Agri Seed Capital Incubation Programme For South Africans

Agri Seed Capital Incubation Programme For South Africans. Agri Seed Capital is a Micro Finance Institution (MFI) was established to address the issue of financial inclusion that affects subsistence and small-scale farmers. The three-year Agri Seed Capital incubation initiative aims to create a pipeline of future finance-ready farmers.

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Their support services include:

1. Access to markets: Linking producers with markets

2. Bookkeeping services: Accurate record keeping of farm income and expenses to improve prospects of future financing

3. Business plans: Setting clear strategies, objectives, and long-term farm planning

4. Production credit facilities: This facility of up to R250,000 can be used for production inputs, e.g., seeds, fertilizer, herbicide, fuel, machinery hire etc

5. Risk mitigating strategies: Assists in developing risk management plans to reduce the risk to an acceptable level

6. Technical advisory: Advice of production optimising techniques, pest and disease management, and fertilizer
application plans.