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NERPO Business Arms |
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NERPO Consulting and Training Services (NCTS) |
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The primary objective of NCTS is to provide a specialized consulting services in the following areas:
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• Research
• Project development, planning and management
• Farmer training (offers agricultural technical, business, professional and life skills)
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NCTS has been commissioned by a number of National and International organizations such as FAO, Umsobomvu Youth Fund, National Department of Agriculture, National Development Agency, etc to conduct research, provide training and manage agricultural related Programmes.
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NERPO Investments Limited (NIL) |
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NIL is an investment holding company proudly owned by NERPO and its members. It was established in 1998 to address economic imbalance of the South Africans, especially that of the black livestock farmers through creating a platform to participate in the main stream of the economy. The investment philosophy of NIL is to:
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• Identify and acquire significant ownership in profitable ownership enterprises operating in the Meat,
Tourism and related industry.
• Explore the acquisition of appropriate and profitable privatization and unbundling opportunities
• Seek joint venture partnerships with local and foreign investors
• Ensure the widest partnership by the members of the association in acquired companies
• Actively support the training of staff, the grading of skills and capacity building of the workforce
• Use pull assets or capital funds to purchase equity on the existing lucrative businesses and
• Setup own business.
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The investment focus of NIL has always been in, but not limited to agricultural sector. Pulling together resources as black livestock farmers could as well be seen as the better strategy of addressing the shortfall in the South African economy.
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NERPO Financial Services (Pty) Ltd |
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Access to finance in South Africa especially by black livestock farmers has never been easy or possible. The establishment of NFS was in essence to minimize the transaction costs and remove the unnecessary barriers to credit facilities. NFS offers financial solutions (financial planning and advice; and loan facilities) to needy individuals or companies at best possible rates.
Loan products:
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• Small Business loans
• Farm production loans
• Personal loans
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