In the same year, the income share of the top five food manufacturers was more than 50% in the majority of food processing industries. [...] The second quarter growth of employment in food processing was driven in part the easing of COVID-19 regulations and in part by seasonal factors, coupled with fact that the operations of food processors continued during the lockdown period. [...] The third quarter growth of employment in food processing was driven in part by the easing of COVID-19 regulations, and subsequent movements to lower levels of regulations that resulted in the relaxation of social distancing measures applied in production facilities. [...] While formal sector employment represents at least two-thirds of the female labour force in food processing, Graph 10 indicates that the rise in the share of women employed in food processing was in large part due to the increase in informal sector employment. [...] However, the ratio of GFCF to GVA in other manufacturing is the highest in Limpopo and the lowest in the Eastern Cape Province (see Graph 21).
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