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Professor of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University

Subsidies for black farmers would deliver an inclusive sector and correct past racial biases. Getty Images

May 12, 2022

Black farmers in South Africa need support: how it could be done

Nick Vink, Stellenbosch University and Johann Kirsten, Stellenbosch University

Subsidies for black farmers in South Africa would build a new ‘crop’ of commercially oriented farmers.

Maize is a staple food in South Africa. Its production is likely to decline by half this year due to drought. The poor will be the hardest hit. Shutterstock

January 13, 2016

South Africa’s poor face rising food prices as drought intensifies

Nick Vink, Stellenbosch University

South Africa has been hit by a severe drought and will not be able to produce enough maize - its staple food - in 2016. This will prompt a rise in imports and therefore food prices.

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