Produced by the HSRC’s Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII) for the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), the Survey delivers national data on the formal agricultural business sector’s innovation performance over three-year reference periods.

Agricultural Business Innovation Survey 2022-2024

Press release, 5 June 2025 – Innovation in focus: HSRC calls on businesses to participate in Innovation Surveys

SURVEY MATERIALS: AgriBIS 2022-2024

AgriBIS Questionnaire 2022-2024 AFRIKAANS.pdf

AgriBIS Questionnaire 2022-2024 ENGLISH.pdf

Brochure (ENG): Agricultural Business Innovation Survey 2022-2024

FAQs (ENG): AgriBIS 2022-2024

Brochure (AFR): Agricultural Business Innovation Survey 2022-2024

FAQs (AFR): AgriBIS 2022-2024

South African Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Survey

LATEST RESULTS: AgriBIS 2019-2021

Results of the South African Agricultural Business Innovation Survey, 2019 – 2021, were released on 17 July 2024.

Main report

Previous results: AgriBIS 2016-2018

Report: Innovation performance in South African commercial agriculture, forestry and fisheries businesses, 2016-2018: Results of a baseline survey with key national and sectoral trends

Data set: Appendix Tables (Report: Innovation performance in South African commercial agriculture, forestry and fisheries businesses, 2016-2018: Results of a baseline survey with key national and sectoral trends)

Brochure: South African Agricultural Business Innovation Survey 2016-2018