“The potential of agriculture in South Africa for job creation and economic growth still remains largely underdeveloped.”
– President Cyril Ramaphosa, 2019 SONA address
AGRICULTURE
TODAY*
South Africa’s land of plenty
- The agricultural sector was the only sector that encountered a positive growth in the last quarter of 2020.
- In 2020’s third quarter, South Africa reported record exports at a 5% increase year on year.
- Primary exports included citrus, wine, maize, nuts, deciduous fruit and sugar cane farming.
Our need for nourishment
- South Africans consumed 72,07kg of maize and 46,42kg of wheat per person in 2019.
- We have 12 and a half million hectares of arable land available, ranking us 23rd in the world OUT OF 205.
- In 2019, 6.5 million South Africans suffered from hunger and food insecurity.
Feeding the World
- In 2020, between 720 and 811 million people globally faced hunger.
- The prevalence of undernourishment climbed to 9.9% in 2020, from 8.4% in 2019.
- Around 660 million people may still face hunger in 2030.
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GROWING
PRODUCE AND PROFITS
South Africa’s top exports include the usual candidates of gold, iron, and precious metals. However, a surprising addition contributes a staggering $3.7 billion annually among the industrial products. It’s our fruits and nuts. Our South African produce is distributed globally with apples being sent to the UK, grapes and avocados to the Netherlands, oranges to South East Asia, lemons and pears to Russia among much more.
Besides feeding the world with our superior quality produce, our growing population is ever in need of more and more nutritional food and the need for local produce has never been greater. The agricultural industry in South Africa only has room for growth. From livestock to cereals, we have the capacity to support all manner of food production.
OUR AGRI-BUSINESS
STAFFING SOLUTIONS
The staffing needs of our agricultural sector are forever in flux, with peak periods demanding high numbers of skilled and unskilled labour forces with a short notice period. With current ecological climate shifts, it’s also difficult to accurately predict when extra staff will be needed. Having a certified and compliant staffing solutions provider on hand is essential when extracting the most out of your land.
As a leader in the staff outsourcing and recruitment industry we have a proven track record of partnering with and supplying staffing solutions to thousands of clients since 1972. Our expertise and infrastructure allow us to supply any category of staff for short or long periods of time, depending on your requirements, with improved productivity and bottom-line benefits.
We offer you a fully integrated solution to all your staffing requirements, allowing you to focus on your core business functions while your company is grown by the best talent available.
We have the right people for the right job for your agri-business
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Artisans
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Cleaners
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Drivers
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Farm Managers
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Forklift Drivers
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General Workers
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Operators
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Packers
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Palletisers
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Quality Controllers
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Sorters
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Site Managers
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Store Workers
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Tippers
Recruitment Workforce Staffing’s recruitment cycle ensures that the textbook team is formed of your unique project needs. From aggressive recruitment campaigns to utilising our extensive database, we remain your preferred staffing partner.
Operational requirements Your project needs to run at maximum capacity in order to secure a profit and maintain productivity. By working with various companies under the Workforce Holdings banner, we’re able to provide the services required to keep everything working smoothly. Inductions, PPE specifications and costings, on-site medicals and more are organised by us and are essential to maintaining optimal productivity.
Key Account Management The management of people, processes, finances and admin, systems, service integration and planning is handled by our highly competent and experienced team of account managers.
Retraining Where required, we maintain legal compliancy to ensure the ongoing success of your project, by conducting re-training every 12-24 months. The worker’s transportation, accommodation and meals are all organised by us.
Local recruitment Understanding the subtleties of local employment and working together with the community are often demanded and we have the ability to build the bridges you need to form this relationship. We support your views and obligations to the community by utilising a number of strategies, including the implementation of a supplier database, organisation of community meetings and presentations, CSI initiative visibility and early payment to local suppliers.
Contact us today to optimise your agriculture support needs.
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