Employment in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing in South Africa 2013-2019

In 2019, the number employed in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing amounted to approximately 885 thousand. This is an increase of 19.6 percent compared to 2013. Furthermore, between 2013 to 2019 the employment rate fluctuated, declining by roughly 7.3 percent in 2014, whereas afterwards rising again to 897 thousand in 2015.

This can be possibly attributed to the government's National Development Plan (NDP) aiming to undertake inequality, unemployment and social exclusion. The plan was introduced in 2012 and is expected by 2030 to support commercial agricultural industries, giving way to high possible growth and generation of employment with the focus on the more assuring regions.