• responsible person.
According to the health and safety policy, each
employee of the Group is encouraged to play a
vital and responsible role in maintaining a safe
and healthy workplace through:
• being involved in the workplace health and
safety system;
• sticking to correct procedures and
equipment;
• wearing appropriate clothing and
equipment as and when required;
• ensuring all accidents and incidents are
reported to direct superior and responsible
staff member;
• helping new employees, trainees and
visitors to the workplace understand the
right safety procedures and their objective;
• telling your direct superior immediately of
any health and safety concerns;
• keeping the workplace tidy to minimise the
risk of any trips and falls.
As Agribusiness managers the Group is fully
aware of the risks associated with grain
production, transport, and storage processes.
In 2022, there were no workplace accidents
reported. The Group, however, continues to
monitor and improve the workplace safety
situation. In 2022, The Group continued to
implement and follow strict work safety
regulations and provide proper training and
updates to employees in order to ensure safety
and avoid accidents. The Group employs
dedicated work safety officers to ensure
compliance with the policy.
Community involvement
Agromino contributes to making the
communities in which it operates better places
to live and do business. Agromino values
mutually beneficial relationships with
communities where it operates and strives to
engage or consult with communities regarding
business development plans that have a
material impact on those communities.
Agromino strives to support on a targeted basis
local municipalities and organizations taking
into account the availability of resources. For
example, the support can be in the form of
organising local events, buying equipment for
schools, helping with the renovation works of
public facilities, etc. A record of contributions
and donations is kept to monitor activities and
progress.
Environment and climate change
Agromino is committed to operating the
agricultural businesses under its control
utilising environmentally and agronomically
sustainable production methods. We recognise
the need to honour the responsibilities we have
with respect to protecting the environment and
to the consumer by ensuring that the food we
produce is both safe and of a high standard. To
achieve this commitment, we ensure that all
our agronomists and managers are fully trained
with the most up to date technical information,
to ensure that there is the optimal use of seeds,
fertilisers, and pesticides so as to keep a sound
balance between production and the
environment. The crop rotations adopted are
carefully planned to ensure no build-up of
pests, diseases or weeds. We are highly water
conscious and at all times look to preserve this
most precious resource. All waste materials are
disposed of in an environmentally sensitive way
so as to minimise pollution of our planet.
The Group appreciates the environment and
climate situation as the technology evolves and
production increases and reassesses its
operational activities from this perspective
regularly. Principles to our business are the
following:
• The continued development of the
Telematics Management Department,
which has been a crucial support service for
the group for the past several years,
providing a cross-Group platform to enable
effective planning, monitoring and
reporting of all production related
operations
• Maintaining soil fertility is ensured by
having in place a sustainable rotation,
nutrient management plan, soil
management plan and crop protection
management plan. These are enforced by
approving annual budgets where the
utilization of hectares and application of
nutrients and chemicals is detailed.
• Crop protection – chemicals are applied
strictly adhering to label recommendations
that specify which crops the chemical can
be applied to, application rate per hectare,
the permissible frequency of application
and harvest interval – i.e. the minimum
time period that has to be left between
application and harvest to ensure food
safety. Reduced application rates are used
when they have internally been proven to
be sufficient, which also assists to reduce
our environmental footprint.