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Commentary: Trade implications of US-China trade war on South Africa’s agriculture

By Ms Onele Tshitiza (otshitiza@namc.co.za)   Introduction The United States of America (USA) has been trading in the global economy since the 1930s, following the first Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act (RTAA) of 1934, and has a long history of trading ties with other countries. In those earlier years, there were no set international agreements on […]

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Commentary: Socio-economic effects of Avian Influenza (AI) outbreak

By Fezeka Matebeni (fmatebeni@namc.co.za)[1], Sifiso Ntombela (sifiso@namc.co.za)[2] & Lucius Phaleng (lphaleng@namc.co.za)[3]  Introduction Domestic production of poultry experienced a slight increase over the last decade due to improving innovations and demand growth. However, the growth rate in domestic consumption has outstripped the production rate, compelling the country to import some poultry products to satisfy the growing […]

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