KOB Agric Pty Ltd

Business Location:	Rural
Province	Free State
Branch:	Xhariep
Business Start Date:	2016-05-10
Busniess Type:	Company

Business Dynamics and Challenges

Business Activities: KOB Agric (Pty) Ltd has expanded its operations to include salt mining. The company is now a well-established mixed farming operation in the Free State Province, near Petrusburg. Additionally, KOB Agric (Pty) Ltd manages a successful sheep farming enterprise, leveraging markets at auction houses, abattoirs, and direct farm sales.

Challenges/Needs: Salt production's vulnerability to weather fluctuations due to its reliance on solar heat. The use of a non-commercial tomato cultivar. The farm experiencing tomato disease outbreaks. A lack of mentorship and coaching to guide the farmers in planning, management, and achieving their vision and objectives.

Intervention Insights and Results

Intervention Details: Mentorship and Coaching: Sedfa facilitated the implementation of a structured management program and the development of a robust production plan, tailored to the area's agronomic conditions, through the appointment of a dedicated service provider.

Branding and Packaging: Sedfa assisted the company in creating a professional brand identity with logo design, packaging stickers, and branded packaging boxes.

Assets Assistance Program: In 2024, KOB Agric (Pty) Ltd. received essential equipment valued at R247,891.99 through Sedfa's asset assistance program.

Outcome Details: • A substantial increase in revenue to R 836,134.
• The creation of 12 jobs at the processing plant.
• Assets Assistance Program: In 2024, KOB Agric (Pty) Ltd. received essential equipment valued at R247,891.99 through Sedfa's asset assistance program.

Client Feedback

Client Comments: Sedfa continues to provide excellent service and goes the extra mile to support our business