Source: Tinashe Kapuya, Wandile Sihlobo, Eccon 3 x 3, 27 October 2021, Melissa Joskow/Media Matters for America
The European Union (EU) is the second most important market for South Africa’s agricultural products, accounting for 27% of the country’s total agricultural exports.
Despite South Africa transitioning from the Trade Development Cooperation Agreement (TDCA) to the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) to secure continued and improved market access in the EU, a new set of regulations under the EU Green Deal and its Farm to Fork Strategy are set to impose additional compliance costs that will likely negate the benefits of existing preferential trade arrangements.
We present a set of challenges, opportunities, and risks that both government and the private sector need to address if South Africa aims to increase agricultural exports to the EU.
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The South African Pork Producers’ Organisation (SAPPO) coordinates industry interventions and collaboratively manages risks in the value chain to enable the sustainability and profitability of pork producers in South Africa.
