Abstract:
In 2020, agriculture’s export
figures provided welcoming
support to South Africa’s balance
of payments and played a crucial
role in stimulating economic
growth and social stability in
the country. The expected growth of agriculture’s
gross domestic product for 2020 is in the range of
10–13% year-on-year and, based on the first three
quarters, the upper-end estimation seems very
likely. Amid the turbulent and devastating events of
2020, the more favourable climatic conditions led
to excellent summer grain, winter
grain, and fruit crops. The positive
growth of the country's agricultural
production could not have come
at a better time.