The effectiveness of government policy and programmes depends on the credibility that various role players place on such programmes and the government’s ability to implement them

Although July 2021 consumer food price inflation of 7% y/y is unchanged from the previous month, there are clear signs in the underlying details that pressures are beginning to moderate.

 While South Africa is traditionally a net exporter of agricultural products, wheat is the second most valuable imported food product after rice.

South Africa’s agricultural sector is export-orientated. Nearly half of the annual produce, in value terms, is exported in regular and good seasons.

The government approved a women empowerment policy in 2020 proposing that about 50% of the allocation of agricultural farming land under the redistribution programme should be for women, 40% for youth, and 10% for people living with disabilities.

As we have noted previously, South Africa's agricultural sector is export-orientated.