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If an individual meets all these criteria, a mentor is then appointed.
It is expected of the farmer to attend a number of training cours-
es and applies for funding from Afgri. The company believes that
the potential of the land itself, combined with precision farming
and price hedging with good marketing are the most critical aspects
to ensure success.
In order to determine the production potential of the land, Afgri’s
subsidiary GeoAgro sends out a team of experts to locate and quan-
tify the zones and, who are, with a long-term rainfall calculation,
able to assess the production potential for different crops. This infor-
mation is stored in a GIS system database where the information is
used to calculate and generate a number of reports.
This information is then used by a management team, which in-
cludes an agronomist, input suppliers and economists, to com-
pile a production plan that will help ensure that the profit from the
farm is optimised. The land potential will also determine which
crops will be planted. Soil samples are also taken to determine the
chemical status of the fields focusing on the pH balance of the soil
and other elements, and a plan is compiled on how to correct the
chemical status of the fields.
2: Through organised
farmers days Afgri
continues to expand the
horizons of new era farm-
ers. Farmers inside the
store are absorbing the
information shared with
them by different speak-
ers.
3: Solomon Masango
demonstrates the tools
that he used for his no-till
planter.
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