Day: November 14, 2025

Op-ed: Agriculture is both about GDP growth and thriving communities

What comes to mind when you think about agriculture’s role in our economy? That it’s a sector that employs over 900 000 people and contributes around 2.8% to South Africa’s GDP through large-scale production? Or that it’s the backbone of rural communities and their local economies? Both are true — though the latter is often overlooked, […]