Africa Organic Fertilizers Market - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2021 - 2026)

Organic farming in Africa has been increasing at a significant rate. According to FAO, the area under organic cultivation was at 1.9 million hectares in 2017, which is 0.1 million hectares more than the previous year. There are more than 1.2 million hectares of certified organic agricultural land in Africa, which constitutes about 3% of the world’s organic agricultural land. There are more than 574’000 organic producers. Uganda has the largest organic area (231’000 hectares) and most organic producers. As the organic cultivation only uses biological organic fertilizers, increasing organic farming boosts the market in Africa.

South Africa is the top country among all the African countries in terms of the revenue generated from the biofertilizer segment. The country accounted for 45.8% of the total African market revenue in 2019. Factors, like environmental concerns, increasing awareness among the farmers, and degrading soil quality, are the major market drivers in the region. Regional and global players manufacturing the biofertilizers in South Africa is one of the major factors boosting the market in South Africa.