JOHANNESBURG - Although the country has had a lot of rain recently, experts say agriculture that is primarily rain-fed will be put under pressure soon as La Nina's four-year cycle of above-normal rainfall draws to an end.
According to the International Research Institute for Climate, El Nino is predicted to begin by the end of this year.
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The Agricultural Business Chamber says food security may soon be at risk due to El Nino's effects on the weather.
"One of the things we need to appreciate is that this has been a usual period, we have not had four seasons of above-normal rainfall in a long period," Wandile Sihlobo said.
"The last time we saw three consecutive seasons of good rainfall was around about 2008 or so... and I think it is ending towards the end of this year... around October this year, the probability of El Nino effect is already over 50 percent."