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An investigation of the South African operating environment for agribusinesses
Dissertation (MCom Agric (Agricultural Economics))--University of Pretoria, 2022.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/93102 An investigation of the South African operating environment for agribusinesses Jordaan, Daniel du Plessis Scheepers u18108513@tuks.co.za Louw, Andre Smith, Jade UCTD Agri-operating environment Agribusinesses Priorities Strategic and operational decisions Risk and uncertainty PESTEL Dissertation (MCom Agric (Agricultural Economics))--University of Pretoria, 2022. This paper focuses on analysing priorities on a global- and regional level but not on a national level. It explores the operating environment for South African agribusinesses using environmental scanning approaches to provide a granular view of the elements that constitute the environment for agribusinesses. By implementing a PESTEL Analysis Framework that consists of specific criteria (of uncontrollable factors), it assists agribusinesses to focus on what needs immediate attention and to assist in implementing strategic and operational decisions. This paper further aims to answer two main questions: firstly, why does the agricultural industry need to have the ability to prioritise the external factors of the agri-operating environment? Secondly, why is it crucial to stay on track with improvements in policies, trends in the economy, continuous upskilling, the latest advanced technology, rules and regulations, and financial factors? Both these questions have been addressed through identifying the Economic domain that is ranked as the number one essential priority, however, it is emphasised that the rankings differ when disassembling the PESTEL Analysis into categories on a national level which contemplate different versions of the future in a structured way. Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development MCom (Agricultural Economics) Unrestricted Natural and Agricultural Sciences 2023-10-27T09:57:47Z 2023-10-27T09:57:47Z 2024 2022 Dissertation * http://hdl.handle.net/2263/93102 10.25403/UPresearchdata.23918349 en © 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Agri-operating environment Agribusinesses Priorities Strategic and operational decisions Risk and uncertainty PESTEL An investigation of the South African operating environment for agribusinesses |
| title | An investigation of the South African operating environment for agribusinesses |
| title_full | An investigation of the South African operating environment for agribusinesses |
| title_fullStr | An investigation of the South African operating environment for agribusinesses |
| title_full_unstemmed | An investigation of the South African operating environment for agribusinesses |
| title_short | An investigation of the South African operating environment for agribusinesses |
| title_sort | investigation of the south african operating environment for agribusinesses |
| topic | UCTD Agri-operating environment Agribusinesses Priorities Strategic and operational decisions Risk and uncertainty PESTEL |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/93102 |