Press Release – 2017 Competitiveness Study
April 3, 2019
Read our latest press release on the competitiveness of the South African broiler industry here.
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Competitiveness of the South African Broiler Industry
March 25, 2019
This report benchmarks the efficiency of South-African broiler producers. It considers terms of technical efficiency and production cost in SA relative to other leading producers globally. Read more here.
Perspectives on 2018 Q3 GDP release
December 6, 2018
BFAP calculates that agricultural GDP grew by 1.2% in Q3 2018 when compared to Q3 2017. Download this one-pager unpacking various sub-sector performances.
An Overview of a Breeding and Technology Levy Collection System for SA
October 23, 2018
Investment into seed research is vital for a sustainable and competitive agricultural sector. In this context, this overview looks at the importance of a breeding and technology levy for wheat, barley and soybeans in South Africa. View the summary report here
Perspectives on 2018 Q2 GDP release
September 5, 2018
One of the key sectors that contributed to the second successive quarterly decline was agriculture. Download this one-pager to read more about the factors influencing agriculture’s performance.
Economic impact of the 2017 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza outbreak in South Africa
February 12, 2018
A report by BFAP to the South African Poultry Association. Download here to read the full report.
Bucking the trend of Africa’s Food Trade Deficit
July 29, 2017
Extract from Panel discussion at IFAMA 2017, Miami Florida Download here to read the extract.
Impact of trade controls on price transmission between Southern African maize markets
July 29, 2017
Maize is an important staple crop in southern Africa that has often been prioritised from a policy perspective, particularly in the imposition of export controls under periods of perceived uncertainty. This tendency has been particularly relevant in Zambia, which has also emerged as an important surplus producer in southern Africa in recent years. Its favourable transport differential and non-GM maize
Measuring the competitive performance of the South African stone fruit industry
June 29, 2017
The aim of the study is to enquire about the global competitive performance of the South African stone fruit industry for the period 1961 – 2012. A five-step analytical framework was applied, using approaches by Balassa (revealed comparative advantage, RCA), Vollrath(relative trade advantage, RTA) and the Porter Diamond Model, together with statistical methods such as cluster analyses, principle
Broiler production in South Africa: Is there space for smallholders in the commercial chicken coup?
June 29, 2017
It is agreed that agriculture provides avenues for impoverished households to produce and trade their way out of poverty.However, this requires market access and value chain integration of small-scale farmers. This paper explores the possibilities forintegration of small-scale farmers into the mainstream commercial broiler value chain in South Africa. Production costs of small-scaleproducers are evaluated within the context