There is consensus amongst South Africa’s agricultural economists that the next frontiers for growth in the sector will be through the expansion of production mainly in the former homelands provinces (KwaZulu Natal, Eastern Cape and Limpopo).
By Koos du Plessis, FISA member, CFP®, FPSA® and Sales Manager: Southern Cape for Sanlam.
One of the key questions that consistently arises amid the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the economy is about the effects on employment.
As COVID-19 slows in developed countries, the virus’s spread is speeding up in the developing world.
The South African agriculture sector has the potential to be amongst the sectors that will drive economic growth and job creation during the post-COVID-19 recovery phrase. The path to realise this growth does not need new policies.
South Africa is a country of dichotomies and ironies and there is no economic sector that that typifies this more than the agri-food sector.
