Agriculture, forestry and fishing

The Ministry of Small Business Development was established in 2014 marking a turning point in the history of SMME’s and Co-operatives development in South Africa, demonstrating the Government’s commitment to place SMME’s and Co-operatives at the centre of economic growth and job creation.

The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) was thereafter established as a standalone national department in accordance with the reorganisation of some national departments announced by the President in May 2014, following the national elections.

Mandate

To lead and coordinate an integrated

Umthi Nolwazi (Pty) Ltd. is a startup company that draws strength from a closed NPO Umthi Wolwazi, which is an award-winning organisation, that sort to address the need for good nutrition in schools and communities, to address food insecurity in our country and promote healthy ecosystems through education and planting of fruit trees in schools, orphanages and cluster homes. Umthi Nolwazi aims at refining this method and operation through technology and bring about change in disadvantaged communities and peri-urban and rural areas. 

An innovative textile and electronics products manufacturing company, based in the heart of the North West province. We vision to create innovative textile-tech solutions to can address social problems. 

Ecology Africa Foundation is a non-profitable organisation that is family founded between father and son. We decided to incorporate three of our different interesting causes we are passionate about;

• Nature conservation
• Climate change
• Youth life orientation

Our plan and strategy is to operate these three courses separately and independently within one umbrella called Ecology Africa Foundation. The strategy behind this is to save and share resources.

• Exporters Eastern Cape is a member based non-profit organisation that facilitate conversations, information and collaboration in the Eastern Cape export market.  

The organisation’s mission is to encourage more local firms to prepare themselves to take on the challenge of exporting and to assist existing exporters to become more globally competitive.

Industries represented by our members include automotive manufacturers, OE motor manufacturers and component suppliers, agricultural and agri-processing (fruit, dairy, mohair, wool, etc.), service providers for exporters, shipping lines

Yarena Multi-Purpose Project is a start-up co-operative organization formed in 2019 by a group of five directors. Established to better advance rural community development. One of the agricultural process design program, they would like to introduce is aimed to cater for South Africans who love freshly produced 100% juices in the local fruits market and build their brand for its success within local customers. The fruit juice product is a new product we intend to prepare and created in various juice flavours to meet the needs of the potential customers in the business market of fruits drinking

Sol Plaatje University (SPU) opened in 2014, the first of two new universities to be established in post-apartheid South Africa. It is also the first university to be established in the Northern Cape Province.

Positioning itself as a niche university, SPU offers academic programmes of a high intellectual nature in fields that meet the needs of the South African thrust to develop a nation that is proud of its heritage and roots.

Thuni Farms specialises in; 

1. Agriculture, environment and technical advisory.
2. Community farming development and infrastructure 
3. Farm Development and Mant