Results Presentation Source: Stats SA: Mid-year population estimates 2018
Stats SA signed an MoU with the Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries (DAFF) in April 2018, according to which 1 Stats SA is to conduct a Census of Commercial Agriculture for 2017 (CoCA 2017) and publish results at municipal level 2 DAFF is to develop a Farmers’ Register, with special focus on small-holder farmers Source: Stats SA: Mid-year population estimates 2018
OBJECTIVES THE CENSUS OF COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE The general objective of the 2017 Census of Commercial Agriculture is to collect basic quantitative information on South Africa’s commercial agriculture that is essential for planning, policy formulation, food security, etc. To generate To provide data to To improve frames (lists information on the use as benchmarks of farms) to be used for size, structure & for and reconciliation conducting commercial nature of commercial of current agricultural agriculture sample agriculture at industry statistics surveys and municipal level Source: Stats SA: Mid-year population estimates 2018
REFERENCE PERIOD Methodology: Phase (15 October to 14 December 2019) The questionnaires were completed for the financial year ended on any date between 1 March 2017 and 28 February 2018, according to the usual reporting schedule of the enterprise, with the following exceptions: Animals on farms as at 30 September 2018 Employment as at 30 June 2018 Land use as at 30 September 2018 Source: Stats SA: Mid-year population estimates 2018
Number of farms Source: Stats SA: Mid-year population estimates 2018
The total number of farms/ farming units involved in the commercial agriculture industry in 2017 was 40 122 This was only a slight increase in the number recorded in 2007 Number of farms/ farming units in the commercial agriculture industry, 2007 and 2017 40 122 40 079 2007 2017 Source: Stats SA: Mid-year population estimates 2018
Free State was the province with the highest number of farms in 2017 7 951 farms or 19,8% of the national total Number of farms/ farming units in the commercial agriculture industry, by province FS 19,8% WC 17,3% NW 12,3% NC 12,0% EC 10,5% KZN 7,7% LP 7,6% MP 7,0% GP 5,7% Source: Stats SA: Mid-year population estimates 2018
Agricultural activity Source: Stats SA: Mid-year population estimates 2018
Livestock and mixed farming amounted to 65% of all farms within commercial agriculture Number of farms/ farming units in the commercial agriculture industry, by activity 2017 Mixed farming Services Field crops Livestock (crops & livestock) Horticulture 2,1% 33,9% 31,1% 21,3% 11,6% 40 122 Source: Stats SA: Mid-year population estimates 2018
Between 2007 and 2017, the number of farms in mixed farming increased by 8,4 percentage points. Number of farms/ farming units in the commercial agriculture industry, by industry 2007 and 2017 40% Livestock 34,3% 33,9% Mixed farming 33,5% 30% (crops & livestock) 31,1% 22,7% Field crops 20% 21,3% Horticulture 9,5% 11,6% 10% Services 2,1% 0% 2007 2017 1 2 Source: Stats SA: Mid-year population estimates 2018
Farming Income Agricultural income Source: Stats SA: Mid-year population estimates 2018
Total income for farming was R332,8 billion Income by type of activity in the commercial agriculture industry, 2017 R66 billion R6 billion R95 billion R121 billion R45 billion Services Source: Stats SA: Mid-year population estimates 2018
The largest gain in percentage share of income was in horticulture that increased 2,4 percentage points, from 17,4% in 2007 to 19,8% in 2017 Income of farms/ farming units in the commercial agriculture industry, by activity 2007 and 2017 40% 35,9% Livestock 36,2% Mixed farming 30% 32,7% (crops & livestock) 28,6% 20% Horticulture 17,4% 19,8% Field crops 13,5% 13,9% 10% Services 1,9% 0% 2007 1 2 2017 Source: Stats SA: Mid-year population estimates 2018
Western Cape contributed the most to total income in 2017 R64,3 billion or 19,3% Number of farms, income and employment in the commercial agriculture industry by province, as a percentage of total, 2017 25% 20% 19,3% 15% 14,1% 11,9% 11,6% 10% 10,2% 9,7% 9,4% 8,1% 5% 5,6% 0% WC FS NW MP KZN GP LP EC NC Source: Stats SA: Mid-year population estimates 2018
Gauteng’s commercial agricultural industry was highly skewed towards livestock at 75,7% Provincial commodity group contribution to gross farming income in the commercial agriculture industry, 2017 Livestock Field crops Horticulture Other Gauteng 75,7% 12,3% 12,0% North West 72,3% 20,6% 7,0% Eastern Cape 63,9% 7,4% 28,6% KwaZulu-Natal 58,7% 30,2% 8,6% South Africa 52,2% 23,4% South Africa 23,9% Mpumalanga 51,7% 31,4% 15,0% Free State 50,8% 43,3% 5,9% Northern Cape 38,7% 29,9% 31,4% Western Cape 37,0% 16,3% 46,6% Limpopo 22,9% 16,6% 60,5% Source: Stats SA: Mid-year population estimates 2018
National field crop income is generated mostly in Free State, while horticulture income is generated mostly in Limpopo and Western Cape (2017) National share of income across the provinces. The darker the colour, the larger the share Source: Stats SA: Mid-year population estimates 2018
In 2017, the top 10 district municipalities by income contributed R148 billion to total income (44,5% of total income) Top 10 district municipalities by income in the commercial agriculture industry, 2017 10 8 2 5 9 3 7 1. Cape Winelands (WC) 8,2% 2. Gert Sibande (MP) 5,6% 3. Thabo Mofutsanyane (FS) 5,1% 4. West Coast (WC) 4,1% 5. Dr Kenneth Kaunda (NW) 3,9% 4 6. Sarah Baartman (EC) 3,9% 6 7. Lejweleputswa (FS) 3,5% 1 8. Nkangala (MP) 3,5% 9. Fezile Dabi (FS) 3,4% 10. City of Tshwane (GP) 3,3% Source: Stats SA: Mid-year population estimates 2018
Income from various farming activities are concentrated in differing parts of the country Local municipalities by type of activity and income in the commercial agriculture industry, 2017 Horticulture Mixed farming Field crops Livestock (crops & livestock) Source: Stats SA: Mid-year population estimates 2018
Agricultural employment Source: Stats SA: Mid-year population estimates 2018
The total number of persons employed in commercial agriculture on 30 June 2018 was 757 628, down from 769 594 in 28 February 2007 (1,6%) Employment in the commercial agriculture industry, last pay period ended on or before 28 February 2007 and 30 June 2018 769 594 757 628 2007 2018 Source: Stats SA: Mid-year population estimates 2018
Mixed farming showed a 10,3 percentage point decrease in numbers of employees Type of Activity by employment 2007 2018 35,9% 35,5% q Horticulture 276 485 268 740 34,8% Mixed farming q 267 966 185 863 (Crops and Animals) 24,5% 21,4% 135 427 p Livestock 162 116 17,6% p 16,4% Field crops 89 716 123 977 11,7% 16 932 Services 2,2% 1 2 2018 2007 Source: Stats SA: Mid-year population estimates 2018
The top 10 employment districts accounted for 374 671 employees (49,5% of total employment). Three of these 10 were in WC, and two were in FS Top 10 district municipalities by employees in the commercial agriculture industry, 2017 6 3 2 9 8 10 1. Cape Winelands (WC) 12,3% 2. Z F Mgcawu (NC) 6,1% 3. Ehlanzeni (MP) 5,0% 4. Sarah Baartman (EC) 4,8% 5. West Coast (WC) 4,5% 5 6. Mopani (LP) 3,9% 4 7. Overberg (WC) 3,9% 1 8. Thabo Mofutsanyane (FS) 3,6% 9. Lejweleputswa (FS) 3,0% 7 10. Umgungundlovu (KZN) 2,5% Source: Stats SA: Mid-year population estimates 2018
Large farms made up 6,5% of all farms, but contributed 51,4% to total employment and 67,0% to total income Number of farms, income and employment in the commercial agriculture industry by farm size, as a percentage of the total, 2017 Employment 51,4% Large 6,5% Income 67,0% Annual income > R22,5 million 11,5% Medium 4,6% 9,7% R13,5 million to R22,5 million 26,0% Small 26,7% 18,5% R2,25 million to R13,5 million 5,1% Micro + 15,5% 2,9% R1,0 million to R2,25 million 6,0% Micro Number of Farms 46,7% 1,9% Micro: 18 710 Annual income < R1,0 million Source: Stats SA: Mid-year population estimates 2018
Despite having only 11,6% of farms, horticulture contributed the greatest to the employment profile Farm type by income, number of farms and employment Mixed farming Field crops Livestock Horticulture Services (crops & livestock) Income 36,2% 28,6% 13,5% 19,8% Farms 33,9% 31,1% 21,3% 11,6% Employment 21,4% 24,5% 16,4% 35,5% Source: Stats SA: Mid-year population estimates 2018
Land use Source: Stats SA: Mid-year population estimates 2018
On 30 September 2018, the total land used for commercial agriculture was 46,4 million hectares, 38% of total land area in South Africa m ha = millions of hectares Commercial Commercial Grazing Land Arable Land 2,3 m ha 36,5 m ha 7,6 m ha Other 0% 50% 100% 0 m ha 5 m ha 10 m ha 15 m ha 20 m ha 25 m ha 30 m ha 35 m ha 40 m ha 45 m ha 50 m ha Source: Stats SA: Mid-year population estimates 2018
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