Unlocking nature’s potential to enhance agri performance
Food security is a major concern in Africa. One in eight people in developing countries is starving. In Africa alone, agriculture stocks are declining, food prices are increasing and climate change is reducing productivity. AECI Agri Health is playing a leading role addressing these serious challenges by helping livestock and crop farmers produce the animals and crops needed to feed people and keep them healthy.
Nourishing growth
Providing solutions for healthy crops and thriving agricultural ecosystems
Protecting harvests
Offering vital products and services to safeguard food security and yields
Cultivating well-being
Supporting animal health and productivity for a sustainable agricultural future
Our offering
Agriculture worldwide is under pressure to reduce pesticide and fertilizer usage whilst increasing crop yields to feed a growing world population. There is now a move away from the total reliance on traditional chemicals and synthetic fertilizers towards a more responsible and sustainable approach of cultivating crops that protects the environment and its precious resources.
Our approach is to work hand in hand with the farmer to systematically address each point of influence in the growing of crops in a sustainable and responsible manner. Many of the tools and techniques simply unlock nature’s potential and the genetic potential of the crop.
At AECI Agri Health we deliver comprehensive solutions, from advanced nutrition to effective crop protection, ensuring robust growth and maximising yields for sustainable agriculture. Our offerings empower farmers to cultivate healthy crops and secure their harvests against diverse challenges.
Agricultural sectors
Animal Health
We manufacture animal premixes to customer formulations and requirements, adhering to the highest international quality standards. We’re in the top four suppliers, by volume, in South Africa’s ruminant and swine markets.
Our core competency lies in blending nutritional supplements comprising vitamins, minerals and amino acids for our customers. In addition to our own premixes, we import and supply feed-grade commodities and represent international market leaders in animal health additives, nutraceuticals and specialty veterinary products.
Plant Health
AECI Plant Health is a multi-faceted business addressing all aspects of South African agriculture countrywide through our network of knowledgeable and experienced crop advisors and technical support teams.
With the move towards sustainable agriculture, we, with our NuWay® programme and our extensive range of products and services, work with farmers to preserve natural resources, restore soil biology and address the pressing need for the production of nutritious food.
Schirm
We have decades of experience in synthesising, formulating and packaging fine, specialty and agrochemicals as a production service provider and contract manufacturer. We offer support with regulatory processes such as REACH as well as in procurement management, formulation development and scaling up to customs handing, storage and transport logistics.
Business Units
AECI Chemicals is a diversified business made up of four specialised units that serve key sectors across the continent. From essential raw materials in Industrial Chemicals, to high-value formulations in Speciality Chemicals, and critical solutions in Agri Health and Water, the group delivers impact at scale. Together, these business units enable AECI to drive growth, sustainability, and innovation across Africa’s industrial and environmental landscape.
