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BFAP Assessment on the Possible Impacts of EU Green Deal Polices on SA Agriculture

In November 2024, CropLife SA and Africa Middle East hosted an information session to explore how South African agriculture can remain relevant in a world of changing trading standards. BFAP conducted an impact assessment about the possible impacts of the EU Green Deal’s Farm to Fork policies on South African agriculture.

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The Groundnut Value Chain – Update 2019

This study provides an update of the initial 2012 study and further focuses on the trade competitiveness challenges that the industry is facing and the impact of inconsistent tariff applications. The key indicators for industry growth and continuation include: Trade, tariffs and competitiveness Market development and consistency of supply Price discovery Yields Download the report

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BFAP Baseline 2018

AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK 2018 -2027  THE 2018 EDITION of the BFAP South African Baseline presents an outlook of agricultural production, consumption, prices, and trade in South Africa for the period 2018 to 2027 within the context of the current uncertainty regarding land reform policies. The information presented is based on assumptions about a range of economic,

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Impact of trade controls on price transmission between Southern African maize markets

Maize is an important staple crop in southern Africa that has often been prioritised from a policy perspective, particularly in the imposition of export controls under periods of perceived uncertainty. This tendency has been particularly relevant in Zambia, which has also emerged as an important surplus producer in southern Africa in recent years. Its favourable transport differential and non-GM maize

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Measuring the competitive performance of the South African stone fruit industry

The aim of the study is to enquire about the global competitive performance of the South African stone fruit industry for the period 1961 – 2012. A five-step analytical framework was applied, using approaches by Balassa (revealed comparative advantage, RCA), Vollrath(relative trade advantage, RTA) and the Porter Diamond Model, together with statistical methods such as cluster analyses, principle

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