Welcome to NERPO The National Emergent Red Meat Producers’ Organisation (NERPO) aims to commercialise the developing agricultural sector and ensure meaningful participation of black individuals within the mainstream commercial agribusiness sector, hence ensuring the long-term sustainability of the agricultural sector in South Africa. >> Read more … Strategic Partners Find out how your organization can assist NERPO by becoming a strategic partner: • What is a NERPO strategic partner? • How can you become a strategic partner • Who are our current strategic partners? NERPO Programmes The principal objectives of NERPO is to influence policy and legislation in favour of the emerging farmers. NERPO runs the following programmes: • Leadership training and governance programme • Database project • Animal improvement programme • Farmer training programme • Marketing infrastructure development • Black Economic Empowerment within the value chain • Young Agribusiness Entrepreneurial Development Programme To develop farm technical, entrepreneurial and life skills of young agricultural graduates in a real farm environment and create job opportunities the graduates. • View CV’s of our graduate students • Apply to join the Programme NERPO NEWS • FOR SALE • NERPO AND DR. RUTH MOMPATI JOIN HANDS TO SUPPORT EMERGING FARMERS • EMERGING FARMERS BACK COSATU OVER ‘UNACCEPTABLE' POWER HIKES • GOVERNMENT HEEDS NERPO’S CALL FOR THE DRASTIC REVIEW OF THE CURRENT LAND REFORM POLICY • NERPO IS DISSAPPOINTED WITH THE AGRICULTURAL AND LAND REFORM BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR 2010 • NERPO HOLDS A ‘SCORE-CARD’ SEMINAR ON LAND REFORM • NERPO’s REACTION ON THE STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS • 2007 NORTH WEST FARMER OF THE YEAR PASSED ON • SOUTH AFRICA'S MOST SUCCESSFUL EMERGING LIVESTOCK FARMER IS NO MORE! • CHANGE SA's LAND OWNERSHIP LANDSCAPE OR FACE ZIMBABWE • NERPO IS PLEASED WITH THE ANC's POLICY POSITION ON STOCK THEFT • NERPO COMMENDS MAFIKENG POLICE FOR THE ARREST OF THE STOCK THEFT MASTERMIND • NERPO CALLS FOR THE NATIONAL TREASURY TO REVIEW BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR • NERPO MOURNS THE PASSING AWAY OF MR. BEN MEHALE • NERPO IS PERTURBED BY THE MEDIA REPORTS ABOUT LAND BANK • NEWLY ELECTED NWERPO’s CHAIRPERSON CALLS FOR POLITICAL STABILITY IN THE NORTH WEST GOVERNMENT • EASTERN CAPE EMERGING LIVESTOCK FARMERS INVITED TO NERPO'S PROVINCIAL AGM • NERPO URGES GOVERNMENT FOR SPEEDY COMPENSATION FOR VELD FIRE VICTIMS • STOCK THEFT HIGH ON GOVERNMENT'S AGENDA • NERPO/UYF HOST THE 4TH EDITION OF THE YAEDP GRADUATION • NERPO CALLS FOR A SPEEDY REVIEW OF A LAND REFORM PROGRAMME • NERPO SUPPORTS FREE STATE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION • NERPO SUPPORTS MINISTER’S MOVE TO ZERO-RATE POULTRY MEAT PRODUCTS • AGRIBUSINESS GROUP SOUGHT COLLECTIVE ACTION TO CRACK AGRIBEE BENCHMARKS • “NOT GUITLY! FOR PROFITEERING-NERPO TELLS COSATU” • NERPO SUPPORTS GOVERNMENT’S PROPOSAL TO INSTITUTE A MORATORIUM ON PURCHASE OF STATE LAND • NERPO OPENS A NEW DECADE WITH A NEW LEADER • TOP ACHIEVERS AT NERPO'S 10th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS AND AGM • MEDIA INVITE TO THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS AND AGM • NERPO COMMENDS GOVERNMENT’S DECISION ON CAPITAL GUARANTEE AND CASH INJECTION FOR THE LAND BANK • MINISTER LULU XINGWANA IS TO REINFORCE SUPPORT TO EMERGING LIVESTOCK FARMERS • NERPO REQUESTS A GRACE PERIOD FOR PLAS BENEFICIARIES • FEDERATION OF RED MEAT PRODUCERS HOLDS TALKS WITH MINISTER LULU XINGWANA • HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MINISTER'S BUDGET VOTE SPEECH • NERPO'S REACTION ON RESOLUTIONS OF THE NATIONAL LAND SUMMIT • OFFICIAL POLICY POSITION OF NERPO ON LAND AND AGRARIAN REFORM • NERPO AND NAFU WILL JOIN FORCES TO STRENGTHEN TIES WITH THE KEY ROLE PLAYERS OF LAND AND AGRARIAN RE • NERPO & SAYA CO-OP AGM & NATIONAL CONFERENCE • LAUNCH OF THE LIMPOPO YOUTH AGRIBUSINESS CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED • LAUNCH OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN AGRIBUSINESS CO-OPERATIVE EASTERN CAPE BRANCH • NERPO/UMSOBOMVU 2ND GRADUATION CEREMONY AND THE LAUNCH OF SOUTH AFRICAN YOUTH AGRIBUSINESS CO-OP • SHOCKING DEPARTURE OF THE NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE DIRECTOR GENERAL MS BONGIE NJOBE • SHOCKING RESHUFFLING OF THE MEC FOR AGRICULTURE IN THE LIMPOPO PROVINCE • LAUNCH OF THE WATERBERG PRESIDENTIAL BULL & HEIFER PROJECT • MATOBOGE'S SUCCESS STORY • NERPO calls for the regulation of abattoirs to combat rocketting stock-theft rate • NERPO'S 7TH AGM TRIUMPHS SUSTAINABILITY OF THE EMERGING SECTOR • R 1, 020, 000, 00, a start up fund for the Limpopo Livestock Development Trust • AgriBEE, a vehicle towards a mainstreamed agricultural economy • Great opportunity of unemployed agricultural graduates