Agriculture Content Partners

The agricultural industry of South Africa is a vibrant sector with multiple organizations that represent national societies within the industry. These societies and associations represent, market and protect established and new farmers in their respective industries.

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SouthAfrica.co.za’s agriculture content partners are well-established with reputable connections in both local and international agricultural industries. These partners are involved with agricultural shows, conferences and expos and also work alongside affiliated academic institutions and stakeholders to ensure success.

Agricultural content partners are varied and scattered across the country, representing all agricultural endeavors.

Abagold

Abagold farms Abalone on the south coast of South Africa. Abagold export live, canned and dried abalone worldwide....more

Agricultural Research Council

The Agricultural Research Council (ARC) has a rich history of using research and innovation to support and improve the South African agricul...more

Agulhas Honeybush Tea

Agulhas Honeybush Tea are the growers, producers and suppliers of organic Honeybush Herbal Tea which is indiginous to South Africa and is fo...more

Aquaculture Association of Southern Africa

The Aquaculture Association of Southern Africa (AASA) was established in the late 1980s to represent the then underdeveloped aquaculture ind...more

BioSafety SA

Biosafety South Africa (Biosafety SA) was established to facilitate safe and sustainable biotech innovation....more

Blue Ocean Mussels

Mussel farming in South Africa started over 30 years ago by a company that is now known as Blue Ocean Mussels....more

Cap Classique Producers Association

The Cap Classique Producers’ Association (CCPA) is an industry body based in the Western Cape that promotes South Africa’s premium Méth...more

Cape Flora SA

Cape Flora SA, a non-profit company (NPC), was established in 2005 with the goal of determining the key needs of fynbos and protea productio...more

Carmien Tea

Carmién Tea offers a unique taste of South Africa with an extensive range of indigenous rooibos tea products....more

Citrogold

Citrogold was one of the first citrus cultivar management companies in South Africa and today has one of the biggest portfolios of protected...more

Citrus Growers Association

The Citrus Growers Association of South Africa (CGA) has played a leading role in turning South Africa into one of the world’s biggest cit...more

Cotton SA

Cotton SA provides a forum to industry roleplayers to assist and guide them. They promote the development of the cotton value chain, and off...more

Culdevco

Culdevco (Pty) Ltd is a joint venture business between the South African Agricultural Research Council (ARC) and five producer organisations...more

Dragon Fruit South Africa

Dragon Fruit South Africa (DFSA) focuses on the expansion of the dragon fruit (pitaya) industry in South Africa through the distribution of ...more

Drybean Producers Organisation

The Drybean Producers’ Organisation (DPO) of South Africa is a commodity organisation that acts in the interest of the country’s dry bea...more

Eureka Mills

Eureka Mills is a family-run business that focuses on the production of stone ground flour....more

FarmSol

In 2016, South African Breweries (SAB) launched FarmSol through the SAB Thrive Fund, to address a growing need for emerging farmer developme...more

HIK Abalone Farm

HIK Abalone Farm is a well-known abalone producer situated in Hermanus, Western Cape. They focus on the cultivation of excellent quality aba...more

HL Hall and Sons

Hugh Lanion Hall established the HL Hall & Sons (Halls) fresh produce business back in 1890. By the 1940s, Halls had developed a distinguish...more

KWV

KWV is a leading South African producer of wine and spirits, known for its prestigious heritage....more

Macadamias South Africa

Macadamias South Africa, also known as SAMAC, was formed by a group of macadamia growers in the early 1970s, who sought to pool resources to...more

Phytoalchemy Health and Wellness

Jean-Francois Sobiecki's South African Medicinal Plant Tours. Come explore with medicinal plant researcher, nutritionist and herbalist heale...more

Pomegranate Producers Association of South Africa

In 2009 Pomegranate Producers Association of South Africa (POMASA) was established to coordinate industry requirements and generic issues af...more

Potatoes South Africa

Potatoes South Africa (PSA) is a non-profit company that serves as a mouthpiece for the South African potato industry, including farmers, pr...more

Raisins SA

Raisins South Africa is an organisation committed to the promotion of raisin production both locally and internationally....more

Regenerative Agriculture Association of South Africa

Andrew Ardington in 2019 founded the Regenerative Agricultural Association of South Africa, RegenAG SA, to give South African producers a pl...more

SA Berry Producers Association

The South African Berry Growers Association, SA Berries, was established in 2011 to address common industry issues affecting blueberry, rasp...more

SA Olive

The South African Olive Industry Association, also known as SA Olive, is widely acknowledged as the collective representative body for all s...more

Seedling Growers Association of South Africa

The Seedling Growers’ Association of South Africa (SGASA) is an active non-profit organisation that was established in 1981 to represent t...more

South African Avocado Growers Association

The South African Avocado Growers’ Association (SAAGA) is an organisation, based in Tzaneen, that is run by avocado growers for avocado gr...more

South African Bee Industry Organisation

The South African Bee Industry Organisation (SABIO) is an organised body that represents the interests of the beekeeping industry of SA....more

South African Cherry Growers Association

The South African Cherry Growers’ Association is a non-profit organisation that was established in 2001. It formed with the intention of p...more

South African Fig Producers Association

The South African Fig Producers' Association (SAFPA) is a well-established organisation that offers its members comprehensive resources, exp...more

South African Flower Growers Association

The South African Flower Growers Association oversees the levies, administration and import-related tasks for all non-indigenous flowers in ...more

South African Fruit Juice Association

The South African Fruit Juice Association (SAFJA), established in 2011, represents processing and packaging companies for fruit juice conce...more

South African Garlic Growers Association

The South African Garlic Growers’ Association is an association for local garlic growers and producers that was founded in 1991....more

South African Grain Information Service

The South African Grain Information Service (SAGIS) was established after deregulation in November 1997, to supply the grain and oilseeds in...more

South African Litchi Growers Association

The South African Litchi Growers’ Association (SALGA) is an industry body that exists to enable litchi growers to produce the best quality...more

South African Mushroom Farmers Association

The South African Mushroom Farmers’ Association (SAMFA) is the leading mushroom body of SA, and aims to promote the commercial farming and...more

South African Nursery Association

The South African Nursery Association (SANA) is a non-profit organisation that was established in 1947 with the intention of representing th...more

South African Pecan Nut Producers Association

The South African Pecan Nut Producers Association (SAPPA) was launched in 1992 to look after the needs of pecan nut producers....more

South African Rooibos Council

The South African Rooibos Council (SARC) is an independent and voluntary industry organization, whose members are involved in processing, pa...more

South African Subtropical Growers Association

The South African Subtropical Growers Association (Subtrop) engages in, initiates and coordinates diverse activities beneficial to the indus...more

South African Sugar Association

The South African Sugar Association (SASA) is an essential cog in the local sugar industry. The organisation employs a diverse workforce of ...more

South African Table Grape Industry

The South African Table Grape Industry (SATI) is an association dedicated to creating a progressive, equitable and sustainable table grape i...more

Southern Oil (Pty) Ltd

In 1993, Southern Oil (Pty) Ltd (SOILL) revolutionised agriculture in South Africa by establishing a canola oil refinery in Swellendam in th...more

Tomato Producers Organisation

The Tomato Producers’ Organisation (TPO) is a body that acts in the interest of the producers of fresh tomatoes in South Africa....more

Umfolozi Sugar Mill

Umfolozi Sugar Mill (USM) was established in 1916 following a concession granted in 1913 to the St Lucia Sugar Company to mill sugar cane at...more

Undercover Farming

Undercover Farming started out as a magazine in 2004, after Johan Swiegers was flooded with requests for more information after publishing c...more

Viking Aquaculture

Viking Aquaculture is a supplier of farmed seafood products, situated in Hermanus in the Western Cape and aims to bring consumers the freshe...more

Vinpro

Vinpro is synonymous with the wine in South Africa and essential to the overall integrity and growth of the wine industry in the country....more

Water Research Commission

The Water Research Commission (WRC) is South Africa’s designated water research and knowledge hub. The Water Research commission is dedica...more

Westfalia Fruit

Westfalia Fruit is one of South Africa’s leading suppliers of fresh fruit and related​ products for export. They grow, source and ripen,...more

Wine and Agricultural Ethical Trade Association

The Wine and Agriculture Industry Ethical Trade Association (WIETA) is a not for profit, voluntary association of stakeholders in the South ...more

Woodford Truffles SA

Woodford Truffles SA (Pty) Ltd is a company that works in partnership with farmers and landowners to encourage the commercial agricultural p...more