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The energy crisis is bringing farming in South Africa to its knees.

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 This year South Africa assumed the role of chair of the BRICS grouping of countries, taking over from China, which chaired in 2022.

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The food security risk from severe load-shedding is evident across South Africa’s agricultural sector and the broader food, fibre and beverages value chain.

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Since the start of South Africa’s 2022/23 summer grains and oilseeds production season, I have maintained a positive view of the production conditions

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The food security risk from the severe load-shedding is evident across the agricultural sector and the broader food, fibre and beverages value chain cases, as we have discussed in a recent note.

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As the deepening energy crisis continues to present problems for different parts of the agricultural sector, another major challenge looms — a change in weather conditions from favourable rains to drier, hotter conditions.