South Africa Agriculture

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The creation of the Agricultural Search Centre in 1993, is at the origin of the recent development of the farm-produce sector in South Africa. Since, the country has been divided into nine provinces and each of them has its own agricultural development office. In spite of numerous natural resources, the development of the South African agriculture is slowed down by difficulties such as the desertification, the erosion of grounds or the inflation.

Farmland surface area:

The areas under cultivation include arable lands and those with permanent crops. In South Africa. They represent 99,678,000 hectares.

Number of farms:

62,435. The main agricultural region is the Free State with 10,926 farms which represents 17.5 % of the total number.

Crops

Crop	Yield (in Metric Tons)	Surface (in hectares)	Yield Hg/ Ha*
Sugar cane	24,639,624	428	575,692
Corn	7,543,690	2,956,000	25,52
Wheat	1,500,000	1,200,000	12,5
Grapes	1,273,220	102	124,825
Oranges	900	40	225

Livestock

Species	Headcount
Cattle	14,273,000
Sheeps	29,980,000
Goats	7,000,000
Pigs	1,630,000
Horses	260

Number of tractors:

Irrigated land (surface area):

1,350,000 hectares.

Fishing yield in metric tons:

Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods	Saltwater fish
13,364 Tm.	560,167 Tm.

Aquacultural yield in metric tons:

716,400 Tm.

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