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South African industry links better decisions to market competitiveness
SAMAC’s regional MacDay programme brought together 518 delegates across four production areas to examine decisions affecting grower value from orchard to market. Topics included profitability, pest and water management, post-harvest value, market access and the global economic environment.
The industry’s stated market strategy links quality protection, consumer-demand growth and premium positioning. SAMAC also launched an information platform intended to connect industry data with practical farm and processing decisions.
A recurring theme was that expanding production must be matched by demand development and access to a wider range of markets. The article presents research, technology, standards and commercial strategy as connected parts of the same competitiveness problem.
Why This Matters
The programme provides a current view of how South Africa’s industry body is framing the response to margin pressure, rising supply and the need for stronger demand and market access.
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