by admin | Jun 5, 2013 | Ostrich Economics, Ostrich Markets, Ostrich Processing, Ostrich Production, Ostrich Products
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 will split the segments over...
by admin | May 28, 2013 | Ostrich Markets, Ostrich Meat
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 encouraging news...
by admin | May 26, 2013 | Ostrich Economics, Ostrich Markets, Ostrich Meat
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 happier I am, because of the ever increasing...
by admin | May 24, 2013 | Ostrich Markets, Ostrich Meat
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 figures on the...
by admin | Apr 13, 2013 | Ostrich Feathers
Press reports from South Africa this week are reporting the theft of feathers with the perpetrators caught on Monday (8th April, 2013). These thefts are not from the manufacturers, but directly from the live birds in their pens – birds from the Research Farm in...
by admin | Apr 12, 2013 | Ostrich Economics, Ostrich Industry, Ostrich Markets, Ostrich Meat
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 had a major impact on all working to build their...
