About
OUR STORY
Umtiza Farmers' Corp, a registered public company, is a supplier of agricultural inputs with outlets across the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa with its Head Office situated in East London (Buffalo City). We provide agricultural products and services to local farmers, stimulating growth and assisting in sustainable farming practices. It is in these remote areas where developing sustainable agriculture is widely regarded as the stimulus of growth and alleviating poverty.
VISION
To be the leading and preferred agriculture business supplier in communal and emerging farming markets in Africa.
MISSION
To supply quality agricultural products and services to emerging farmers and communal markets in a sustainable and profitable manner through the support of our investors, suppliers, employees and our customers.
Company history
"We are dedicated to the growth and revitalisation of agriculture by increasing the yields in rural areas, which will provide regular income to people and economy."
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Since 1993, Umtiza supplies affordable agricultural input and maintenance products to its members and clients. It also offers advice and training programmes and creates local markets for farmers’ produce. Members and clients are made up of commercial and emerging farmers and small-scale stock and crop owners. As an act of empowerment Umtiza was converted from a closed corporation into a public company in order to offer Umtiza Farmers’ Corp shares to all farmers and our supporters.
The initial uptake has been encouraging, with more than 3 180 farmers having acquired shares or membership. In March 2017 Die Humansdorpse Landbou Koöperasie (trading as The Co-op | Die Koöperasie) bought 72.16% of Umtiza shares. Umtiza FC continues to be a leading brand which is the support centre for emerging farmers and prioritising their communal farming needs.
Growth
Umtiza’s focus is on communal and emerging markets. Umtiza's first branch opened in King William's Town in 1996 and by 2004 it had a presence in most towns of the former Ciskei area. In 2004, Umtiza expanded to the former Transkei area and established its first branch in Tsomo, which was later followed by Butterworth in 2006. By 2016 , Umtiza had 15 branches spread out from the Great Fish River to the Mthatha River.
In order to secure the sustainability of Umtiza, The Co-op became the majority shareholder in March 2017 with a renewed focus on delivering products and services to rural farming businesses.
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Our story
Since 1993, Umtiza supplies affordable agricultural input and maintenance products to its members and clients. It also offers advice and training programmes and creates local markets for farmers’ produce. Members and clients are made up of commercial and emerging farmers and small-scale stock and crop owners. As an act of empowerment Umtiza was converted from a closed corporation into a public company in order to offer Umtiza Farmers’ Corp shares to all farmers and our supporters.
The initial uptake has been encouraging, with more than 3 180 farmers having acquired shares or membership. In March 2017 Die Humansdorpse Landbou Koöperasie bought 72.16% of Umtiza shares. Umtiza FC continues to be a leading brand which is the support centre for emerging farmers and prioritising their communal farming needs. Enabling farmers and supporters to become equity participants in Umtiza will see the growth of Umtiza flowing to them – both in terms of financial benefits and exposure to the skills required to run their own business operations. Umtiza’s growth will be the stakeholders’ growth.
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