Can SA grow its agro-processing sector?
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This article is an edited extract from the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy’s Baseline Agricultural Outlook for the period 2021 to 2030. To read the full report, visit bfap.co.za.
“The latest round of high-level planning for the agriculture sector, the Agriculture and Agro-processing Master Plan, marks a refreshing departure from the norm as, for a change, agro-processing is included as a critical extension of the agricultural value chain to assist in driving development and growth.
The importance of the agriculture sector in facilitating economic development has long been acknowledged by growth theorists mainly because agriculture has strong inter-linkages with other sectors of the economy. Largely based on a number of nations’ development
