Emerging Farmer Support Services R15M

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EmergingFarmerSupportServices

Inordertomakeasuccessofhis/hernewfarmingventure,anemergingfarmerrequiresthefollowing

supportstructures:a)Accesstolandandrelatedresourceslikewater;b)Accesstoinformationand

extensionservices;c)Accesstofinance;andd)Accesstomarkets.Thiswillfocusfinanceandland.

PACKAGEA:FINANCIALSUPPORTSERVICES

InstitutionPackagesummaryContact

details

Website

TheLandBank.

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TheLandBankhasvarious

termloansforagriculture.

Thesearelongtermmortgage

loan,mediumtermloansand

shorttermloans.Theyare

meanttofinanceland

purchases,implementsand

productioncostsrespectively.

Thetermrangefrom18

monthsto15years.

012 686 0500

0800 00 5259 

http://www.landbank.co.za

SmallEnterpriseFinance

Agency(SEFA):LandReform

EmpowermentFacility.

TheLandReform

EmpowermentFacilityisa

wholesalefinancingfacility,

meaningDSEFAlendsmoney

tocommercialbanksand

otherlendersforon‐lending

tolandreformbeneficiaries.

Loansinclude:Mortgage–

R15mupto12years

repayment,EquityShare

Scheme–R1mper

beneficiaryupto12years

repayment,ProductionLoans

–uptoR500000per

productioncyclewith10%

owncontributionupto18

yearsrepaymentand

AgriculturalAssetFinance–

R800000perfarmerupto5

yearsrepaymentperiod.

086000 7332 http://www.sefa.org.za

NationalEmpowerment

Fund(NEF):Ruraland

CommunityDevelopment

Fund.

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RuralandCommunity

DevelopmentFundwas

designedtopromote

sustainablechangeinsocial

andeconomicrelationsand

supportingthegoalsof

growthanddevelopmentin

theruraleconomy,through

011 305 8000

0861 843 633

http://www.nefcorp.co.za

financingofsustainable

enterprises.Thiswouldbe

achievedthroughthe

mobilizationofrural

communitiesinlegalentities

orcooperatives,inorderto

participateinthebroader

economicactivitiesand

realizetheeconomic

transformationgoalsinrural

SouthAfrica.Thefundhas

fourproducts:Project

Finance,BusinessAcquisition,

ExpansionCapitalandStart‐

up/Greenfieldswiththe

fundingthresholdranging

fromaminimumofR1million

toR50million.Thesectors

coveredprimaryand

secondaryagriculture,agro‐

processing,agroforestry.

Minimum25,1%black

ownershiprequiredwithup

to10yearsrepayment.

IndependentDevelopment

Trust(IDC).Agro

Industries

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TheIDC'sAgro‐Industries

StrategicBusinessUnit

providessupportforawide

rangeoffoodandnon‐food

productionactivitiesinthe

agriculturalvaluechain. The

projectsmustcreatejobsand

fundingminimumisR1m.no

primaryagriculturefundingis

considered,onlyagro‐

processing.

0112693000

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086069888

http://idc.co.za/

TheJobsFund.

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TheobjectiveoftheJobs

Fundistoco‐financeprojects

bypublic,privateandnon‐

governmentalorganizations

thatwillsignificantly

contributetojobcreation.

Thisinvolvestheuseofpublic

moneytocatalyzeinnovation

andinvestmentonbehalfofa

rangeofeconomic

stakeholdersinactivities

whichcontributedirectlyto

enhancedemployment

0861003272http://www.jobsfund.org.za

creationinSouthAfrica.

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TheDepartmentofRural

DevelopmentandLand

Reform:RecapProgram

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Therecapitalizationand

DevelopmentProgramis

aimedat:

LandReformbeneficiaries.

LandReformfarmswith

mortgagecomponent.

Emergingfarmerswho

purchasedfarmsprivately.

Irrigationschemesandfarms

oncommunalareas.

Fundingwillbebasedona

comprehensivebusinessplan

onaslidingscaleoverfive

years.Astrategicpartner

formspartofthefunding

structure.

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012 312 8911

0800 007 095

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http://www.dla.gov.za

OldMutual:Masisizane

Fund.

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Themandateofthe

MasisizaneFundisto

contributetoemployment

creation,reductionof

inequality,economicgrowth

andattractionofinvestment

toSmall,MediumandMicro

Enterprisedevelopmentand

promotionof

entrepreneurship.

Thefundcatersfor

agricultureandagro‐

processingamongstothers

togetherwithothernon

financialsupportserviceslike

capacitybuilding.The

maximumisR10movera5

yearrepaymentperiod.

0112171854http://www.oldmutual.co.za

MicroAgriculturalFinancial

InstitutionsofSouthAfrica

(MAFISA).

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MAFISAwasestablishedin

2004tofacilitatethe

provisionofequitableand

large‐scaleaccesstofinancial

servicesbyeconomically

activeruralpoorcommunities

onanaffordable,diversified

andsustainablebasis.The

mainintentionofMAFISAis

toprovidecapitalinorderto

012 319 6000 http://www.daff.gov.za/

increasesupporttoeconomic

activitiesinthesector

throughoutthevaluechain

withparticularfocuson

communallandareasand

othersmallscaleproducersas

wellastherelatedvalue

additionactivities.MAFISA

providesshorttomedium

termproductionloan,savings

mobilization,micro‐

enterpriseinsuranceand

capacitybuildingformember

basedfinancialinstitutionsto

enhanceagricultural,forestry,

andfisheriesactivities.

ItcanlenduptoR500000

overarepaymentperiod

rangingfrom12to60

months.

TheDepartmentofTrade

andIndustries(TheDTI).

TheDTIprovidesfinancial

supporttoqualifying

companiesinvarioussectors

oftheeconomy.Financial

supportisofferedforvarious

economicactivities,including

manufacturing,business

competitiveness,export

developmentandmarket

access,aswellasforeign

directinvestment.

086 184 3384 http://www.thedti.gov.za

ABSA:AgriBusiness



Pleaseenquirefromthebank.011 350 6854 http://www.absa.co.za

StandardBank:Agriculture



Pleaseenquirefromthebank.011 636 6162

0860 109 075

http://www.standardbank.c

o.za

FirstNationalBank(FNB):

AgricultureLending

Solutionsandothers.



Pleaseenquirefromthebank.0860 362 000

https://www.fnb.co.za

Nedbank:AgribusinessPleaseenquirefromthebank.011 710 4000

0860 555 111

http://www.nedbank.co.za

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BusinessTrustVumelanaprovidesfundingto

advisorswhohelp

communitiesandinvestorsto

establishcommercial

partnershipsforthe

developmentoflandthatfalls

underSouthAfrica'sland

reformprogram.

011 612 2000 http://vumelana.org.za

ProvincialEconomic

DevelopmentCorporations

like:

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IthalaDevelopmentFinance

Corporation,(KZN).

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MpumalangaEconomic

GrowthAgency(MEGA).

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

EasternCapeEconomic

DevelopmentCooperation.



LimpopoEconomic

DevelopmentAgency

(LEDA).

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

NorthWestDevelopment

Corporation(NWDC).





GautengGrowthand

DevelopmentAgency

(GGDA).





FreeStateDevelopment

Corporation(FDC).





NorthernCapeEconomic

Development,Tradeand



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0 31 907 8911 

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013 752 2440

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0437045600

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0183813663

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0110852400

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0514000800

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053 833 1503

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http://www.ithala.co.za

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http://www.mega.gov.za/

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http://www.ecdc.co.za

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http://www.nwdc.co.za/

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http://www.ggda.co.za

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http://www.fdc.co.za

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http://www.nceda.co.za/

InvestmentPromotion

Agency(NCEDA).

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PACKAGEB:ACCESSTOLANDANDRELATEDRESOURCES

DepartmentofRural

DevelopmentandLand

Reform(DRDLR).



ProactiveLandAcquisition

Strategy(PLAS).

PLASfocusesprimarilyonthe

poorandisbasedonthestate

pro‐activelypurchasedland

withhighagricultural

potential.TheDepartment

thenselectsbeneficiarieswho

canleasethelandwiththe

optiontopurchasetheland.

LandRedistributionfor

AgriculturalDevelopment

(LRAD).

Thisprogramisajointventure

withtheDepartmentof

Agriculture.Throughthis

programqualifying

beneficiariesmayacquireland

foragriculturalpurposes.

012 312 8911

0800 007 095

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http://www.dla.gov.za

Commonages.

Thecommonageproductaims

atimprovingpeople’saccess

tomunicipallandfor

agriculturalpurposes.

FarmEquitySchemes.

Thisisanarrangementwhere

participantspurchaseequity

intheformofsharesinland‐

basedenterprise.Participants

receivereturnsintheformof

dividendsandcapitalgrowth.

SettlementProductionLand

AcquisitionGrant(SPLAG).

TheSettlementand

ProductionLandAcquisition

Grant(SPLAG)isagrantto

provideforbothsettlement

andagriculturalproduction

landneedsofpeopleliving

and/orworkingonruralland.

Inthiscontext,ruralland(land

outsideproclaimedtowns)

alsoreferstofarmland.

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TheSettlementProduction

LandAcquisitionGrant

(SPLAG)willcaterforboth

settlementandagricultural

productionpurposes.

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