A Good Growth Plan for Africa – a sustainable reset of agriculture

As Syngenta South Africa, we are privileged to be in Africa - the continent that holds the key to global food security.

With more than 60 percent of the world’s arable land, Africa has the potential to help produce the additional 50 percent food needed globally in 2050. Yet, currently it produces only 13 percent of its own food needs and is home to more than half of the world’s population facing food insecurity.

Therefore, it is crucial for a sustainable reset of agriculture in Africa to eradicate hunger which can be achieved by helping farmers to increase productivity and fight climate change, enabling access to finance and encouraging free and fair market and trade opportunities.

Producing more, sustainably

Syngenta equips farmers with the necessary inputs, innovation and training to help them produce more, sustainably. In Africa, Syngenta has trained over 500,000 farmers on health and safety and good practices so that agriculture and biodiversity flourish together.

“Our specific focus is on training farmworkers to use our products safely. We do this through hands-on training events on farms, distribution of information through our agents and the publication of training material and educational articles,” says

Antonie Delport, managing director for Syngenta South Africa.

We will continue working with farmers and its partners to achieve the sustainable reset of agriculture that Africa needs to feed itself more sustainably.