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Grain giant grabs opportunities

The 29 farmers who joined forces to establish a modest agricultural cooperative in Bethal in 1923 would not in their wildest dreams have imagined that this business would grow into a grain giant with an annual turnover of more than R7bn.

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AFGRI: Step by step

Oct 14 2011 09:00

AFGRI took its first step as the Eastern Transvaal Agricultural Co-operative nearly 90 years ago, when 150 people attended a meeting in 1923 and 29 of them signed up as founder members.

AFGRI

Not just idle talk

Oct 14 2011 09:00

Most companies are, understandably, fairly reluctant to become involved in matters that don’t have a direct impact on their profit margin, but are instead part of what a better world expects of them.

AFGRI

A good beginning is half the battle won

Oct 14 2011 09:00

Increasing competition means SA farmers must constantly farm more productively. By supplying producers with essential inputs and the best available equipment at reasonable prices, including a follow-up service to ensure that they can produce with the minimum of disruption, agricultural group AFGRI plays a vital role in this production process.

AFGRI

Outstanding grain management

Oct 14 2011 09:00

One of the remarkable achievements of listed agricultural group AFGRI is that it stores the majority of grain produced in Mpumalanga, North West and the Free State, this also means that grain is exported from AFGRI silo’s due to their location to ports.

AFGRI

Animal feeds

Oct 14 2011 09:00

In March 2003, the AFGRI Feeds Kinross mill was declared the international feed industry federation’s feedmill of the year and received the “Order of Excellence” award.

AFGRI

Oilseeds processed

Oct 14 2011 09:00

AFGRI is, through its private company Nedan, involved in the processing of oilseeds, a much-needed activity in SA’s food processing and fast food industries.

AFGRI

Results -driven feed technology

Oct 14 2011 09:00

South Africa’s poultry industry makes no secret of the fact that it’s very concerned about the growing impact of extremely cheap poultry from countries like Brazil, Argentina, the Netherlands and even the US.

AFGRI

Agrimarket skilfully financed

Oct 14 2011 09:00

AFGRI Financial Services offers a comprehensive financing service, which ranges from production input financing to specialised commodity financing, international trade financing, asset financing and working capital financing.

AFGRI

SA’s biggest

Oct 14 2011 09:00

AFGRI Insurance, which also falls under AFGRI Financial Services, is the largest crop insurer in SA.

 
AFGRI

Africa - more than just a dream

Oct 14 2011 09:00

Who would ever have thought that only a decade after The Economist, among others, described Africa as “the hopeless continent”, world attention would have shifted to this continent to such an extent?

AFGRI

Challenge of change

Oct 14 2011 09:00

When the listed agribusiness Afgri decided to move to a Shared Services model to centralise certain financial functions within the group, it hand-picked Roshani Rampersadh to drive its implementation.

AFGRI

People prioritised

Oct 14 2011 09:00

Companies have become more aware of the value that able and committed staff add to help it excel in a competitive business environment. The challenge to companies is to retain talented staff as they have become more mobile, and for staff to compete more effectively in this changing and competitive business environment.

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