Can the agricultural sector save South Africa’s economy?
Posted On June 12, 2024
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[{“type”:”text”,”content”:”While the emphasis of president Cyril Ramaphosau2019s State of the Nation Address (SoNA) was on growing the economy and creating jobs, the agricultural sector was handed what is probably the biggest challenge. nnRamaphosa wants to reduce reliance on imports by 20% over the next five years. While 42 products, largely in manufacturing, have been identified to pursue this initiative, agriculture has a key role to play in boosting local production of edible oils and fruit, and contributing to the green economy inputs.”,”position”:0,”id”:”UR3DCyaxLPpBCyNf”}]