Chapter 1 of this report provides an overview of the agricultural sector, paying particular attention to the Poultry sub-sector in South Africa. The first section of this chapter looks at the scope of the Poultry sub-sector’s coverage. The second section describes the AgriSETA stakeholders and key role-players in the Poultry sub-sector. The third section looks at the economic performance of the overall agricultural sector, zooming into the contribution of
poultry to the South African economy. The fourth section explores the employer profile, based on the AgriSETA WSP/ ATR data submitted for 2019/20. The last section provides a labour market profile where the number and demographics of people employed in the sector is explored. Overall, the chapter is intended to set thescene for the skills issues that are delved into in subsequent chapters. The scope of AgriSETA covers the agricultural sector, from
input services to a farm, activities on a farm and first level processing activities from a farm. The Poultry sub-sector is classified into a single economic activity. The table below outlines the formal demarcation of the Poultry sub-sector according to standard industrial classification (SIC) codes and focus areas.