Southern Africa Policy Briefs available

Nine policy briefs from the University of Pretoria, forming part of the Recovering Markets study in Southern Africa. They analyse market concentration in the food processing and retail sectors, as well as to predict future dynamics in the sectors which have emerged as a result of the restructuring of the food market and the rapid changes taking place in the structure and governance of local, national and regional agri-food markets and the implications of the changes for small/medium producers in the restructuring of the food industry, together with the implications for policies and programmes within the context of the agri-food market. 

1. Restructuring food markets in the Southern African region: A synthesis of country findings

2. Agribusiness linkages in the Southern African region: Small farmer participation

3. Improved small scale farmer access to fresh produce agri-food markets in South Africa

4. The role of Fresh Produce Markets in South Africa

5. Interregional trade in agri- & agroprocessed produce

6. A programme to mainstream black farmers into supply chains: An emphasis on Fresh Produce

7. Botswana: Trends in growth of modern retail and wholesale chains and related agribusiness

8. Namibia: Trends in growth of modern retail and wholesale chains and related agribusiness

9. Restructuring food markets in Zambia: Dynamics in the beef and chicken sub-sectors

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