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Welcome to BFAP’s Insights page, where we provide comprehensive analysis and up-to-date reports on key agricultural issues. Explore expert insights on food inflation, market trends, climate change, and policy impacts to stay informed and make data-driven decisions in the agro-food sector.

June 24, 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…

Consumer Economics
June 23, 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…

GDP
June 22, 2023

The objective of this study is to provide a description of the energy dependency of the Western Cape agricultural sector on the national grid,…

Consumer Economics
May 29, 2023

This brief provides an overview of food inflation dynamics, its associated causes, and the cost of basic healthy eating for April 2023. Download here…

Consumer Economics
April 24, 2023

This brief provides an overview of food inflation dynamics, its associated causes, and the cost of basic healthy eating for March 2023. Download here…

Consumer Economics
March 27, 2023

This brief provides an overview of food inflation dynamics, its associated causes, and the cost of basic healthy eating for February 2023. Download here…

Consumer Economics
March 15, 2023

South Africa’s seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter real GDP dropped by 1.3% in the fourth quarter of 2022. This publication contextualises the latest release of GDP…

GDP
March 7, 2023

BFAP’s Agricultural Employment Brief interprets and contextualises the latest quarterly labour force survey from StatsSA and provides insights on the major factors driving agricultural…

March 4, 2023

In this report, BFAP assesses the adoption trends of GM maize seed in South Africa. The main objective of this ongoing Maize Trust supported…

Commodity Markets and Foresight
March 3, 2023

This brief provides an overview of food inflation dynamics, its associated causes, and the cost of basic healthy eating for January 2023. Download here to…

Consumer Economics
February 6, 2023

Potato fresh produce prices on South African markets can vary significantly depending on seasonality and the specific market under consideration. Qualitative characteristics (like potato…

February 6, 2023

The African Continental Free trade Area (AfCFTA) was signed in 2018 and entered into force in 2019. Some aspects of the agreement still need to be…

Consumer Economics
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