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While South Africa's agriculture has had a rough start to the year, characterised by El Niño-induced drought, the employment conditions remain encouraging. The data recently released by Stats SA shows that employment in primary agriculture lifted by 6% year-on-year to 941,000 in the first quarter of 2024. This is also up 2% from the last quarter of 2023. Admittedly, the significant drought damage has been concentrated on the summer grains and oilseed regions, not across all agricultural subsectors, which somewhat explains the resilience in job data. Another consideration is that there could also be a lag in fully accounting for agriculture's financial pressures resulting from the drought and the affect on employment afterwards.

Meer Kaapse boere verbou deesdae avokado’s, maar hulle is nuut in die bedryf en kan baat vind by praktiese wenke om hul boorde so te bestuur dat hulle elke jaar goeie oeste behaal. Bram Snijder, onafhanklike konsultant, het op ’n boeredag wat die vrugteverpakkingsmaatskappy Arisa op Swellendam gehou het, gesê daar is ’n paar dinge wat boere nou kan doen om vir die oes voor te berei. In die Wes-Kaap word avokado’s in September, Oktober en November geoes. Boere in Limpopo, waar die meeste avokado’s geproduseer word, oes van Februarie tot Julie.

Sedert die covid-19-krisis verby is, word die vraag na jagdiere elke jaar groter en die aanbod kan nie bybly nie, sê Johan du Toit, direkteur van African Wildlife Auctions. Hy hou al meer as 20 jaar lank getrou statistieke van wildverkope in Suid-Afrika by en ontleed jaarliks die neigings. In sy mees onlangse ontleding wys Johan daarop dat vlaktewild se pryse in 2021 met gemiddeld 19% gestyg het teenoor die vorige jaar. In 2022 het dit met 14% gestyg teenoor 2021 en verlede jaar was pryse 25% hoër. Die prys van koedoekoeie, njalas, waterbokke, gemsbokke en blouwildebeeste het op ’n jaargrondslag met meer as 20% gestyg

The DALRRD should continue finalising the Land Reform and Agricultural Development Agency. This agency will help release the roughly 2,5-million hectares of land in the State Land Holding Account to beneficiaries, among other tasks. The agency will also implement the beneficial selection criteria for such land. This land can potentially improve the inclusiveness and growth of the agricultural sector and employment possibilities. There may be a need for collaboration with various implementing agencies at different stages of the land release process. The DALRRD has championed this work and should see it to completion in the next administration. Blended finance could also be aligned with this work.

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Sustainability is a primary concern for many around the world today, but we’re still working on getting things right in the agricultural industry. While some important changes have been made, there is still a long way to go. Some in the industry have pinned their hopes on organic farming as the answer that will help us feed the growing population well into the future, but is it?  READ MORE 

Before 1994, rural areas, especially former Bantustan regions, were neglected, leading to economic stagnation. Post-1994, the government prioritized rural development through initiatives like the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP). The RDP aimed to improve living conditions and promote smallholder farming to ensure affordable food production. READ MORE 

The collaboration between Transnet, organized business and agriculture sector stakeholders to improve efficiency at South African ports must continue. Efficient logistics are the lifeblood of South African agriculture and other exporting sectors of the economy. Admittedly, the deciduous fruit industry faced numerous challenges at the port of Cape Town at the start of this year related to delays that proved costly to farming businesses. READ MORE 

 Internationally, major cuts in cheap Black Sea wheat suppliers like Russia (-3.5mmt) and Ukraine (-2mmt) are partially offset by increases in Australia (+3mmt), Canada (+2mmt), and US (+1.3mmt). Ending stockpiles are seen falling 4.2m tons YOY to 253.6mmt, a 9-year low. READ MORE 

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