What we do

Crop production

Crop production is a common agricultural practice followed by worldwide farmers to grow and produce crops. Successful farming is made up of many categories and different people specialize in their own area of expertise.

We pride ourselves in crop production under the following systems:

• Hydroponics
• Drip irrigation
• Pivot irrigation
• Sprinkler irrigation
• Organic Farming

No matter what system one is using, we can help you realise your dream. Your farm might not be suitable for any of these irrigation systems because of several factors like topography. We will be able to give you advice on the range of crops that do well in your area. More emphasis is now being placed on sustainable ways of crop production. These include organic farming. We will make sure you realize your dream in this respect. Our experienced agronomists will bring the best out of your farm and can guide you in the following:

• Land selection, preparation and planning
• Farm management
• Agri-data collection

Feasibility Study and Project Appraisals

Our farm management will not be complete if we cannot take somebody who is investing into farming through the crucial initial stages in the business. Our feasibility study will help you make an informed decision before you invest a lot of money and resources. Let us do your feasibility studies and project appraisals, our approach is practical and we’ll be able to put into practice what we put into the document unlike many who will do it in the office and do not have a clue of how to implement it. We also give independent advice to the farmer to help him/her to farm in a sustainable way and mitigate his/her risks. Do not forget that we work with our partners in this aspect so that you have the best

Trainings & skills development

All our workshops can be adapted as private training for your organization’s staff. You can also work with our highly qualified team of capacity building experts to develop customized training solutions for your organization's specific needs. We have managed to partner with renowned agriculture experts in this regard. We can train from you the investor in agriculture up to the last man on the farm. Our job is to mentor everyone on the farm so that your farming business is successful. There are many other training solutions that we offer that are relevant to the farming business.

Knowledge transfer is seen as a key innovation and area that requires specialized professional support to encourage best practice farming. We cater for this innovation by carrying out farm-based training to individuals and group workshops. We therefore offer a wide range of learnership and skills development programs that we feel are necessary to operate a successful farming business.

Our Trainings & Skills transfer are based on the following:
• Technical and agronomic support
• Mentorship and coaching
• Agriculture production best practise
• Budgeting and financial planning
• Farm business management
• Crop production
• Scouting
• Spray operator skills
• Responsible pesticide use

Empowering Farmers with adequate Knowledge and skills

Infrastructure development

We are in partnership with the leaders in greenhouse, tunnel and shed net construction. If you wish to have production under cover, we will help you get the best quotation and best quality. This will include the irrigation system that suits your budget. If you are not sure whether you want greenhouses or any other structure, talk to us it pays. We will analyse your situation and produce a suitable recommendation. We also work with many other partners in this regard and will make sure that you get the best deal. We run the project and handle a quality installation and provide backup.

Marketing

Over the years we have learnt that you cannot just go into production without carrying out a market survey or research. Many farmers find it difficult to sell their produce and at times this drives them out of business. We do not blame them for not finding a proper market. This is a different discipline altogether. To give a full package to our clients, we partner with great markets that are ready to take your produce at competitive prices and we also assist the farmer to make sure they meet the demands of the market like supplying safe produce consistently.

Human resources and placement

Our biggest strength is finding and placing the right people for your farm. It is not easy to find the right candidate if you are not well versed about running a farm. The advantage we have is we keep track of all the growers we have worked with previously. We pride ourselves in our ability to headhunt the right person for your farm to make sure that it is well managed. From a students perspective, high quality placements can bring a range of benefits and positive impacts. Placements alleviate barriers to employment, improve technical skills, knowledge and competencies. For this reason, we place/attach university and college students at farms and organisations so that they gain practical experience of running a successful farm business.