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Service - Leadership in Government - Issue 75

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S profile Together, growing South Africa from the land up Amadlelo Agri is a diverse majority blackowned agribusiness established in 2004 with the main objective of transforming dormant and under-utilised land into profitable and sustainable agribusinesses. For over a decade, the collaborative efforts of Amadlelo Agri have been at the forefront of transforming the agricultural industry and unlocking the land potential in communities in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. Today, Amadlelo Agri has expanded its footprint within the agriculture sector to include fruits and agroprocessing and is involved in nine projects as an operator, investor or both. These projects comprise six dairies, the Ncera Macademia project, the Fort Hare Piggery and the Coega Dairy project. It has also pioneered other milestones that are indicative of the success that Amadlelo Agri has enjoyed in South Africa’s agriculture sector: • Amadlelo Agri’s tried-and-tested model has been replicated and is being used in five dairy enterprises which are located in rural areas and on communal land. • A testament to its healthy relationship-building and trust ethos, Amadlelo Agri continues to leverage successful rural community partnerships, inclusive of a dynamic network of successful commercial farmers. The business is governed by a board of directors which provides oversight to the management’s implementation of the strategy. ___ __ Amadlelo Agri is a 72% black-owned agribusiness with a broad representation 20 | Service magazine

profile S AMADLELO AGRI BOARD PROFILE Board Chairperson BULELANI NGCUKA Ngcuka is a founding member and executive chairman of the investment company, Vuwa Investments, which has interests ranging from retail, health, construction, mining supplies and aviation. Deputy Chairman CHARLES DAVIES Davies is the Deputy Chairman of the Amadlelo Agri Board and serves as a director for various agriculture companies including Sovereign Food Investment Ltd. Chief Executive Officer SIMPIWE SOMDYALA Somdyala is the current Chief Executive Officer of Amadlelo Agri and has over 20 years of experience in senior leadership and management positions in the public and private sectors. Amadlelo Agri’s tried-and-tested model has been replicated and is being used in five dairy enterprises which are located in rural areas and on communal land. OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE 26.8% Amadlelo Milk Producers Investment Company (AMPIC) (Pty) Ltd 50 commercial dairy farmers from KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape 18.8% Vuwa Investments (Pty) Ltd 100% black-owned investment company 8% Amadlelo Empowerment Trust 500 labourers of the AMPIC farmers 46.4% Tulsacap (Pty) Ltd A group of eight black professionals and business people who pooled their resources to invest in Amadlelo. S Service magazine | 21

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