By Moses Lubinga All Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states are net importers of rice. Therefore, South Africa cannot rely on them for the supply of rice. Following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries imposed temporary trade measures on a number of agricultural products in a bid to ensure that their citizens […]

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This Advisory Note provides alternative interventions on how South Africa should address the persistent but unsustainable reliance on imported rice. These interventions are critical given that global shocks such as the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic are in most instances not foreseen, thereby ending up distorting trade. In the case of Covid-19, a number of countries instituted […]