Projects
Agri all Africa (AaA) is strongly rooted in its vision of creating a platform for successful commercialization of farming throughout Africa. To unlock investment opportunities, it requires a comprehensive understanding of the territory, the cross-cutting impact on human security and ultimately the creation of wealth.
A key element of AaA’s process is the dedication towards quality project development design and -process, combined with a keen understanding of how the commercial and organised platforms are linked in a symbiotic fashion so that farming practice and policy moves forward in a synchronized fashion. Data management and effective use of technology with a security of tenure and positive environmental factors with strong off-take markets are all part of the process of implementing successful agricultural projects.
Implementation
AaA has since its inception concentrated on the vastly better endowed countries in Southern Africa. The RSA simply cannot compete in terms of critical environmental factors such as arable soils and water with countries to the North of its borders. The RSA has on the other hand have resources that the continent does possess. The biggest bulk of commercial farmers, access to management and technological skills thus naturally combines with what Africa has to give. A match made in heaven if correctly understood and applied in investment and project development processes.
The above ingredients are pillars is AaA’s projects. The approach to develop agricultural projects and bring them to bankability is grounded in this vested recipe applying a network approach with selected partners that shares the same values. The following investment project activities serve as example of the conviction that farming always is a long-term investment, – farmer/community embracement; scientific and business focused as well as quality leadership guidance.
The Projects
AaA has since its inception concentrated on the vastly better endowed countries in Southern Africa. The RSA simply cannot compete in terms of critical environmental factors such as arable soils and water with countries to the North of its borders. The RSA has on the other hand have resources that the continent does possess. The biggest bulk of commercial farmers, access to management and technological skills thus naturally combines with what Africa has to give. A match made in heaven if correctly understood and applied in investment and project development processes.
The above ingredients are pillars is AaA’s projects. The approach to develop agricultural projects and bring them to bankability is grounded in this vested recipe applying a network approach with selected partners that shares the same values. The following investment project activities serve as example of the conviction that farming always is a long-term investment, – farmer/community embracement; scientific and business focused as well as quality leadership guidance.
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Support and Management
Agri All Africa strives to enable farmers to focus on farming matters, while local community and other governmental relations, communication, labour, education, primary health matters and relations with service providers needed for the proper roll-out, will be dealt with by AaA affiliations. These support services include the land and real estate sector, water, energy, and infrastructure. In terms of identifying sustainable longterm investment opportunities, AaA and its partners will conduct the necessary due diligence and the initial risk profiles involved. Part of this investigation includes the status of organised agriculture as that forms a big part of establishing viable commercial platforms in African countries where title deeds and commercial farming practices are not common place.
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On-site
All project requirements are tied into project rollouts, with big emphasis on cooperation, as a way of risk mitigation. Cross-cultural and communication- education, are undertaken from both ends – incoming farmers and the local communities’ attitude towards incomers and realistic expectations, with consistent and quality cooperation with the local environment. All inputs and services are outsourced and part of the detail planning process, with proven success within the partnership model. AgriAllAfrica, with its partners, will endeaver to use existing presence of AaA in the particular country or establish new platforms where it is needed as a starting block and also a foundation for local interaction and expertise needed in the commercialisation of its projects.
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Social Responsibilities
AaA is a commercial focussed operation and entity. Farming operation has a long-term focus tackling corporate social responsibilities, and will abide by the respective country’s legal requirements. The outcome is for the local farmers to become commercial partners obtaining the necessary training and education and skills to promote their chances to become commercial farmers in their own right.