Sugar beet project South Africa

Duration:

01/1996 - 12/2001

Client:

Sugar Beet RSA – Project Development GmbH

Services:

Type:

Abroad

Budget:

EUR 2 million

Client type:

Private

Regions:

South Africa

Preparation of a feasibility study incl. the economic, agricultural and technical aspects
Regular provision of up-to-date information to a group of German and South African investors for the planning and preparation of a large-scale agro-industrial sugar cane production and processing project (target size MECU 90) in the Eastern Cape
Support in the negotiation of loans and equity capital from Europe and South Africa, incl. the involvement of government representatives from the RSA and the RSA Sugar Association
Creation of a viable concept for the integration of small, emerging and disadvantaged farmers into a commercial operation through collaboration with commercial producers and a project management structure
Creation of a scientific trial and demonstration plots in collaboration with KWS AG (Germany), incl. the development of a technical package for sugar beet cultivation under local conditions (soil preparation, weed management, fertilization, pest control, irrigation, mechanization) and the development of a follow-up model