Study finds land alone won’t lift South Africa’s rural households out of poverty
University of the Free State research shows most small-scale farmers rely on wages, grants and small businesses, not just extra land, to survive.
Agri-Business follows South Africa’s farming and agricultural export sector — citrus, grain, livestock and the trade, weather and logistics factors that determine whether a harvest translates into export revenue. It’s one of the country’s largest but least-covered export sectors in general business media, and that’s deliberately where this section focuses.
University of the Free State research shows most small-scale farmers rely on wages, grants and small businesses, not just extra land, to survive.