PALS CENTRE
PALS identified three Value Propositions for its members:
Land Reform / Value Chain Investment Promotion
(PALS Framework)
CLIENT
- Commercial Farmers
- Emerging Farmers
- Community
- Witz Municipality
PRIMARY SERVICES
- Recognised as a unique approach to land reform by Government.
- Continuously promote PALS in the Agricultural Sector
- Identify and address critical factors that will ensure the successful implementation of the overall PALS initiative
- Provide knowledge sharing initiatives and accurate info to government departments to improve service and planning (mapping of land usage, educational, income, household trends and other demographics)
- Provide recommendations and practical solutions for removing barriers to investment
- Facilitate process between commercial farmer and different government entities – Water (approval permits), Subdivision, Electricity
- Monitoring (Implementation and Post-implementation)
SECONDARY SERVICES OFFERING
- PR and communication initiatives / networking functions to exchange ideas
- Provide Tax and Legal advice
- Connect commercial farmer to potential emerging farmer to join the programme
Social and skills development Support
(Training, Housing, Education)
CLIENT
- Commercial Farmers
- Emerging Farmers
- Communities
PRIMARY SERVICES
- Strengthening rural youth development through support of education
- Strive for best practices in housing, labour relations and working environment
- PALS secure funding for training
- PR/Communications
- Facilitate the process of business training for farmers (finance, HR, sales and marketing)
- Provide mentorship programme
- Facilitating the process of building schools, crèches and after care facilities
- Facilitating the process of building schools, crèches and after care facilities
- Introducing the commercial farmers to the relevant institutions and future business partners
- Establishing partnerships with training institutions
SECONDARY SERVICES OFFERING
- Monitoring compliance to relevant agreements
- PALS Centre providing further training support
- Mediation services
Support regulatory approvals
(Electricity/ Water/Subdivision/ Tax / Finance/Recognition)
CLIENT
- Commercial Farmers
- Emerging Farmers
- Communities
- Government Departments
PRIMARY SERVICES
- PALS provides motivation for applications for subdivision and for water in line with DWS transformation objectives
- Refer applications to a legal firm
- Negotiate with financial institutions to obtain cheaper finance and favourable terms for PALS projects
- Obtaining funds for the operations of the PALS Centre: Membership Fees, Sponsorships and Donations
- Negotiate with National Treasury for the PALS projects to be exempted from Capital Gains Tax and Donations Tax
- Strive for recognition for the commercial farmer in the form of BEE status or any other form of securities – involvement in the compilation of the new Agri-BEE Charter
SECONDARY SERVICES OFFERING
- PALS negotiating on behalf of individual projects
- Assistance with the completion of water application
- Mediating equitable sharing of electricity amongst project if requests above are approved
Shareholders of Dwarsberg Farming (Pty) Ltd
The shareholders and managers of Thembelitsha, Warm Bokkeveld, Ceres, enjoying the fruits of their partnership
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