South Africa’s agricultural exports reached a historic $15.1 billion in 2025, marking a 10% year-on-year increase and extending the sector’s growth streak to seven consecutive years. The record performance comes despite a significant slump in shipments to the United States during the second half of the year, underscoring the sector’s resilience and its accelerating pivot ...

Sub-Saharan Africa, Kenya included, has the lowest uptake of agricultural mechanisation in the world. [File, Standard] While agriculture is the economic activity that contributes the most to Kenya’s GDP, a majority of Kenyans have yet to embrace mechanisation. There is also almost zero use of irrigation, with a majority of farmers relying solely on the ...

In South Africa agriculture is central to fostering economic growth, reducing poverty, and improving food security in the whole of the Southern African region. Estimates suggest that more than 70 percent of the rural population depends on agriculture for their livelihoods and the Mordor Intelligence report: Agriculture in South Africa – Growth, Trends, Covid-19 Impact, and ...