Agbiz Media Day 2025
Agbiz Hosts Successful Media Day, Highlights Industry Confidence and Future Outlook
Agbiz hosted another successful Agbiz Media Day 2025 in Pretoria, bringing together members of the media and the agribusiness community for a day of insights, reflections, and forward-looking discussions. The event, themed “Connecting the Dots: Collaborative Solutions Across Policy, Markets, Logistics & Trade for 2026”, provided a platform for knowledge sharing and highlighted key developments in South Africa’s agriculture and agribusiness sectors.
The Media Day featured the release of the latest Agbiz/IDC Agribusiness Confidence Index (ACI), which showed a slight increase in Q4 2025, signalling optimism in the industry after two consecutive quarters of decline. The full report is available here.
The day was opened by Temba Msiza, Agbiz Digital Communications Manager, followed by a series of engaging presentations from Agbiz experts covering a wide range of topics:
• Reflections on Sentiments Conditions in SA Agriculture and Agribusiness – Wandile Sihlobo, Agbiz Chief Economist View presentation
• The Policy Landscape in 2025 and Agbiz Priorities for 2026 – Theo Boshoff, Agbiz CEO View presentation
• The State of Infrastructure and Logistics in South Africa and the Road Ahead – Diaan Venter, Agbiz Researcher View presentation
• Sector Inclusive Growth Initiatives – Thapelo Machaba, Agbiz Agricultural Economist and Policy Analyst View presentation
• Land, Water and Agricultural Remedies: Regulatory Changes in the Pipeline – Annelize Crosby, Agbiz Head: Legal Intelligence View presentation
• A Time of Choices – Developments in SA's Trade Landscape – Wolfe Braude, Agbiz Fruit Manager View presentation
• Key Priorities and Focus Areas in the Grain Sector in 2026 – Dr Charl van der Merwe, General Manager: Agbiz Grain View presentation
Agbiz would like to extend sincere thanks to our members FNB, OBARO, and Santam for sponsoring with merchandise, and especially to the media colleagues who have engaged with us throughout the year.
Temba Msiza
Digital Communications Manager, Agbiz