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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.

March 5, 2020

BFAP calculates that agricultural GDP contracted by 2.1% in Q4 2019 when compared to Q4 2018. Read this one-pager for some more details and…

January 8, 2020

This study provides an update of the initial 2012 study and further focuses on the trade competitiveness challenges that the industry is facing and…

Commodity Markets and Foresight
December 5, 2019

BFAP estimates that agriculture contracted by 8.9% on a year-on-year basis. Read this one-pager for some more details and context behind this contraction. Download…

October 25, 2019

Benign food inflation, as experienced in early 2019, seems to gaining momentum on the back of higher commodity prices and a weaker exchange rate….

Consumer Economics
October 2, 2019

This piece documents discussions on recent trends on mechanization in Africa held at a workshop session on agro-industrial transformation as a driver for employment…

September 30, 2019

BFAP researchers in collaboration with various colleagues recently published a chapter in AGRA’s Africa Agricultural Status Report 2019, entitled “Avoid Hitting the Wall by…

September 16, 2019

BFAP provides context for Agriculture’s contribution to GDP in Quarter 2, 2019. Read more.

August 19, 2019

This report covers recent trends and a food inflation outlook. Read report.

Consumer Economics
August 14, 2019

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June 5, 2019

Read more on agriculture’s contribution to the first quarter economic growth figures released recently.

May 27, 2019

This report covers recent trends and a food inflation outlook over the next three months. Read report.

Consumer Economics
April 3, 2019

Read our latest press release on the competitiveness of the South African broiler industry here.

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