Agriculture economic outlook to be released
The latest economic outlook for the Western Cape’s agriculture sector will be released this week. This is following a tough year for agriculture due largely to severe droughts experienced across the country.
Alan Winde, MEC of Economic Opportunities, will deliver the opening address at the launch of the annual baseline produced by the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP).
Now in its twelfth year, the BFAP baseline offers insight into key trends in areas including production, consumption, trade, food prices and jobs in the agriculture sector. The research provides medium and long-term projections for various industries in the South African agriculture sector.
Researchers from the Universities of Pretoria and Stellenbosch, as well as the Western Cape Department of Agriculture, collaborated to produce the report.
“This has been a tough year for agriculture. The BFAP baseline guides us in putting together an action agenda to foster a sustainable, competitive and thriving agricultural sector which contributes to economic growth and jobs in South Africa.”
Date: Friday, 12 August 2016
Time: 8h00 to 13h00
Venue: Nelson’s Creek, Paarl
Enquiries:
Bronwynne Jooste
Spokesperson: Alan Winde, MEC of Economic Opportunities
Tel: 021 483 3550
Cell: 060 970 4301
