Determinants of Competitiveness in the South African Agro-Food and Fibre Complex

D. Esterhuizen, C. J. van Rooyen and L. D. Haese

Agrekon, 2001, vol. 40, issue 01

Abstract: The competitiveness of the South African agro-food and fibre complex depends on a number of factors: technological, socio-political and economic. This paper attempts to identify and analyse such factors by using a framework of analysis proposed by Michael Porter (1990). Appropriate measures to increase competitiveness are proposed. These include improved supply chain management, cost reduction, contractual pricing and the establishment of a clear "agribusiness development policy".

Keywords: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.269273

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