Entries by rokkitboy

Oscars of the Legal fraternity

The team won Legal Department of the Year (for the second consecutive year) and the Innovation Award at the 2014 African Legal Awards. This is the first time an in-house legal team has won the Innovation award. The team was also a finalist in the CSR category resulting in the team being the most nominated […]

AFGRI excels with collateral management solutions in Africa

AFGRI the leading agricultural solutions and industrial foods company has launched a successful entrée into collateral management across Africa. So successful has been the drive that Collateral Management International (“CMI”) (an AFGRI owned company) has more than 100 sites under collateral management and more than 400 sites to which stock monitoring and inspection services are provided across 14 […]

AFGRI leads the way in animal feed innovation

AFGRI, the leading agricultural solutions and industrial foods company, through its involvement with the Kansas State University, has developed a rumen bypass technology. The technology is installed and supports manufacturing at the Afgritech LLP (“Afgritech”) plant in Watertown, New York. It is the only product worldwide that utilizes canola in addition to soya beans to achieve high bypass protein […]

AFGRI builds 5 new bunkers, assisting farmers with storage solutions

4 June 2014, Pretoria – AFGRI Limited (“AFGRI”), South Africa’s leading agricultural services and diversified foods group, has increased storage capacity by building five new bunkers in strategic locations within South Africa. Chris Venter, CEO of AFGRI, said that, “Our silo infrastructure is well distributed in our traditional area of operation and with the additional bunker facilities […]

Joint press statement from AFGRI and AgriGroupe

AgriGroupe completes acquisition of AFGRI AFGRI to delist and go private 31 March 2014 – Centurion, AFGRI Limited (“AFGRI”), a leading South African agricultural services and foods group, and AgriGroupe are pleased to announce the conclusion of the privatisation transaction and the start of a new chapter for AFGRI as a private company. AgriGroupe Investments will be […]

AFGRI in support of the proposed poultry brining regulation

27 February 2014, Centurion– AFGRI Limited (“AFGRI”), a leading listed South African agricultural services and foods group, announced today that it is in support of the proposed brining legislation. “After careful consideration of the proposal relating to the regulation of brining published on 15 December 2013, AFGRI Limited and its subsidiary AFGRI Poultry are in favour of […]

AFGRI sponsors Blue Bulls rugby

AFGRI, the leading South African agricultural services and diversified foods group, announced on 29 January 2014 their active participation in the sponsorship of Blue Bulls rugby in South Africa. Chris Venter, CEO of AFGRI, said at an official Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Ltd press conference today that AFGRI is pleased to be associated with a winning culture. […]