WANDILE SIHLOBO: Agri finance key to inclusive agricultural growth agenda
With global demand for food and agricultural products set to remain solid for the coming years, investing in the agricultural sector is a positive step
19 August 2022 - 12:08
We have spent the past couple of months drafting a growth strategy for SA agriculture that will take the sector to greater heights even than the gains we have seen since 1994.
The sector has more than doubled in value terms since 1994. The lagging part of this growth has been including black farmers at the commercial level. They still contribute roughly 10% of SA commercial output...
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