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Why the biggest risk to agriculture lies beneath our feet
South Africa’s agricultural sector is confronting a strategic challenge that extends far beyond farming. As climate risks intensify and production costs rise, the economics of traditional agriculture are becoming increasingly difficult to sustain.
The country’s most valuable productive asset, its soil, has lost between 9.3% and 14.9% of its organic carbon in the top 0- 30 centimetres, a decline that exceeds the global average of 3.6%. For agribusiness owners, that translates into higher operating costs, greater climate risk and growing pressure to rethink long-term investment decisions.
Nedbank Commercial Banking enables our partners with the products and services they need to sustain their businesses in ways that are commercially sound, yet sustainable and supportive of the economy and the people who rely on it for their livelihoods.
