Agri-IQ Company Profile

Company Profile

Shaping agriculture in Africaby developing people.

WE GROW AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES IN AFRICA BY DEVELOPING PEOPLE AND THEIR RESOURCES FOR POSITIVE CHANGEWHAT WE DOAgri-IQ specializes in economic and social development, by providing services tosmall scale farmers and commercial farming organizations.We do this by implementing successful, effective projects that combine sustainablefarming practices with business expertise.Successful farming projects are needed to improve food security, on theAfrican Continent.

ServicesSKILLS DEVELOPMENTAgri-IQ believes that by empowering small scale farmers we are providing a platformfor their sustainable development in agriculture.To achieve this we have developed a broad spectrum of modulated programmes andshort courses for training the farmers. Our training material is designed around realworld situations that farmers and farming employees experience and ensures thatthe learning is relevant and immediately useful.Our training techniques and activity tools are interactive and allow an element of funwhilst learning takes place. We apply innovative techniques to test knowledgeuptake as part of the monitoring and evaluation process. “Agri-IQ helps us to understand that working together gives us strength and the opportunity for doing good agricultural business”GOVERNANCE TRAINING TO BUILD CAPACITYFOR SMALL GROWER CO-OPERATIVES AND ASSOCIATIONSSmall scale growers are finding that their biggest challenge is in managing thegovernance aspect of their business institutions.Agri-IQ has developed a cutting edge up-skilling programme that is used tostrengthen governance knowledge in small grower farming institutions. TheProgramme uses unique and interactive training activities to transfer skills andknowledge. The training includes corporate compliance, leadership responsibilities,the membership responsibilities and ethical decision making.Through ongoing facilitation the Programme enables the institutions tooperationalise their constitutions and run their business effectively.Monitoring and evaluation of the capacity building is the cornerstone of theProgramme and allows the institutions to become empowered to manage and drivetheir business.

ServicesFARM MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING SERVICESWith our extensive agricultural knowledge and technical farming experience, Agri-IQprovides farm management and consulting services for a wide range of farmingprojects in Africa. These projects include commercial farming enterprises and smallscale grower institutions.We have the necessary business expertise, technical and operational experience tooffer sound farm management guidance and consulting assistance. This ensuresthat farmers operate successfully and remain sustainable within the agriculturalenvironment.

ServicesPRODUCTION COMPLIANCE AND MARKET LINKAGEAgri-IQ understands market demands, the logistic trade chain and is proficient in theproduct requirements for local and export retailers. We guide farmers on beingmarket led and not production driven which results in best value return to thefarmer or small-scale farming institution.In order for a farming enterprise to gain entry to high value export markets, certaininternational compliance standards are required.We are able to provide training on applicable standards and the provision of therequired documentation. This includes the implementation or risk assessments,policies, procedures, standards and record forms.Coupled with training, this will assure audit compliance to the following InternationalStandards: GLOBALG.A.P, Tesco Nurture, Ethical Trade - SIZA and Fairtrade. “This project has stimulated us to work together and make sure our farming business has good governance in place.”CORPORATE SOCIAL INVESTMENTAgri-Wellness is a Non Profit Company, which promote accessible health services for agricultural communities. Agri-Wellness hasestablished and operationalized facilities andcommunity based Antiretroviral Treatment (ART)models to support ART patients in Deparment ofHealth facilities in the Komatipoort and Malalanearea of Mpumalanga.

Key Programmes TsGro Farming Services (Pty) Limited - South Africa. Agri-IQ has been appointed to provide Good Governance Training and InstitutionalSupport to 24 Small Scale Grower (SSG) institutions who are engaged in thegrowing of sugar cane and food crops. The specific objectives relating to thiscapacity building project are to deliver a Leadership and Governance TrainingProgramme and provide facilitation for the SSG institutions.The geographical focus of the Project is in the greater Malalane and Komatipoortregions of the Mpumalanga Province of South Africa. The project is expected toreach approximately 850 people over a period of three years. This Programme willcontribute to the sustainable development of the small-scale grower sector in theregion. Chemba Agricultural Project - Mozambique. The Chemba Agricultural Project centers on the development of agricultural infrastructure to produce high quality organic sugar cane for processing and food crops.Agri-IQ has been appointed as the Management Company for two outgrowerCo-operatives; Co-operative Lambane and Co-operative Chapo. AGRI-IQ will managethe Co-operative Estates and develop technical skills whilst delivering projectsustainability.In preparation for the outgrower development, training was provided to the Co-operatives. The training included good governance principles, roles andresponsibilities of all co-op members, business skills and the business of farming. Maragra Açúcar - Illovo Sugar, Mozambique. Agri-IQ worked with Maragra Açúcar to provide training services for a community outgrower project. Grower will develop 1540 ha of sugar cane to supply the Illovo Sugar Millat Maragra. The communities will also be growing 460 ha of good crops to ensurelocal food security.The training is based on a ‘train the trainer’ methodology and covers a widecurriculum from governance, business plan development, business understandingand technical farm husbandry training.

Key Programmes Solidaridad Network Southern Africa - Swalizand, Malawi and Tanzania. Solidaridad engaged with Agri-IQ to deliver training on the Solidaridad Sustainability Management Tool (SMT) to the Sugar Extension Officers (Eo’s) across the Illovo Group. The Extension Officers are trained on the five SMT themes namely, Corporate Governance, Economics, Health and Safety, Environment and Production principles. Ministry of Trade and Industry - Lesotho. Agri-IQ has delivered on-site good agricultural practices, GLOBALG.A.P. training, facilitation and the provision of documentation for co-operative farms in the Hlotse district of Lesotho. This has resulted in the GLOBALG.A.P. Certification of Turn to Eden Farm - the first farm in Lesotho to be GLOBALG.A.P. certified. Agri-IQ extended toworking on a further three farms who are growing deciduous fruit for export who have all beenGLOBALG.A.P. certified. The Lesotho Government and the World Bank suppport these farms. USAID - Farm Worker Wellness Programme - South Africa. Agri-IQ has developed and implemented a peer led wellness programme for agriculturalworkers on 37 farms in the Mpumalanga Onderberg, reaching 5600 workers known as theKhanyisa Wellness Programme. Components of the training Programme include HIV/Aids, TB,

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AGRI-IQ (PTY) LTD Company Registration: 2006/019209/07Directors: Bronwyn Palmer, Peter Collier, Roy Palmer Tel: +27 32 586 1010 / +27 83 454 4897 [email protected] www.agri-iq.com Head Office: Regency House, Suite 5, 3 Douglas Crowe Avenue Ballito, 4420 Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa Regional Office: Riverside Farm, Malalane Gate Road Malalane, Mpumalanga South Africa