A Systematic Literature Enquiry of the South African Agricultural Marketing Environment Pre-1913 to the Present

Abstract

Over a period of time, the South African agricultural sector has been divided into two sub-sectors, i.e., commercial and subsistence farming for whites and black farmers respectively. It also went through three marketing environmental phases, commencing pre 1913 to date. Use is made of the systemic literature review methodology, considered superior to its more unstructured narrative review counterpart. The findings of the review process are that the early 1900s reflected what a competitive non-regulated market can achieve even for those with minimal productive capacities, while the second phase that commenced with intensification of discriminatory legislation reflected the negative outcomes of the system. The last phase, covering the period after 1994, reflected development of an inclusive policy environment with minimal incorporation of the emerging black farming community. The chapter recommends more concerted efforts at graduating emerging farmers, implementation of well-intended and crafted policies and improved monitoring of CPAs.