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In 2004, Cape Town was listed as one of the top five international tourist destinations. [47] Fifty percent of international tourists to South Africa visit the Western Cape. The province's overall share of South Africa's tourism sector by gross expenditure is 24 percent [8] and totalling R23.1 billion (US$1.8 billion) in 2017. [13]
In 2018, South Africa produced 19.3 million tonnes of sugarcane (14th largest producer in the world), 12.5 million tonnes of maize (12th largest producer in the world) 1.9 million tons of grape (11th largest producer in the world), 1.7 million tons of orange (11th largest producer in the world) and 397 thousand tons of pear (7th largest producer in the world).
Philippi is a large urban and semi-rural area in Cape Town's Cape Flats region, in the Western Cape, South Africa.. It comprises the Philippi Horticultural Area to the west, which is sparsely populated compared to the surrounding city and contains many farms.
In Cape Town specifically, supermarkets rely directly on fresh produce from the nearby farm area. [26] Climate change affects the production of food, and it can also damage capital assets that affect accessibility and utilization. [26] Specifically in Cape Town, access to food deserts does not change their severity. [26]
The Western Cape (Xhosa: iNtshona-Koloni; Afrikaans: Wes-Kaap [ˈvɛskɑːp]) is a province of South Africa, situated on the south-western coast of the country.It is the fourth largest of the nine provinces with an area of 129,449 square kilometres (49,981 sq mi), and the third most populous, with an estimated 7 million inhabitants in 2020. [8]
Consequently it is now known in South Africa as the place “where the apples come from”. [1] However a recent shift in economic focus has led to Elgin also becoming one of South Africa's most notable and successful wine regions, with the coolest climate of any region in the country. Elgin wines and tourism have consequently become ...
The economy of South Africa is the largest economy in Africa, it is a mixed economy, emerging market, and upper-middle-income economy, one of only eight such countries in Africa. [ 29 ] [ 30 ] [ 31 ] The economy is the most industrialised, technologically advanced, and diversified in Africa. [ 32 ]
The largest town in the valley is Worcester, which lies almost in the centre of the valley, virtually equidistant from Tulbagh in the north and the other major town, Robertson to the south-east. The main north-south rail and road routes traverse the valley, including the N1 highway linking Cape Town and Johannesburg .