Entries by Lucius Phaleng

Commentary: What farmers need to know about the local paprika market opportunities

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by Lucius Phaleng South Africa is a major producer and exporter of agricultural products due to favourable weather conditions. However, agricultural exports contribute more than 30% to the total gross value of agricultural sector. Paprika fruit is one of the products that South Africa produces at a smaller scale, despite the increasing demand for fresh or dried […]

Commentary: Has the South African agricultural industry benefited from the African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA)?

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By Onele Tshitiza The African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) was established in May 2000, to give preferential access to 48 sub-Saharan African countries into the United States of America’s (USA) market. The benefit consists of lower tariffs or no tariffs on some products along 6500 tariff lines with a goal “to promote stable and sustainable […]