The warnings from Remgro CEO Jannie Durand, Sakeliga's Piet le Roux, and economist Dawie Roodt aren't just alarmist rhetoric; they're a stark reminder of how fragile

South Africa's potato industry, a cornerstone of rural employment and food security (producing ~250 million 10kg bags annually from 52,000+ hectares), is reeling from a severe price slump in 2025.

Over 31 years, ANC governance has transformed inherited infrastructure into a liability. Unemployment hovers at 39.5%, with load-shedding alone erasing 21,000 agricultural jobs in the Eastern Cape.

South Africa's agricultural sector, often the economy's unsung hero, is showing signs of a tentative resurgence in the third quarter of 2025, buoyed by bountiful field crops and horticultural gains, yet weighed down by persistent woes in livestock.

Legislative compliance for high-value goods dealers in the agricultural sector

Global climate models, including those from the US Climate Prediction Center (CPC/NCEP/NWS) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), confirm the development of La Niña conditions in September 2025, with a high probability (around 70-71%) of persistence through the first half of South Africa's summer (October 2025–February 2026).