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<p>South Africa&#8217;s agricultural sector is having such a good season that confidence in the industry reached a record high in the second quarter of 2021. The Agribusiness Confidence Index reached 75 points in the quarter &#8211; accelerating from 64 points in the first quarter. Joining CNBC Africa to unpack the figures is Wandile Sihlobo, Chief Economist at the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa.</p>


SA’s agribusiness confidence reaches record high in second quarter

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<p>Growth in the South African agricultural economy seems to be unstoppable. While the economy was shattered in 2020, the sector expanded, beating expectations. Wandile Sihlobo, Chief Economist at the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


Excessive rainfall threatens agricultural output in Southern Africa

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<p>The SADC Regional Vulnerability Assessment and Analysis Programme has released the Synthesis Report on the State of Food and Nutrition Security and Vulnerability in Southern Africa. Joining CNBC Africa to look at the state of food nutrition, security and vulnerability in the region is Domingos Gove, Director of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources for the Southern African Development Community (SADC), and Wandile Sihlobo, Chief Economist at the Agricultural Business Chamber South Africa.</p>


COVID-19: How the pandemic has impacted food security in Southern Africa

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<p>Is it time for South Africa to create dope jobs? That the big question asked by many as South Africa hosts its first Cannibis Expo. The same sentiments are shared in an article penned by Wandile Sihlobo, Head of Economic &#038; Agribusiness Intelligence who explored how the country can economically benefit from the recently legalised private use of dagga. He joins CNBC Africa for more.</p>


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SA’s agribusiness confidence reaches record high in second quarter

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