The AFGRI Innovation team spent three days with some of the greatest minds from South Africa, Africa and all over the globe at the SA Innovation Summit. The event covered broad spectrum of topics, a recurring focus of the event was on the agricultural sector and enabling food security across the globe. The world is […]
AFGRI, one on the largest distributors of agricultural machinery in South Africa, predicts subdued growth in the market for agricultural machinery to 2020, provided farmers can get access to financing. The market for agricultural machinery in South Africa is expected to grow by between 3% and 5% over the next four years. Patrick Roux, Managing […]
Thursday, September 15, 2016 – Thirty-six leading agri-business companies have today launched the Global Agri-business Alliance (GAA) in Singapore. Their aim is to collectively tackle the major environmental and social challenges facing agricultural supply chains and rural communities across the world. Announced at the Building Sustainable Futures Forum sponsored by Olam International, the newly-formed GAA […]
AFGRI, the leading agricultural services, food processing and grain commodities company, is expanding its financial services offering through a working relationship between UNIGRO Financial Services and KLK Landbou. UNIGRO Financial Services, one of the businesses in AFGRI’s financial portfolio, is spreading its wings to the Northern Cape in line with its strategy to expand beyond […]
SHOPPERS are having the feathers pulled over their eyes when it comes to the R39 billion (US$2,7 billion) per year poultry industry. Chickens are big business in South Africa. Every day, more than 2,7 million chickens are eaten in South Africa — more than one billion a year — making it the most popular and lowest-cost […]
Acquisition AFGRI Equipment Australia has successfully completed the acquisition of Greenline Ag business on 1 August 2016. The locations acquired includes Perth, Boyup Brook, Witchcliffe, Wagin, Lake Grace and Pingelly. AFGRI Equipment Australia’s intent is to increase their footprint in Western Australia. As technology improves and products become more advanced, additional experts in different fields […]
KABANDA CHULU, Lusaka NATIONAL Savings and Credit Bank (NatSave) managing director Cephas Chabu says the bank has so far invested K16 million into the Bunjimi asset plus loan product that is undertaken to mechanise smallholder farmers. In an interview at the ongoing 90th Zambia the Show, Mr Chabu said over 300 farmers countrywide have benefitted […]
The Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Ltd on Tuesday confirmed that Lodewyk (Lood) de Jager has agreed terms with them and will join the Vodacom Bulls on November 1st, 2016 on a 12-month contract. The SA Rugby Player of the Year for 2015 is currently playing his trade in Bloemfontein, where he has played in 40 […]
The Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Ltd on Tuesday congratulated the ten players from the Vodacom Blue Bulls named in the Junior Springboks side to play in the World Rugby Junior Championship in England next month. Jan-Henning Campher, Stedman Gans, Denzel Hill, Jaco Holtzhausen, JT Jackson, Manie Libbok, Franco Naude, Embrose Papier, Eli Snyman and Franco […]
Vodacom Bulls coach Nollis Marais named an unchanged team to face the Brumbies in the GIO Stadium in Canberra on Friday in his side’s second match of their Australian trip. The Bulls started their tour with a solid win over the Force in Perth last Friday. There is one change on the bench, with Dan […]