The Contribution of the Small-Scale Agricultural Sector into South Africa’s Food Value Addition Agenda

Adrino Mazenda (), Ajuruchukwu Obi () and Tyanai Masiya ()
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Adrino Mazenda: University of Pretoria
Ajuruchukwu Obi: University of Fort Hare
Tyanai Masiya: University of Pretoria

A chapter in The Palgrave Handbook of Africa’s Economic Sectors, 2022, pp 117-134 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The South African Government National Development Plan (NDP) adopted the agro-processing strategy in the national food security agenda. Despite these efforts, agricultural production and agro-processing, are sluggish and accompanied by job losses. The chapter unearths factors driving these developments and what can be done to reverse them. Two key themes are discussed: (a) The prevailing food value addition policies implemented in South Africa and how they relate to the agro-food processed output; and (b) Challenges inhibiting the South Africa small-scale farming sector from achieving the food value addition objective. Like overall agriculture growth, food value addition is hampered mostly by chronic under-funding of the sector that has affected vital support functions. The South African government needs to re-think its funding policy for agriculture and agro-processing to prioritize programs that enhance farmers’ access to information about technology and markets, improve the knowledge and skills of farmers to undertake agro-processing, and raise awareness of food quality standards and customer preferences.

Keywords: Food value addition; Agro-processing; Small-scale Agriculture Sector; South Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-75556-0_5

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