Abstract
This study looks athe barriers that affect the sharing of tacit knowledge withing the organization. This study adopted a quantitative approach where 47 agricultural SMMEs were given questionnaire to fill out. This study discovered that organizations fail to share knowledge due to the lack of management involvement, greater distance. However, participants indicated that they understand that knowledge management is the responsibility of everyone in the organization. This study recommends that management must be highly involved in what employees are doing and give their subordinates sufficient time to share their know and receive it. A replication of this study in other sectors must be done.