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Abstract
In this paper the format of a Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) for use as a database for the
Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) modelling of agricultural policy reform in South
Africa is detailed. It is shown that the published South African SAMs impose limitations
upon their suitability as databases for CGE models, but that they can be readily modified. An
additional benefit of a SAM is its use as a framework for the specification of the behavioural
relationships necessary to the development of a model. Finally, a Macro SAM for 1993 is
reported and the proposed disaggregation of the agricultural sector is identified.