Agriculture

South Africa has a huge agriculture sector which provides 10% of the workforces with work. Due to the lack of water and vegetation in the land only 3% is considered high quality. Some of the things South Africa export includes sugar, wine, and various fruits.

South Africa produce around 9 tonnes of maize and around 82% of that is consumed. South Africa produce 250,000 metric tonnes of bananas per year, in the ranking of banana producing South Africa are ranked 29th.

White people own 87% of agricultural land, while coloured people only own 13%. White people usually hire coloured people to work on their farm and are usually paid poorly.

Another important part of agriculture in South Africa is meat. Animals graze on pasteurized land; these animals include cattle, sheep, and goats. This adds to the exports of South Africa and is the reason along with crops why agriculture takes up 8% of South Africa’s exports.

The coastline of South Africa is 3000km long and contains 7 ports; this is very helpful as goods can be shipped in and out of the country with out using any other types of transport. This keeps exporting costs low and gives the country a better chance to make a surplus on their balance of payments.