GEDA Services and business support
measures for agro-processors and
exporters
23rd February 2012
Agenda
About GEDA – Core Business
GEDA’s Strategy
Strategic Objectives
Target Sectors
Sector/ industry profile
GEDA Offerings/Services – projects, Investment & trade
promotion
7. GEDA’s activities in the sector
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About GEDA – Core Business
• Provide high value business intelligence pertaining to Trade,
Investment and Economic Facilitation and Implementation
• Provide Trade and Investment Facilitation Services
• Enhance the value of local economic development initiatives
• Provide project conceptualization, project initiation,
partnership formation and investment securing services, and
to coordinate critical public – public and public – private
interfaces in support of economic development
GEDA Strategy
• Vision
• “to be recognized as the catalyst(engine room) for sustainable
and inclusive economic growth in the Gauteng City Region.”
• GEDA’s strategic quest
• To establish the Gauteng City Region as a leading southern
hemisphere hub and Africa’s most significant Global City
Region when benchmarked against its comparable and
competitive global peers.
• Strategic position
• To be recognised as the undisputed lead Economic
Development Agency (EDA) of the Gauteng City Region
Strategic objectives
• To develop and grow prioritized sectors in order to
improve their competitiveness and create sustainable and
decent jobs
• To facilitate and promote the Gauteng City Region as an
Investment and Trade destination
Targeted sectors
• GEDA’s targeted sectors are:
• Manufacturing
• -Pharmaceuticals
• -Biotechnology
• -Automotives and components
• -Agroprocessing
• BPO and ICT
• Mining and beneficiation
• Construction
• Green economy
Sector Profile – Agroprocessing
Definition
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Agroprocessing is a process of converting (value –
adding) primary agricultural products (plant or animal
origin) into tradable commodities.
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The process entails cutting, milling, slaughtering,
fermenting, drying followed by packaging
Sector Profile - Gauteng
• Gauteng houses 50% (40 000) of food manufacturing
companies in South Africa
• 50 000 total employment
• R10 billion contribution towards Gauteng’s GGP
(Gross Geographic Product)
• Only 0.5% contribution to Gauteng GDP in 2009
• Estimated to grow at an annual average of 2.2% per
annum between 2009 & 2013.
Sector Profile - Gauteng
• Animal production – 44.2%:
Meat processing ; leather & hides; dairy products
• Crop production – 33.2%:
Beverages; Vegetables and fruit processing; Essential
Oils; Grain mill products & animal feeds
• Horticulture – 22.6%:
Ornamental & Cut Flowers
GEDA SERVICES
PROJECTS FACILITATION
1. Provide Investment intelligence
2. Assist foreign investors with registration/licensing
3. Facilitate services such as
• land and construction approvals,
• obtaining visas and work permits,
• Environmental Impact Assessments
4. Sector specific needs – understanding needs and
challenges and unlocking investment opportunities;
GEDA’S SERVICES
PROJECTS FACILITATION
1. Facilitate arrangements for inward and outward
missions
2. Facilitate sector specific missions abroad
3. Maintain an inventory database of industrial sites in
the province
4. Matchmaking of local entrepreneurs with potential
partners
SERVICE OFFERING
- Export Development
• Identify Gauteng based manufacturing companies
• Enterprise Assessment (export potential)
• Export dev programme for non-ready companies
-Training
-Product Improvement (standards)
-Enterprise productivity improvement
SERVICE OFFERING – Export Promotion
• Assist local manufacturers/ exporter in establishing trade
contacts globally
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• International Market and industry research – country profile &
market data
• Trade shows identification and planning
• Identify and invite companies to participate
• Facilitate access to export incentives programme (SSAS & EMIA)
• Facilitate Travel Logistical arrangements
• Provide advice on export issues
• Arrange for interpreters
SERVICE OFFERING – Export Promotion
cont’d
• Identify & Invite potential foreign buyers to the stand
• Generate and distribute leads
• Invite local companies to meetings with inward trade
missions
GEDA Sector activities 2012/
2013
• GEDA initiatives
• Big Five, Saitex : 15 – 17 July 2012
• FACIM, Mozambique: 28 August – 4 September 2012
• Trade mission, S Sudan: August 2012
• DTI National pavilions
• CIFIT, China: 8 – 12 September 2012
• Anapooma, India: 14 – 16 November 2012
• Gulffood, Dubai UAE: 20 – 23 February 2013
CONTACT DETAILS
Bongekile Mbili
Lally Moleya
Tel: +27 11 833 8750
bongekilem@geda.co.za
lally@geda.co.za
WWW.GEDA.CO.ZA
THANK YOU