Farm Economics News


One in five SA farmers plans to leave the sector in the next 10 years – study

One in five farmers in South Africa plans to leave the sector in the next decade, research shows.

Stellenbosch University PhD graduate and BFAP researcher Kandas Cloete investigated farm-level exit decisions and exit rates in commercial agriculture in South Africa, looking into the various reasons farmers plan to leave the sector.

A media report can be read here.