# Experts say South Africa’s agriculture sector faces urgent calls to diversify export markets as US trade policy shifts and global protectionism rise. Experts at a Creamer Media webinar warned that US plans for 30-percent tariffs could harm key exports like citrus. Professor Johann Kirsten and economists Wandile Sihlobo and Mmatlou Kalaba stressed East Asia and Africa as growth areas. Transnet’s ongoing port upgrades were welcomed as essential for enabling expanded trade and sector resilience.
SA agriculture urged to diversify amid global trade shifts