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‘I think a fact that is not well known is that 44% of South African agri exports actually go into Africa, with only around 6% or 7% going to America,’ says Brendan Jacobs, head of AgriBusiness at Standard Bank.

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‘All indications are we've surpassed last year's numbers and a very good sign for us in terms of how people are searching for product on the continent,’ says Darryl Erasmus, COO of South African Tourism.

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‘If I consider the last 24 months, we were able to actually support around 387 new black farmers into the sector and that is to the value of just over R3bn under the blended finance scheme,’ says Land Bank CEO, Themba Rikhotso.