Government institutions are weak and have failed to help black farmers as they should, and it is not the fault of organised agriculture, says Wandile Sihlobo.
, which removed government price controls of agricultural commodities and led to abolishing various commodity boards such as maize, wheat, and meat boards.
There is no consensus if the government statistics record all commercial transactions by black farmers to truly reflect their contribution to commercial agricultural output. The global playing field for agricultural trade was levelled by removing all trade-distorting subsidies – all in the early 1990s during theAt the same time, the young ANC government was following the lead globally and also arguing that it is"good" to remove the subsidies from the white farmers who have benefited from the support system during apartheid.
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