Addressing barriers to innovation by agribusiness to drive growth in South Africa
PUBLICATION YEAR:
2023
OUTPUT TYPE:
Policy briefs
Print
HSRC Library: shelf number 9812742
handle
20.500.11910/20220
This policy brief interrogates trends from a survey of commercial agricultural businesses, including farming,
forestry and fisheries enterprises, to inform policy implementation insights. The evidence indicates that
resource, knowledge and market factors play a key role in creating an enabling environment for innovation in the
agribusiness industry. Therefore, policy interventions that target these factors can support pathways to overcome
innovation constraints. On this basis, the policy brief makes a call to the government and policy makers at national, provincial, local and regional levels to develop policies that are responsive to key barriers and may improve innovation performance along the agribusiness value chain.