Food inflation brief – May 2023
This brief provides an overview of food inflation dynamics, its associated causes, and the cost of basic healthy eating for May 2023. Download here to read the report.
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June 2023
Perspectives on AGRICULTURE’s PERFORMANCE in Q1 of 2023
South Africa’s seasonally adjusted quarter- on-quarter real GDP increased by 0.4% in the first quarter of 2023, but agricultural GDP contracted by 12.3%. This publication contextualises the latest release of GDP statistics by StatsSA and provides insights on the major factors behind agriculture’s contribution to GDP. Download here to read the full article.
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The impact of loadshedding on the Western Cape agricultural sector
The objective of this study is to provide a description of the energy dependency of the Western Cape agricultural sector on the national grid, within the context of the loadshedding situation, and to describe the on- and off-farm implications and quantify its socio-economic impacts. To reduce and/or mitigate the impact, the study provides recommendations on
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