Insights
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.
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…
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…
The objective of this study is to provide a description of the energy dependency of the Western Cape agricultural sector on the national grid,…
This brief provides an overview of food inflation dynamics, its associated causes, and the cost of basic healthy eating for April 2023. Download here…
This brief provides an overview of food inflation dynamics, its associated causes, and the cost of basic healthy eating for March 2023. Download here…
This brief provides an overview of food inflation dynamics, its associated causes, and the cost of basic healthy eating for February 2023. Download here…
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…
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…
In this report, BFAP assesses the adoption trends of GM maize seed in South Africa. The main objective of this ongoing Maize Trust supported…
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…
Potato fresh produce prices on South African markets can vary significantly depending on seasonality and the specific market under consideration. Qualitative characteristics (like potato…
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…