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

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 […]

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

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 […]

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