Theo de Jager

Theo de Jager is a fruit farmer in the Limpopo Drakensberg, South Africa. He chairs the boards of FANRPAN, Agri All Africa and the family farmers` network SAAI, a visionary leader with unique strategic management skills combined with a real passion for African economic development and upliftment of its people. Theo is dedicated to see a better understanding for Africa and support for Agricultural growth on this continent. He was President of the World Farmers` Organisation (WFO) from 2017-June 2022 and the President of the Pan African Farmers Organisation (PAFO) from 2014-2017. He represented AgriSA at the Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU) from 2012 and acted as the President since 2013 – 2017. As an honorary member of the Commercial Farmers Union of Zimbabwe, he was awarded their “Oscar” in 2021. Theo was awarded the South African Agricultural Writers` Association prestigious “Agriculturalist of the Year” award twice (2009 and 2015). Theo holds a Doctorate in African Philosophy from the University of Pretoria and has published more than 600 articles, books, and poems. He has been a visiting lecturer with the South African Defence College on global conflict and food security, since 1991. Dr de Jager specialises in agriculture, farmer development, land reform, farming in Africa, and a vocal activist for climate change and climate smart agriculture, on various international platforms.