Welcome to SAAA
Welcome to the SA Agri Academy's website. The SA Agri Academy has as its vision to achieve a national reputation for client satisfaction and the effectiveness of its training and business services.
Smallholder farmer to operate in clusters with unique capacity building initiative
Advertisement for Agri Entrepreneurs/Cluster Agents can be downloaded here .
Sustainable market access for smallholder farmers gets a boost with the assistance of remarkable partners in a unique partnership
Most small holder farmers struggle to obtain strategic market access for their agri-enterprises. The creation of provincial clusters could open up domestic and international markets to them and give access to processing and management skills. The cluster approach is considered highly successful to enhance long-term profitability and has proven successful in many developing countries.
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Agribusiness and Climate Change
Presentations and proceedings now available.
PROGRAMME NOW AVAILABLE: DOWNLOAD
AGRIBUSINESS AND CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE
“A South African and UK perspective”
17 – 18 JUNE 2009
ERINVALE HOTEL, SOMERSET WEST
Climate change is affecting us all!
Climate change experts from the UK and South Africa will take part in this conference and will focus on:
Greening the supply chain
Water and alternative water supply options
Alternative crops and production practises (including
dealing with extremes)
More resilient and appropriate breeds (including dealing with extremes)
Reducing carbon emissions using green land management principles
Biogas mitigation options (renewable energy)
Carbon footprint within the global food trade
Carbon trading
Food security
Five years of making a difference
There are many reasons for the phenomenal success story of the SAAA, but the single most important factor is probably its impeccable connections: nationally it enjoys the support of the various industry organisations, such as the Perishable Products Export Control Board (PPECB) and overseas partnerships include the Netherlands Centre for Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries, and various Provincial Departments of Agriculture and Export Councils.
To read more, download the full artilce from the SA Fruit Journal here .
Agri Academy: new premises
The SA Agri Academy has moved and our new contact details are as follows:
Address: 36 Webers Valley Road
Plot 510
JAMESTOWN
7600
Tel: 021 880 1276 Lina Keyter
021 880 1275 Sune van Renen
021 880 1277 Amanda Binedell
Fax: 021 880 1274
Our new premises includes lecturing facilities, office space, as well as meeting and conference facilities.