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DOING BUSINESS WITH
SOUTH AFRICA
David Graham
16 May 2011
SOUTH AFRICA: AN OVERVIEW
Some key facts about South Africa:
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SOUTH AFRICA: AN OVERVIEW
Subject
Statistic
Land Size
GDP (2009)
GDP per capita
(2010)
1,219,090 sq.km
US$354 billion
US$10,700
World
Ranking
25
28
90
3% for 2011
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US$76,8 billion
US$77 billion
38
38
GDP growth
rate(2011)
Exports (2010)
Imports (2010)
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SOUTH AFRICA: AN OVERVIEW
Some other facts about South Africa:
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11 official languages.
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Population of Gauteng is approximately 10 million, but only
1,5% of South Africa’s land area.
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Stable democracy which recently joined the BRICs group of
countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China).
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Excellent infrastructure.
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Very high rankings in respect of economic and financial
management (treasury, stock exchange, banking system).
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Strong economic and trading ties with Africa.
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SOUTH AFRICA: CHALLENGES
South Africa faces a number of significant challenges:
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High unemployment
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Poverty and unequal distribution of wealth
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Crime
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Climatic challenges and threat of global warming
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Social challenges (health, housing and education)
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Reliance on imported oil and vulnerable electricity
supply
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Equitable redistribution of land
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FEATURES OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
• Agriculture makes up 3% of the South African economy,
9% of its labour force and 8% of its exports.
• South Africa has a dual agricultural economy:
• Well-developed commercial farms
• Subsistence based production in deep rural areas
• Seven climatic regions from Mediterranean to subtropical, to semi-desert.
• Summer and winter rainfall areas which are prone to
drought.
• 50% of South Africa’s water is used for agriculture.
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SOUTH AFRICA AS A GLOBAL
PLAYER IN AGRICULTURE
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South Africa is among the top 5 global exporters of avocados, grapefruit,
tangerines, plums, pears, table grapes, and ostrich products.
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Key export groups are wine, citrus, sugar, grapes, maize, fruit juice, wool and
deciduous fruit.
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Important food and agricultural imports include rice, wheat, alcohol (whisky),
animal feed ingredients, tea and coffee.
Key competitive advantages include:
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World class infrastructure (including rail, ports and telecoms)
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Counter-seasonality to Europe
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Biodiversity
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Marine resources
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Competitive input costs (labour, electricity)
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Favourable Trade Agreements
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FIELD CROPS AND HORTICULTURE
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The grain industry produces between 25% and 33% of total agricultural
output.
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Maize is the largest field crop and staple food.
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9,000 commercial maize farmers and thousands of small-scale
producers.
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Other crops include wheat, lucerne, sunflower seed and groundnuts.
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South Africa is the world’s 13th largest sugar producer.
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Citrus, deciduous and tropical fruit in different regions of the country.
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South Africa is the world’s 9th largest wine producer.
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Vegetables including potatoes, tomatoes, onions and green mealies.
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Other crops include cotton, tobacco and tea.
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LIVESTOCK FARMING
• This is the largest agricultural sector in South Africa
• 13,8 million cattle and 28,8 million sheep.
• Dairy farming involves 4,000 milk producers employing 60,000 farm
workers.
• South Africa produces 85% of its beef requirements – with 15%
being imported from Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland, Australia, New
Zealand and the EU.
• South Africa has an important mutton and wool industry.
• Both poultry and pig farming are intensive and generally located
near the major urban centres. Annual poultry meat production is
about 960,000 tonnes.
• South Africa accounts for 65% of global sales of ostrich products
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NAMPO
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Name: NAMPO Harvest Day
Establishment: 1967 and at NAMPO Park since 1974
Owners of NAMPO: Grain SA (www.grainsa.co.za)
Dates: Tuesday 17 - Friday 20 May 2011
Venue: NAMPO Park, Bothaville, Free State
Size of Exhibition: The largest agricultural machinery
and livestock show in the Southern hemisphere (Indoors
17,060 sq.m – Outdoors 137,780 sq.m)
 Exhibitors: Foreign exhibitors from Italy, Germany,
Argentina, India and USA
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NAMPO (2)
EXHIBITOR
PROFILE
Agricultural input suppliers including agricultural
machinery, irrigation, chemical, transport, fertilizer
and seed, extension services, commercial sectors,
utilities, feed manufacturers, financial institutions
and livestock breeders
PRODUCT PROFILE
Tractors, Agricultural machinery, Commercial vehicles,
Irrigation equipment, Pumps, Generators, Research
organisations, Financial services, banking and futures,
Transport equipment and materials handling,
Chemical products, Feeding systems products and
services, Seeds, Dairy equipment and products, Pig,
poultry, cattle and sheep equipment and services,
Hydroponics, Artificial insemination equipment,
services and products and IT technology for farming
VISITOR PROFILE
Grain, cattle, sheep, pig, chicken, vegetable, and fruit
farmers, extension officers and government officials
from southern Africa
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NAMPO
2011 NAMPO HARVEST DAY PROGRAMME
TUESDAY 17 - FRIDAY 20 MAY 2011
Subject to change
08:00 - 15:00
08:00 - 12:00
08:00 - 13:30
14:00 - 17:00
08:00 Interactive tractor and implement
demonstrations (demonstrations on
request). East side of the terrain
Cattle program
Static display of pedigree stock in KK Animal
Nutrition Cattle Complex and Dairy Complex
Sheep program
Static display of pedigree stock in Intervet Sheep
Complex
Thoroughbred programme
Static display of thoroughbreds behind Sheep
Complex
09:00 Farmer’s Patents
Judging of Farmer’s Patents on Stand 104
(Tuesday only)
11:00 4 x 4 Vehicle demonstrations
Next to stand 150
Sheep program
Static display - sheep shearing, wool classification
and handling demonstrations in the Intervet
Sheep Complex
15:00 4 x 4 Vehicle demonstrations
Next to stand 150
15:00 Cattle program
Pedigree stock parade
16:00 Thoroughbred programme
Thoroughbred parade
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THANK YOU AND HAVE A
GREAT VISIT TO NAMPO
David Graham
Managing Director
International Trade Projects (Pty) Ltd