Ken Research - South Africa Crop Protection Market

South Africa Crop Protection Market Will be Led by Progressive Policies Adopted by the
Government & Advancement in Farming Methods: Ken Research
The growth in the Crop protection industry of South Africa can be attributed to the rise in
demand owing to the rise of organic farming trend in the country, increase in overall
production of crops and rise in export of food products to other countries.
South Africa’s crop protection market witnessed majority of the demand from cereal and
forage crops. Wheat, soybean, oats, sorghum, barley, dry bean, maize, ryegrass, triticale are
some of the major crops produced in the country. The demand for pesticides was the highest
followed by bio-pesticides in almost all the major crops. The key growth drivers of the crop
protection market have been the increase in domestic consumption and export of crops and
food products to other African countries. The competition in the local market has been
intense due to the presence of a large number of local and global players producing high
quality crop protections products.
The South African crop protection market has number of global and local players that are
gradually expanding their business into country. Increase in organic farming culture is
gradually increasing the demand for bio-pesticides in the country. Companies are
introducing newer products in the market that result in higher yield of crop. Farmers in the
country are gradually becoming aware about the negative-impacts of pesticides and are
choosing products that are environment friendly and have minimum impact on human
health. The increase in net farm income has attracted more people towards farming in the
country which has resulted in growth of the overall farming sector. This increase in overall
farming activities in the country has also supported the growth in the crop protection
market in South Africa.