DETERMINANTS OF COMPETITIVENESS IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN AGRO-FOOD AND FIBRE COMPLEX

Dirk Esterhuizen, C.J. van Rooyen and Luc D'Haese

No 18047, Working Papers from University of Pretoria, Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development

Abstract: The competitiveness of the South African agri-food and fibre complex depends upon 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: Industrial; Organization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 10
Date: 2001
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.18047

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