{"id":158614,"date":"2020-03-18T18:47:42","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T16:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/pasha-58-south-africas-fruit-industry-and-the-opportunities-it-presents-the-conversation\/"},"modified":"2020-03-18T18:47:42","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T16:47:42","slug":"pasha-58-south-africas-fruit-industry-and-the-opportunities-it-presents-the-conversation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/pasha-58-south-africas-fruit-industry-and-the-opportunities-it-presents-the-conversation\/","title":{"rendered":"Pasha 58: South Africa’s fruit industry and the opportunities it presents | The Conversation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pasha 58: South Africa’s fruit industry and the opportunities it presents<\/a>: <\/p>\n

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South Africa\u2019s fruit industry has tremendous potential. The industry is already a global player, thanks to its citrus exports. But there is scope for other fruit such as berries and avocados.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s important to tap into this potential, given that fruit exports have the ability to create jobs. To do this, a few things need to be addressed, such as bottlenecks at the ports and an increase in research and development.<\/p>\n

In today\u2019s episode of Pasha, Shingie Chisoro-Dube, economist and researcher at the Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development at the University of Johannesburg, discusses what heights the fruit export market can reach and how South Africa can get there. <\/p>\n

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Read more: South Africa is missing out on fresh fruit export growth. What it needs to do <\/strong> <\/em> <\/p>\n

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Photo:<\/strong> By Frank Oosthuizen \u2013 Soft Citrus, South Africa. Shutterstock<\/p>\n

Music<\/strong> \u201cHappy African Village\u201d by John Bartmann, found on FreeMusicArchive.org licensed under CC0 1.<\/p>\n

\u201cMusic box and sunshine\u201d by Daniel Birch, found on FreeMusicArchive.org licensed under Attribution-non commercial License.<\/p>\n

Sounds<\/strong> \u201cFruit and vegetable market (covered), Pecs, large and echoey, with speech, footsteps, bangs, distant traffic\u201d found on BBC sound effects licensed under RemArc Licence<\/p>\n

\u201cJoburg Market Day focuses on Agro-processing business opportunities, supporting entrepreneurs – Ruby Mathang speech\u201d by CreamerMedia found on YouTube licensed under Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed)<\/p>\n

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