Brics founders Brazil, India and China are three of the world’s top four largest food producers, while SA is the leading producer in Africa. Yet despite this dominance, agricultural trade between Brics nations remains modest. This area of co-operation is attracting increased attention within the bloc and SA farmers stand to benefit greatly.

Brics is already an agricultural powerhouse, accounting for roughly half of all global wheat and rice production. China, the second largest food exporter in Brics, exports $100bn worth of foodstuff each year, while Russian and Indian food exports exceed $50bn per annum. ..

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