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Company Profile

Shaping agriculture in Africa
by developing people.

WE GROW AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES
IN AFRICA BY DEVELOPING PEOPLE AND
THEIR RESOURCES FOR POSITIVE CHANGE
WHAT WE DO
Agri-IQ specializes in economic and social development, by providing services to small
scale farmers and commercial farming organizations.
We do this by implementing successful, effective projects that combine sustainable farming
practices with business expertise.
Successful farming projects are needed to improve food security, on the African Continent.

Services
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
Agri-IQ believes that by empowering small scale farmers we are providing a platform for their sustainable
development in agriculture.
To achieve this we have developed a broad spectrum of modulated programmes and short courses for training
the farmers. Our training material is designed around real world situations that farmers and farming employees
experience and ensures that the learning is relevant and immediately useful.
Our training techniques and activity tools are interactive and allow an element of fun whilst learning takes place.
We apply innovative techniques to test knowledge uptake as part of the monitoring and evaluation process.
“Agri-IQ helps us to
understand that working
together gives us strength
and the opportunity for
doing good agricultural
business”
GOVERNANCE TRAINING TO BUILD CAPACITY FOR SMALL GROWER CO-OPERATIVES AND ASSOCIATIONS
Small scale growers are finding that their biggest challenge is in managing the governance aspect of their
business institutions.
Agri-IQ has developed a cutting edge up-skilling programme that is used to strengthen governance knowledge
in small grower farming institutions. The Programme uses unique and interactive training activities to transfer
skills and knowledge. The training includes corporate compliance, leadership responsibilities, the membership
responsibilities and ethical decision making.
Through ongoing facilitation the Programme enables the institutions to operationalise their constitutions and
run their business effectively.
Monitoring and evaluation of the capacity building is the cornerstone of the Programme and allows the
institutions to become empowered to manage and drive their business.
FARM MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING SERVICES
With our extensive agricultural knowledge and technical farming experience, Agri-IQ provides farm management
and consulting services for a wide range of farming projects in Africa. These projects include commercial farming
enterprises and small scale grower institutions.
We have the necessary business expertise, technical and operational experience to offer sound farm management
guidance and consulting assistance. This ensures that farmers operate successfully and remain sustainable within
the agricultural environment.

PRODUCTION COMPLIANCE AND MARKET LINKAGE
Agri-IQ understands market demands, the logistic trade chain and is proficient in the product
requirements for local and export retailers. We guide farmers on being market led and not
production driven which results in best value return to the farmer or small-scale farming institution.
In order for a farming enterprise to gain entry to high value export markets, certain international compliance
standards are required.
We are able to provide training on applicable standards and the provision of the required documentation.
This includes the implementation or risk assessments, policies, procedures, standards and record forms.
Coupled with training, this will assure audit compliance to the following International Standards: GLOBALG.A.P,
Tesco Nurture, Ethical Trade - SIZA and Fairtrade.

CORPORATE SOCIAL INVESTMENT
Agri-Wellness
is a Non Profit Company, which promote
accessible health services for agricultural communities. Agri-
Wellness has established and operationalized facilities and
community based Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) models to support
ART patients in Deparment of Health facilities in the Komatipoort and
Malalane area of Mpumalanga.
‘Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember,
involve me and I learn.’ -Benjamin Franklin
Key Programmes
TsGro Farming Services (Pty) Limited - South Africa. Agri-IQ has been appointed to provide
Good Governance Training and Institutional Support to 24 Small Scale Grower (SSG) institutions
who are engaged in the growing of sugar cane and food crops. The specific objectives relating to this capacity
building project are to deliver a Leadership and Governance Training Programme and provide facilitation for
the SSG institutions.
The geographical focus of the Project is in the greater Malalane and Komatipoort regions of the Mpumalanga
Province of South Africa. The project is expected to reach approximately 850 people over a period of three
years. This Programme will contribute to the sustainable development of the small-scale grower sector in the
region.
Chemba Agricultural Project - Mozambique. The Chemba Agricultural Project centers on the
development of agricultural infrastructure to produce high quality organic sugar cane for processing
and food crops.
Agri-IQ has been appointed as the Management Company for two outgrower Co-operatives; Co-operative
Lambane and Co-operative Chapo. AGRI-IQ will manage the Co-operative Estates and develop technical skills
whilst delivering project sustainability.
In preparation for the outgrower development, training was provided to the Co-operatives. The training included
good governance principles, roles and responsibilities of all co-op members, business skills and the business
of farming.

Key Programmes
Maragra Açúcar - Illovo Sugar, Mozambique. Agri-IQ worked with Maragra Açúcar to provide
training services for a community outgrower project. Grower will develop 1540 ha of sugar cane to
supply the Illovo Sugar Mill at Maragra. The communities will also be growing 460 ha of good crops
to ensure local food security.
The training is based on a ‘train the trainer’ methodology and covers a wide curriculum from governance, business
plan development, business understanding and technical farm husbandry training.
Solidaridad Network Southern Africa - Swalizand, Malawi and Tanzania. Solidaridad engaged
with Agri-IQ to deliver training on the Solidaridad Sustainability Management Tool (SMT) to the
Sugar Extension Officers (Eo’s) across the Illovo Group. The Extension Officers are trained on the five SMT themes
namely, Corporate Governance, Economics, Health and Safety, Environment and Production principles.
Ministry of Trade and Industry - Lesotho. Agri-IQ has delivered on-site good agricultural
practices, GLOBALG.A.P. training, facilitation and the provision of documentation for
co-operative farms in the Hlotse district of Lesotho. This has resulted in the GLOBALG.A.P.
Certification of Turn to Eden Farm - the first farm in Lesotho to be GLOBALG.A.P. certified. Agri-IQ extended to
working on a further three farms who are growing deciduous fruit for export who have all been GLOBALG.A.P.
certified. The Lesotho Government and the World Bank suppport these farms.
USAID - Farm Worker Wellness Programme - South Africa. Agri-IQ has developed and
implemented a peer led wellness programme for agricultural workers on 37 farms in the
Mpumalanga Onderberg, reaching 5600 workers known as the Khanyisa Wellness Programme. Components of
the training Programme include HIV/Aids, TB, cancer, gender awareness and ethical employment principles.
Key Clients

AGRI-IQ (PTY) LTD
Company Registration: 2006/019209/07
Directors: Bronwyn Palmer, Peter Collier, Roy Palmer
Tel: +27 32 586 1010 / +27 83 454 4897
admin@agri-iq.com
www.agri-iq.com
Head Office:
Regency House, Suite 5, 3 Douglas Crowe Avenue
Ballito, 4420
Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa
Regional Office:
Riverside Farm, Malalane Gate Road
Malalane, Mpumalanga
South Africa