Buckwheat was widely planted a few decades ago in South Africa, but due to its poor harvest residues and wider dependence on crop residues for animal feeding, the production of buckwheat for its seeds is minor.
Buckwheat ayi byariwa swinene eka malembe lawa ya hundzeke, kambe hikwalaho ka masalela ya ntshovelo wayona lawanga tsakiseki xikan'we naku langutela ngopfu eka masalela ya swimilani leswaku swita dyiwa hi swifuwo, kuhumelerisiwa ka buckwheat leswaku kuta kumeka mbewu swile hansi swinene.