Rain-fed agriculture will be under strain when South Africa enters El Niño weather patterns later this year.
Rain-fed agriculture in South Africa will soon be under pressure due to a predicted decline in rainfall.
Sihlobo said that farmers may soon have difficulties due to dry conditions and may have to look at ways to conserve soil moisture. This can ensure that, even if the next season is tough, farmers can still get through it. Currently, the agriculture situation in South Africa is fairly favourable, with a decent crop yield. Food price inflation is also expected to moderate slightly to be tween 7% and 8% – a decline from 9.5% last year.
“The system was under strain before, but with load shedding, it has simmered over into a full-blown crisis, and we are seeing how it is threatening our nation’s food security,” he said.
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