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Three solutions to South Africa's load-shedding crisis

South Africa's agriculture sector has been hailed for its resilience against the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the July 2021 riots and the Russia-Ukraine War. Throughout these events, our agriculture sector succeeded in increasing production and exports.

In fact, South Africa's agricultural exports reached US$12,4 billion (about R228 billion) in 2021. Statistics South Africa reported that the sector grew by 0,3% year-on-year in 2022, coming on

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