Competition commission to conduct inquiry into fresh produce market in SA | The Citizen

The commission added that it was prioritising the food and agro-processing sector in its Prioritisation Framework as the sector is a source of staple food and has the potential to create significant employment opportunities, serving as a driver of inclusive growth in the South African economy.

“In the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, it was again demonstrated that nutrition and affordable healthy foods are important for household health as well as maintaining a country’s food security,” the commission said.The types of fresh produce that the commission would be looking at for the purposes of the study will include the main fruits produced and consumed in South Africa which are apples, bananas, oranges , stone fruit, pears, avocados, grapes and nuts.

These types of studies and investigations into the fresh produce industry has brought to the fore several notable revelations such as the fact that there was a 65% drop in the number of potato farmers between 1993 and 2008 and a gradual decline since then to 532 farmers in 2017, a trend that is consistent with the total decline in the number of farmers in the country.

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Fruit and vegetable prices: Competition watchdog to probe conduct of farmers, retailers | BusinessAs South Africa's food prices continue to climb at the fastest rate since 2009, the competition watchdog has launched an inquiry into the market for fresh produce. | News24_Business _Business start governmentsalaryshedding to help the whole country coz the majority of us a battling and just surviving and they just do not care for any of us, just about how much they can put in their pockets, then let's see how quickly things will change!! Killing the people/Nation _Business So must producers sell at a loss!! _Business The whole southafrican economy is driven by greed and corruption, with the solar power industry being close to the top of the list, they know how to kick a citizen when his down.
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