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SA has more farmers than you think – EP 17

Is South Africa really losing farmers? Think again. For years we’ve heard the claim: “Farmers are declining in South Africa.” But the numbers tell a very different story.

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✅ Not 40,000… but 284,000 commercial farming households keep our nation fed.

✅ Agriculture isn’t a sunset industry – it’s a sunrise sector, with the power to grow rural economies and create over 1 million new jobs.

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This episode breaks down the myth vs reality of farmer numbers, the role of VAT-paying enterprises, and why agriculture remains the engine of food security, jobs, and rural vibrancy in South Africa. Don’t miss this one – it will change the way you look at farming.

 

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Wandile Sihlobo
WANDILE SIHLOBO is chief economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) and a member of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Economic Advisory Council as well as the Advisory Panel on Land Reform and Agriculture
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