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AFGRI a sponsor to Nation in Conversation/Nasie in Gesprek at NAMPO Harvest Day

Media Release Nation in Conversation Nampo Harvest Day 12 – 15 May 2015 A new approach to agriculture starts with dialogue There is no doubt that South Africa’s agricultural industry is under pressure. High economic and political demands are being placed on food producers to transform and find a different approach to agricultural practices, production activities, ownership […]

Stegmann to lead Vodacom Blue Bulls against Saracens

Flanker Deon Stegmann will lead the Vodacom Blue Bulls on Saturday when they take on Saracens in a friendly match outside London. The Blue Bulls named their final travelling squad on Wednesday, just before departure to England. Regular captain Pierre Spies will only play off the bench in his return to first class rugby after more than […]

AFGRI Poultry on a continual efficiency drive

Increases in the price of raw materials and inputs is a perpetual fact of life in many industries across the board and AFGRI Poultry has not been able to escape this either. Packaging increases are one thing, but a business has to be mindful of the impact on the product when this price is passed […]

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 […]