The Agro-Processing Support Scheme (APSS) is a South African government incentive from the dtic offering a 20–30% cost-sharing grant of up to R20 million (plus a possible 10% top-up) to South African-registered agro-processing and beneficiation businesses investing in new or expanded capacity, modern equipment, and competitiveness improvements. Open on a rolling basis to B-BBEE level 1–4 entities in six focus sub-sectors — including food and beverages, furniture, fibre, feed, fertilizer and essential oils — it aims to boost capacity, employment, productivity and broad-based participation in the agro-processing sector.
As candidaturas são analisadas de forma contínua com base nos critérios abaixo. A SAIGE regista a sua intenção de se candidatar — associando esta oportunidade ao perfil da sua empresa — antes de o encaminhar para a candidatura oficial da organização Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic). Assim, a sua atividade fica num só lugar e ajuda-nos a apresentar melhores correspondências ao longo do tempo.
