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South African agriculture is heading toward a season that demands serious attention.
Climate Intuition: Food security under pressure: Iran conflict disruptions and a brewing El Niño
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When I wrote my recent pieces on the intersection of climate and national security and agriculture and food security, I didn’t expect so many examples of “climate as a threat multiplier” to emerge so quickly.
What Is Climate Change? 2026
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Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Such shifts can be natural, due to changes in the sun’s activity or large volcanic eruptions.
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The timing of this El Niño event – unfolding at a rapid pace after the fading of its polar opposite La Niña, which typically drenches this region – could hardly be worse as it is looming against the backdrop of surging fuel and fertiliser prices triggered by the almost three-month long Iran conflict.
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Extreme heat and drought could damage harvests and worsen global food insecurity this summer.
Rice supply is expected to fall this year as farmers cut planting acreage across Asia because of fertiliser shortages and soaring fuel costs from the Iran war, with an emerging El Nino also set to squeeze output of the world's most consumed staple.
- Chopping down areas of tropical rainforest is causing rising temperatures linked to thousands of deaths
- The world lost the climate gamble. Now it faces a dangerous new reality
- Climate tipping points are close: scientists urge radical action before it’s too late
- Artificial intelligence could dramatically improve weather forecasting
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- Potassium (K) fertilization is still commonly approached as a static decision, guided by soil test categories and generalized seasonal recommendations. This approach implicitly assumes that soil K availability remains relatively stable between sampling and crop uptake.
- Zimbabwe’s horticulture industry earned US$38M from berry exports last year, down 20% from US$50M in 2024. ZimTrade reports berry earnings at US$37.3M. Despite the drop, berries grew 29% CAGR from 2021-2025, driven mainly by blueberries — Zimbabwe’s fastest-growing export crop since 2018 using precision farming in frost-free areas.
- Die Aarde se rotasiespoed is ongeveer 1,670 km/h by die ewenaar. Teen hierdie spoed sal 'n reis vanaf Pretoria na Londen (9,000 km) ongeveer 5 ure neem.
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