The combination of a large harvest, joint efforts between government and private sector to keep agriculture operational since the outset of the lockdown, and long-term efforts of export market development, continue to pay off for the domestic agricultural sector.
The restitution of land remains a very emotive issue in South Africa.
On 10 November 2020, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology reaffirmed its view of a La Niña occurrence from this year until at least February 2021.
South Africa’s primary agricultural employment in the third quarter of the year improved by 1% from the previous quarter to 807 882.
The most crucial time for SA’s summer crop and some horticulture products, and by extension the livestock sector, is between October and February each year.
The most crucial time for South Africa’s summer crop and some horticulture products, and by extension the livestock sector, is between October and February of each year.
