South Africa has been in the global media over the past two months for all the wrong reasons. Most of it falls in the category of scoring own goals! August will be dominated by the BRICS summit that will take place in South Africa, and it is necessary to consider the context of the summit as well as the possible advantages it may have for South Africa and for agriculture specifically.
The 15 BRICS summit will be held at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg from 22 to 24 August. Apart from the five main members of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India,