South Africa’s agriculture and agribusiness sectors have a broader responsibility for food security beyond our borders. Southern Africa leans heavily on South Africa for food supplies. This is clear from the observation of South Africa’s agricultural exports. The country exported about $13.2bn of agricultural and processed food products in 2023. Nearly 40% of these exports were for Africa.

Notably, roughly 90c in every dollar of South Africa’s agricultural exports to the continent is from Southern Africa. Grains, fruits, vegetables and selected beverages are typically high on South Africa’s list of agriculture and food exports to Southern Africa...

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