The situation at South Africa’s ports has become so bad that the citrus industry has said that the Transnet organisation is "perhaps the biggest threat to the country’s citrus industry".





The situation at South Africa’s ports has become so bad that the citrus industry has said that the Transnet organisation is "perhaps the biggest threat to the country’s citrus industry".










An export-led strategy underpins South Africa's trade policy, which entails a deliberate effort to get the country's agriculture and other industrial sectors to export products beyond existing international markets.





Unlike several other African countries, SA has not faced a food shortage in the recent past. Food production has increased over the years and SA has remained a net exporter.





Unlike several other countries in the African continent, South Africa has not faced a food shortage in the recent past.





Logistics has always been the backbone of South Africa's export-oriented agricultural sector, although it does not always get as much attention as it has more recently due to various disruptions.
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