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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.

February 9, 2025
We are pleased to announce the publication of ‘Agriculture in South Africa in the Democratic Era, 1994-2024’….
January 17, 2025
In November 2024, CropLife SA and Africa Middle East hosted an information session to explore how South African agriculture can remain relevant in a…
Commodity Markets and Foresight Trade and industry
December 20, 2024
Perspectives on Agriculture’s GDP performance in Q3 2024…
GDP
December 12, 2024
BFAP’s Agricultural Trade Brief interprets and contextualises the latest quarterly international trade data and provides insights on the major factors driving agricultural trade….
Markets Trade and industry
October 9, 2024

Introducing Agri Plus: Shaping the Future of Agriculture in South Africa Facilitated by the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP), Agri Plus aims…

Bending the Curve Climate Consumer Economics Economic Contributions Food affordability Food Security Inclusive Agricultural Transformation Integrated Value Chains Labour Natural Resources
April 30, 2024

BFAP’s Agricultural Trade Brief interprets and contextualises the latest quarterly international trade data and provides insights on the major factors driving agricultural trade. This…

Markets Trade and industry
March 20, 2024

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…

GDP
January 31, 2024

BFAP’s Agricultural Trade Brief interprets and contextualises the latest quarterly international trade data and provides insights on the major factors driving agricultural trade. Click…

December 13, 2023

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…

GDP
October 7, 2023

How has the agricultural sector performed against the development objectives and targets outlined in the National Development Plan (NDP)? The recently launched 2023 BFAP…

NDP
September 7, 2023

The Eastern Cape was mentioned in the National Development Plan as a region “with untapped potential” however, there are a number of factors that…

Eastern Cape Maize Production potential Soybeans
September 7, 2023

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…

GDP
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