Newletter No. 78 – Item 4 We regularly discuss the use of certification schemes that increasingly form part of the marketing strategies of our potential buyers. The EU published a document entitled: “Agricultural Product Quality Policy: Impact Assessment. Annex D, … Continue reading →
Newsletter 74 – Infrastructure This section discussed just why the development of a collaborateve infrastructure is so enssential in today’s market place that is dominated by global supermarket and hospitality industry global brands. The excellent graphics produced by the project … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 74 The items in this newsletter discussed a new develpment that provided a great practical example of a value chain and the importance of working in a collaborative manner. For ease of reading in the blog environment, we … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 72 – Item 4 An article entitled “Frozen foods benefiting from recession” discusses the increase in popularity of frozen foods as one method consumers are using to help reduce food costs in the recession. This can be considered … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 72 – Item 3 The laws relating to the labelling of our foods are becoming increasingly stricter. Wearing the hat of a consumer, the more I know about the ingredients that are in the food I eat, the … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 72 – Item 1 This newsletter published in 2009 reported a request to the British Domesticated Ostrich Association (BDOA) received for the nutritional value of Ostrich Meat. Quoting the words: “I have seen the energy, fat and protein … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 67 – Item 3 Figure 1 is taken from a slide 18 in a presentation by Rabobank at the World Meat Congress of 2008. The presentation is no longer available on line. This presentation discussed the impact of … Continue reading →
Newsletter No 67 – Item 1 & 2 This newsletter opened with the dominating news in that week October 2008. That news was the unfolding of the banking crisis. The report went onto comment: At the time of writing there … Continue reading →
A new case of avian influenza was reported this week (April 2013) in South Africa. To put this outbreak into context it maybe helpful to provide a reminder of the situation over the past couple of years as it has … Continue reading →
Newsletter No. 57 – Items 2 – 3 This newsletter contained signficant data on meat consumption in all regions to illustrate the market potential for ostrich meat and attempt to answer the question “what is the size of the ostrich … Continue reading →
