South African farmers are already exporting Macadamia’s nuts to China. Photo: Offer
I recently Read a piece of in Chinese daily The newspaper said that China thinks that it would be useful to improve food security and comment on how South Africa can participate in how to achieve this.
China will continue to be a priority for efforts to increase South African agricultural exports. Although we are currently there for our agricultural products, there is a great potential, but there is great potential.
Chinese Agriculture Minister Han Jun’ın’s latest comments, grain supply is a priority, which is a priority that they remain in intensive and food safety emphasizes the importance of the Chinese market.
His long-term ambition is self-confidence. Minister of Agriculture declared On March 8: “As a nation of 1.4 billion people, we must trust ourselves to feed our people. We cannot depend on others. Food safety is a priority, and we should always be sober.”
Again, as a country that accounts for 11% of global agricultural imports, the reality of being a Chinese importer will not change soon.
The United States must feed the world’s second largest economy and the largest population after the United States. To do this, China is a great importer, as a result, about $ 117 billion in the rest of the world (see graphics). It shows that there is a gap for countries with good agricultural proposals.
South Africa, 32nd, in the list of countries with Chinese food, began to grow in Chinese imports and behind their opponents. South Africa’s agricultural exports to China was 0.4% of China imports in 2023.
South African politicians must celebrate. The South African agricultural sector calls on to make more efforts to increase exports to China.
China’s top farm imports include oily, meat, grains, fruits and nuts, cotton, drinks and spirits, sugar, wool and vegetables. South Africa is already exporter of these products to different countries around the world and produces surplus for some. This continues to grow in South African agricultural production, because this continues to grow in agriculture in South Africa, and more volumes are expected in the coming years.
South Africa has meaning to pay more attention to lowering export markets to China. This means that China is currently arguing to reduce the import tariffs in which South Africa received a solder with some agricultural products. The removal of phytosanitary restrictions in various products is the key.
There is a place for more ambitious export efforts. Three government agencies are talking – trade, industry and competition; Agriculture; and international relations and cooperation. The South African government should soften these obstacles and hold continuous discussions with China to promote agricultural trade between our countries.Wandile Sihlobo is the chief economist and author of the South African African agricultural work room A country of two peasants.
