Wandile Sihlobo

Wandile Sihlobo (born 16 October 1990) is a South African Author and Agricultural Economist. He currently serves as the Chief Economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa.

Early life and career
Sihlobo holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Fort Hare and a Master of Science degree in Agricultural Economics from Stellenbosch University.

In 2019, he was selected as a member of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Presidential Economic Advisory Council, with a re-appointment in 2022. Prior to this, Sihlobo served on the Presidential Expert Advisory Panel on Land Reform and Agriculture from 2018.

Sihlobo also holds the position of Chairman of the Agribusiness Working Group of the BRICS Business Council (South Africa).

Publications

 * A Country of Two Agricultures: The Disparities, the Challenges, the Solutions (2023).
 * Finding Common Ground: Land, Equity, and Agriculture (2020)