/ 5 April 2022

South Africa could help to fill agricultural-commodity gap arising from the Russia-Ukraine war

Sustainable agriculture.
South Africa is not an insignificant player in global agriculture. The country ranked 32nd among the world's top agricultural exporters in 2023 and the only African country in the top 40.

Africa imported $4-billion worth of agricultural products from Russia in 2020. Of the total, 90% was wheat and 6% sunflower oil

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