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Farms for Sale in Gauteng South Africa

Is Gauteng good for farming?

Yes, it is. Almost a quarter of the country’s egg production happens in Gauteng, as well as 10% of its broiler production (SAPA, 2019). The province has 10% of the country’s pigs (DALRRD, 2021), and 17% of South Africa’s commercial pork producers (SAPPO, 2019).

Does Gauteng have fertile lands?

Gauteng has about 3% of the country’s arable land. The Census of Commercial Agriculture 2017 has Gauteng at the bottom when it comes to the number of farms (5,7%), commercial agricultural land (0.8%) and commercial agriculture employees (4,8%) (Stats SA, 2020). It accounts 4.7% of South Africa’s agricultural production (Sihlobo, 2019).

The province’s agricultural sector is mostly geared to providing the cities and towns with daily fresh produce including vegetables, fruit, meat, eggs, dairy products and flowers.

What are three types of farming in Gauteng?

Gauteng’s agricultural sector is concentrated on producing vegetables. There is commercial farming in the southern sector of the province (part of South Africa’s maize triangle) and the farming of cotton, groundnuts and sorghum is undertaken in areas near Bronkhorstspruit (east) and Heidelberg (in the south).