What do we know about the future of the agrifood system in South Africa?
South Africa’s primary agriculture sector witnessed profound productivity growth in recent decades, yet structural transformation is stalling due to a combination of sluggish nonfarm growth and persistent structural challenges that inhibit wider societal progress. Looking ahead, the agrifood system...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2025
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| author | Meyer, Ferdi Pienaar, Louw Davids, Tracy Kalaba, Mmatlou |
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| description | South Africa’s primary agriculture sector witnessed profound productivity growth in recent decades, yet structural transformation is stalling due to a combination of sluggish nonfarm growth and persistent structural challenges that inhibit wider societal progress.
Looking ahead, the agrifood system is well placed to increase the supply of goods at competitive prices but requires consistency in policymaking and an investment-friendly environment, as well as stronger domestic demand for products.
Given the complexity and interconnectedness of the country’s agrifood system, future foresight research should focus on better understanding cross-sector productivity gains and how the entire system can be reoriented to support greater agricultural transformation. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1755142025-11-06T03:51:19Z What do we know about the future of the agrifood system in South Africa? Meyer, Ferdi Pienaar, Louw Davids, Tracy Kalaba, Mmatlou food systems agricultural sector policies productivity transformation economic development forecasting South Africa’s primary agriculture sector witnessed profound productivity growth in recent decades, yet structural transformation is stalling due to a combination of sluggish nonfarm growth and persistent structural challenges that inhibit wider societal progress. Looking ahead, the agrifood system is well placed to increase the supply of goods at competitive prices but requires consistency in policymaking and an investment-friendly environment, as well as stronger domestic demand for products. Given the complexity and interconnectedness of the country’s agrifood system, future foresight research should focus on better understanding cross-sector productivity gains and how the entire system can be reoriented to support greater agricultural transformation. 2025-07-21 2025-07-07T15:47:06Z 2025-07-07T15:47:06Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175514 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175019 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Meyer, Ferdi; Pienaar, Louw; Davids, Tracy; and Kalaba, Mmatlou. 2025. What do we know about the future of the agrifood system in South Africa? In What do we know about the future of food systems? eds. Keith Wiebe and Elisabetta Gotor. Part Three: What Do We Know About the Future of Food Systems in Selected Countries? Chapter 27, Pp. 159-163. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175514 |
| spellingShingle | food systems agricultural sector policies productivity transformation economic development forecasting Meyer, Ferdi Pienaar, Louw Davids, Tracy Kalaba, Mmatlou What do we know about the future of the agrifood system in South Africa? |
| title | What do we know about the future of the agrifood system in South Africa? |
| title_full | What do we know about the future of the agrifood system in South Africa? |
| title_fullStr | What do we know about the future of the agrifood system in South Africa? |
| title_full_unstemmed | What do we know about the future of the agrifood system in South Africa? |
| title_short | What do we know about the future of the agrifood system in South Africa? |
| title_sort | what do we know about the future of the agrifood system in south africa |
| topic | food systems agricultural sector policies productivity transformation economic development forecasting |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175514 |
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