Agricultural Market Viewpoint with Wandile Sihlobo

South Africa, the only African country that is a member of the G20, holds the presidency of the grouping until the end of November 2025. During this time, it could help drive the African continent’s food security agenda. For agriculture, South Africa has set four G20 priorities: * the promotion of policies and investments that can lead to improved food and nutrition security * empowering youth and women to participate in agrifood systems * fostering innovation and the transfer of useful technologies in agriculture industries * building climate resilience for sustainable food production. These priorities could benefit the African continent, especially as many other African countries have long struggled with food insecurity and low agricultural productivity. Based on my work as an agricultural economist, I would argue that South Africa could make use of its G20 presidency to support other African countries in building food security and raising the productivity of their agricultural sector. Listen to the podcast for more insights. Richard Humphries and Sam Mkokeli produce this podcast.