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South Africa has undergone enormous economic, social and political change since the beginning of the democratisation process in 1994. The overall results have been positive with a stronger and stable macro economy, better integration into the global trading system, and progress in redressing past injustices and reducing poverty.
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Chapter 1 of this study sets out the policy context. Section 1.1 provides a brief historical perspective of the main macroeconomic developments, earlier policy reforms and resulting current economic situation. Section 1.2 looks at the role of agriculture in the South African economy and how the structure of the sector is evolving. Section 1.3 examines agricultural trade in more detail in terms of both exports and imports. Section 1.4 then highlights some of the main impacts of policy reform on the sector.
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Chapter 2 of this report examines the agriculture, trade and related social policy reforms impacting on the sector. The first Section highlights the government’s recent development strategies, policy objectives and institutional structure, which provide a framework for understanding and assessing subsequent policy reforms.
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This Chapter examines various effects of existing policies and potential policy reforms. Section 3.1 looks at the tariffs faced by South Africa in its key export markets. Section 3.2 provides estimates of sectoral and economy wide welfare gains of own and multilateral trade liberalisation for South Africa.
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