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BUSINESS OVERVIEW OVERVIEW OF OUR CLIENTS’ ACTIVITIES PRODUCER ACTIVITIES PRE-SEASON PLANNING � Evaluation and recommendations regar ding farming practices: Soil surveying, crop, variety and tillage planning. � Credit negotiation. � Financing of land and equipment. � Input and harvest insurance. � Input negotiation. � Acquisition of capital goods. � Upgrading of agricultural equipment and whole good repairs. � Asset insurance. PRE-SEASON PLANNING PRODUCER ACTIVITIES OPERATIONAL EXECUTION: PLANTING HARVESTING OPERATIONAL EXECUTION: PLANTING � Maintenance of capital goods: Repairs and replacement of whole goods for preparation of fields. � Preparation, tillage and planting of crops. � Maintenance of capital goods: Repairs and replacement of whole goods for planting. � Planting of crops. � Fertilising, weed control, pest control and cleaning of fields. � Crop insurance. � Pre-harvest marketing. OPERATIONAL EXECUTION OFF-TAKER ACTIVITIES PROCUREMENT OF RAW MATERIAL MARKETING OPERATIONAL EXECUTION: HARVESTING � Maintenance of capital goods: Repairs and replacement of whole goods for harvesting. � Harvesting of products. � Handling, weighing, cleaning and drying of grain. � Supplying the product to the market. MARKETING � Marketing of goods from a registered and acknow ledged facility. � Finalising obligations relating to financiers. � Evaluation of results of previous season. � Financial planning for the next season. OFF-TAKER ACTIVITIES PROCUREMENT OF RAW MATERIALS � Procurement of raw materials. � Contracting. � Handling and storage of products. OPERATIONAL EXECUTION � Logistical solutions and settlement of accounts. 16 ROOTED IN AGRICULTURE