SMART Agri - Revolutionizing Agriculture with Innovative Tech Solutions

SMART Agri, is an Agri Tech, cloud-based human resource and billing management solution that may be integrated with multiple account management systems. The SMART Agri solution incorporates a customisable tablet device to manage human capital productivity for agriculture. This bespoke innovative solution is tailored for the unique needs of the Agri-sector specifically the citrus industry.

Tailored solutions for the citrus sector's needs

SMART Agri’s technological capability enables business to provide innovative solutions that are tailored towards the citrus sectors needs.

Legislative Compliance Assurance​

Ensuring compliance with legislative requirements like UIF, SDL, PAYE, and COIDA monthly.

Tailored for Citrus Industry

Managing risks like accidental non-compliance with child labor, bonded labor practices, and ethical trade.

Traceability and Ethical Trade Fulfilment

Meeting market demands for traceability and ethical trade reporting (EEA).

Verifiable Data Tracking and Retrieval

Data mining for accurate tracking, storage, and retrieval of verifiable yield and production data.

Agriculture may be described as all the activities that are employed in cultivating land for food, cash crops, hunting, fishing, forestry, and other resources that involve drawing natural resources from the earth.

Sustainable agriculture is agricultural activities that adopt economically viable agricultural production systems that protect the natural and socio-economic environments in cultivating, processing, and distributing citrus whilst promoting the dignity of the communities affected by the agricultural activity.

Agriculture is multi-functional and cross-sectoral in nature; agricultural development, therefore, is a complex, multi-stakeholder process that involves political, economic, social, and cultural dimensions at all levels of society.

We at SMART Agri comprehend the value of leveraging Agri Tech for traceability, assurance, and managing complexity presented by the multi-stakeholder and cross-sectoral nature of Agriculture.

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What application scenario calls for the SMART Agri solution?

The primary role of Agriculture of promoting food security has over the years evolved to include sustainable inclusive social economic development aimed at promoting the dignity of all those affected by the agricultural activities. The growing demand of the international market requesting the sector to demonstrate compliance to ethical trade conduct calls for a SMART Agri Solution.

Global sustainability initiatives in the likes of the Sustainability Initiative of South Africa (SIZA), provide a platform for agricultural stakeholders to demonstrate ethical and environmentally sustainable trade.

SMART Agri solution allows you the farmer to seamlessly report on SIZA and other ethical trade standards that monitor and report on social compliance, based on the following eight principles:

  1. Commitment to implementing management systems.
  2. No forced and Bonded Labour.
  3. No Child Labour.
  4. Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining.
  5. No Discrimination, Harassment and Abuse.
  6. Health and Safety.
  7. Working Hours.
  8. Wages, Benefits and Terms of Employment.

Managing compliance, traceability, and sustainability with traditional human resource management systems has become exceedingly costly and time consuming for employers in agriculture.  Let SMART Agri take this headache away from you!

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What application scenario calls for the Smart Agrivate solution?

The primary role of Agriculture of promoting food security has over the years evolved to include sustainable inclusive social economic development aimed at promoting the dignity of all those affected by the agricultural activities. The growing demand of the international market requesting the sector to demonstrate compliance to ethical trade conduct calls for Smart Agri Solution.
Global sustainability initiatives in the likes of the Sustainability Initiative of South Africa (SIZA), provides a platform for agricultural stakeholders to demonstrate ethical and environmentally sustainable trade.
Siza and other ethical trade standards monitor reports on social compliance, based on
the Eight Principles.

  • 1

    Commitment to implementing management systems.

  • 2

    No forced and Bonded Labour.

  • 3

    No Child Labour.

  • 4

    Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining.

  • 5

    No Discrimination, Harassment and Abuse.

  • 6

    Health and Safety.

  • 7

    Working Hours.

  • 8

    Wages, Benefits and Terms of Employment.
Managing compliance, traceability, and sustainability with traditional human resource management systems has become exceedingly costly and time consuming for employers in agriculture. This is particularly so for contributions that require monthly declaration such as UIF, PAYE, SDL, and COIDA.

Where is the SMART Agri solution applicable?

Automating Human Capital and Contractor Management

The SMART Agri system functionality allows our customers peace of mind, automating the onboarding and contracting of human capital and new contractors. This includes implementing e-contracts and maintaining policy awareness, and performance ensuring that every contractor and employee understands their rights and contractual obligations. This is a critical requirement for social compliance, human resource best practices, and contractor management.

Enhancing Farm Efficiency and Compliance

Apart from compliance, farmers gain immensely from the SMART Agri module’s capacity. The SMART Agri solutions save time, and expenses, and improve employer and employee relations through demonstrated fairness against articulated policy. The SMART Agri solution modules may be customizable with dashboards tracking productivity and efficiencies for identified work areas on the farms.

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Road Map

29/09/2017
Concept Development
01/03/2018
Feasibility Study
02/02/2022
Statutory Registrations
02/03/2022
Completed Business Case and Prototype
01/06/2022
Prototype Testing
Continuous
Monitoring and Development

Inside SMART Agri SA

Where passion meets expertise
Our dedicated team is driven by a shared commitment to leverage customer-facing Agri-tech solutions in the primary agricultural sector, promoting inclusive growth, traceability, and cost reduction in a sustainable manner, while protecting the natural environment, in alignment with our company’s vision and mission. We introduce the individuals who bring innovation, creativity, and professionalism to every project.

Mkhonto Mntwini

CEO

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Musa Sihlali

Operations Manager

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Lelethu Makapela

Production Manager

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Sibusiso Vulindlu

Production Manager

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Management Areas

At SMART Agri we believe in fostering a positive work environment that prioritizes employee well-being, engagement, and growth. Our HR best practices are SIZA aligned; include promoting diversity, inclusivity and provide competitive remuneration and benefits nurturing a culture of continuous learning.
Management Areas

Benefits of Engaging Our Services

  • Enhanced compliance with statutory requirements, minimizing legal risks and
    penalties.
  • Increased productivity and efficiency through targeted HR practices.
  • A skilled and motivated workforce, leading to improved overall performance.
  • Dedicated HR support, allowing your management team to focus on core business
    activities.
  • Access to expert HR advice and guidance for informed decision-making.
  • In-app geographic locator shows you where these activities are taking place, i.e., sites and block numbers.
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Management Areas

Ethical Payroll Management

  • In accordance with (Ilo, BCEA, SIZA. etc, list relevant legislation)
  • Strategic market requirement for ethical management practices
  • Measurable improvement in staff moral
  • Management and retrieval of employees’ financial records
  • Traceability and legislation risk management:
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Management Areas

Statutory Management Framework

  • Compliance Assurance

  • Requirement statutory and operation standards

    Pre-Employment
    BCEA, LRA, EEA,
    OHS, SDL, UIF, PAYE

    • Prepare Paperwork
    • Recruitment
    • Onboarding

    In Employment
    BCEA, LRA, UIF, PAYE

    • Attendance management
    • Procedural Meeting
    • HR Performance Management.
    • Skills development: Process familiarity
    • Mediation
    • Adjudication

    Post-Employment
    LRA

    • Policy application.
    • Exit Employment

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  • Enhanced compliance with statutory requirements, minimizing legal risks and penalties
  • Increased productivity and efficiency through targeted HR practices.
  • A skilled and motivated workforce, leading to improved overall performance.
  • Dedicated HR support, allowing your management team to focus on core business activities.
  • Access to expert HR advice and guidance for informed decision-making.
  • In accordance with (Ilo, BCEA, SIZA. etc, list relevant legislation).
  • Strategic market requirement for ethical management practices.
  • Measurable improvement in staff moral.
  • Management and retrieval of employees’ financial records.
  • Traceability and legislation risk management.

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