Pledge

Crop Life Compliance

Farmers Agri-Care and all its agents are accredited members of CropLife South Africa. Membership to this industry association is voluntary, but represents a commitment to a code of best-practices. It is an assurance to both Farmers Agri-Care’s suppliers and customers that we are:

• AVCASA-certified and participate in the annual Continuous Professional Development programme;
• Comply with an industry Code of Conduct;
• Are competent in respect of regulations governing the crop chemical industry;
• Participate in annual training with suppliers to ensure all retain comprehensive crop and product knowledge;
• Committed to safety, health and environmental standards;
• Conform to warehousing and transportation codes;
• Possess valid comprehensive insurance cover;
• And can be easily identified via an ID-card system.

To learn more about CropLife South Africa, click here.

Social Responsibility

A portion of Farmers Agri-Care’s annual turnover is donated to two groups of projects:

Environmental Beneficiaries:

• Threatened Grassland Species Programme
• KZN Crane Foundation

Social Responsibility Beneficiaries:

• Wylie House (Durban)
• SOS Children’s Villages (Pietermaritzburg)
• Inkululeko Babies Home (Vryheid)

Recycling Empty Containers

As part of its commitment to sustainable agriculture and responsible environmental management, Farmers Agri-Care has a working arrangement with Ecosystems Recycling, a KZN-based plastic recycler, approved by AVCASA.

Ecosystems Recycling is based in Empangeni. They will collect empty plastic containers from anywhere in KZN, provided they have been correctly triple-rinsed according to the process shown in the diagram.

Farmers need to introduce two simple steps into their spraying operations in order to commit to responsible recycling:

• Triple rinse all containers. This is essential, and must become a standard procedure.
• Store these clean empties for collection by Ecosystems Recycling. Once farmers have accumulated 800 containers, they can be collected by Peter Bannock of Ecosystems Recycling: Call him directly at 082 556 0838, or during office hours at 035 787 0507 or email him at perfecto@iafrica.com.

To help farmers manage empty containers and obsolete pesticides, see details of the CropLife SA Waste Management Programme here: http://www.croplife.co.za/

1. A list of approved recyclers of empty plastic containers;
2. Guidelines for the disposal of empty plastic containers;
3. Guideline for the disposal of obsolete pesticides.

Download a guide on how to triple rinse empty containers:

Recycling Containers