fibre PremiumFood Systems & SustainabilityM14-U1 M14-U2 M14-U3 M14-U4 M14-U5 M14-U6
LIB-A103The Synthetic Threat to Natural FibreAgribusiness & Value ChainsM14-U1 M14-U2 M14-U3 M14-U4 M14-U5 M14-U6
LIB-A104Fibre Cooperatives: Organising the Smallholder ClipAgribusiness & Value ChainsM14-U1 M14-U2 M14-U3 M14-U4 M14-U5 M14-U6
LIB-A105Genetics and the Quality FrontierAgritech & InnovationM14-U1 M14-U2 M14-U3 M14-U4 M14-U5 M14-U6
M15 Cotton and Hemp5
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LIB-A095Cotton's Collapse: A Cautionary Tale of Global SubsidiesAgribusiness & Value ChainsM15-U1 M15-U2 M15-U3 M15-U4 M15-U5 M15-U6
LIB-A096The Ginning Gap: Where Cotton Value Leaks AwayAgribusiness & Value ChainsM15-U1 M15-U2 M15-U3 M15-U4 M15-U5 M15-U6
LIB-A097From Lint to Levi's: The Textile-Industrialisation DreamAgribusiness & Value ChainsM15-U1 M15-U2 M15-U3 M15-U4 M15-U5 M15-U6
LIB-A098Hemp: The Crop Waiting for the Law to Catch UpAgribusiness & Value ChainsM15-U1 M15-U2 M15-U3 M15-U4 M15-U5 M15-U6
LIB-A106Cottonseed Oil and the By-Product EconomyAgribusiness & Value ChainsM15-U1 M15-U2 M15-U3 M15-U4 M15-U5 M15-U6
M16 Hides, Skins and Leather3
CodeTitleCategoryTaught in
LIB-A099Skins, Hides and the Automotive-Leather ConnectionAgribusiness & Value ChainsM16-U1 M16-U2 M16-U3 M16-U4 M16-U5 M16-U6
LIB-A100The Tannery BottleneckAgribusiness & Value ChainsM16-U1 M16-U2 M16-U3 M16-U4 M16-U5 M16-U6
LIB-A101Leather Goods: The Missing Manufacturing StepAgribusiness & Value ChainsM16-U1 M16-U2 M16-U3 M16-U4 M16-U5 M16-U6
M17 Sugar5
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LIB-A111The R8-Billion Sugar Rush: Inside South Africa's Cane EconomyAgribusiness & Value ChainsM17-U1 M17-U2 M17-U3 M17-U4 M17-U5 M17-U6
LIB-A112Sugar's Preferential-Access Game: EU, SACU and the Politics of the QuotaAgribusiness & Value ChainsM17-U1 M17-U2 M17-U3 M17-U4 M17-U5 M17-U6
LIB-A113The Health Tax Comes for SugarAgribusiness & Value ChainsM17-U1 M17-U2 M17-U3 M17-U4 M17-U5 M17-U6
LIB-A114From Cane to Current: Cogeneration and the Sugar-Energy PivotAgritech & InnovationM17-U1 M17-U2 M17-U3 M17-U4 M17-U5 M17-U6
LIB-A115Smallholder Cane: Inclusion or Exploitation?Agribusiness & Value ChainsM17-U1 M17-U2 M17-U3 M17-U4 M17-U5 M17-U6
M18 Tea and Coffee6
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LIB-A116Rooibos: The Tea That Only South Africa Can GrowAgribusiness & Value ChainsM18-U1 M18-U2 M18-U3 M18-U4 M18-U5 M18-U6
LIB-A117The Biopiracy Battle: Who Owns Rooibos and Honeybush?Agribusiness & Value ChainsM18-U1 M18-U2 M18-U3 M18-U4 M18-U5 M18-U6
LIB-A118Honeybush: Rooibos's Lesser-Known Cousin Goes GlobalAgribusiness & Value ChainsM18-U1 M18-U2 M18-U3 M18-U4 M18-U5 M18-U6
LIB-A119Black Tea's Uphill Battle Against the GiantsAgribusiness & Value ChainsM18-U1 M18-U2 M18-U3 M18-U4 M18-U5 M18-U6
LIB-A120The Smallholder Tea Model: Kenya's KTDA as Africa's TemplateAgribusiness & Value ChainsM18-U1 M18-U2 M18-U3 M18-U4 M18-U5 M18-U6
LIB-A123Coffee's African Comeback and South Africa's AbsenceAgribusiness & Value ChainsM18-U1 M18-U2 M18-U3 M18-U4 M18-U5 M18-U6
M19 Tobacco2
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LIB-A121Tobacco's Bittersweet EconomicsAgribusiness & Value ChainsM19-U1 M19-U2 M19-U3 M19-U4 M19-U5 M19-U6
LIB-A122The Tobacco Dependency Trap: Zimbabwe and Malawi's Golden LeafAgribusiness & Value ChainsM19-U1 M19-U2 M19-U3 M19-U4 M19-U5 M19-U6
M20 Wine4
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LIB-A107The R26-Billion Toast: South Africa's Wine Industry as an Economic EngineAgribusiness & Value ChainsM20-U1 M20-U2 M20-U3 M20-U4 M20-U5 M20-U6
LIB-A108The Export Pivot: How a Domestic Glut Forced South Africa Onto World ShelvesAgribusiness & Value ChainsM20-U1 M20-U2 M20-U3 M20-U4 M20-U5 M20-U6
LIB-A109Terroir and the Geography of PremiumAgribusiness & Value ChainsM20-U1 M20-U2 M20-U3 M20-U4 M20-U5 M20-U6
LIB-A110Land, Labour and the Wine Industry's ReckoningAgribusiness & Value ChainsM20-U1 M20-U2 M20-U3 M20-U4 M20-U5 M20-U6

The 59 South African value chain profiles are cited by code and title as named sources. For current market stories, every one of the twelve Cabanga Africa Group magazine editions carries a dedicated Farming section covering all things agribusiness. See the magazines.