Farming South Africa

FARMING SOUTHAFRICA PRODUCTION RATES ONLY 3% OF LAND IS CONSIDERED HIGH POTENTIAL LAND ONLY 13.5% OF LAND CAN BE USED FOR CROP PRODUCTION PERCENTAGE OF NATION'S GDP (2.6% PERCENTAGE OF LABOUR FORCE 10% 65% SOUTH AFRICA SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA LATEST NEWS The government are set to invest R7 billion for smallholder and subsistence farmers. The government intends to give 50% of land to the labourers that work on it. Sources: http://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2014/06/22/minister-unveils-plan-to- make-farmers-give-half-their-land-to-workers ARWALD TANKER TRAILERSCC. http://allafrica.com/stories/201406232514.html http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/AFRICAEXT/0,co ntentMDK:21935583 pagePK:146736 piPK:146830^theSitePK:258644, 00.html www.arwald.co.za http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture_in_South_Africa