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.
The release of the country’s GDP results for the final quarter of 2023 brought several surprises, which we unpack in this Brief. For the…
In the third quarter of 2023, South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 0.2% in the third quarter of 2023. The contribution of…
How has the agricultural sector performed against the development objectives and targets outlined in the National Development Plan (NDP)? The recently launched 2023 BFAP…
The Eastern Cape was mentioned in the National Development Plan as a region “with untapped potential” however, there are a number of factors that…
In the second quarter of 2023, the agricultural sector grew by 4.2% quarter on quarter. It should be noted that this follows a decline…
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…
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…
In the second quarter of 2022, the agricultural sector contracted by 7.7% quarter on quarter and 20.9% year on year. This follows a slower…
YIn the first quarter of 2022, the agricultural sector grew by 0.8% quarter on quarter and 3.6% year on year. While high prices resulting…
South Africa’s seasonally adjusted GDP grew by 1.2% in the last quarter of 2021. For the full year 2021, South Africa’s GDP increased by…