What we do Our Operations

What We Do

As a partner of the Sernick group, Temong is committed to working alongside SerDev, SANPC and various other partners to achieve the shared goal of uplifting under-resourced farmers and their communities. Our operations are divided along the following five categories: Operational, Empowerment, Services, Social upliftment and Investment.

Operational

We actively pursue tenders for meat from the government and mines, while managing current tenders by Sernick.

We actively co-partner with Sernick on the roll out of Sernick Developing Programmes and other value chain projects across the country and Africa.

We actively promote feedlot and the processing of meat for supply to tenders as well as rural areas.and other value chain projects across the country and Africa.

We actively seek out, find and develop funding for our current shareholding, operations as well as shareholding for specific value chain entities.

We ensure that we have established the necessary staffing, funding and support structures to become fully operational.

Farmer on his tractor in the vineyard

Empowerment

We establish a social facilitating service for community consultation and active stakeholder participation.

We work to upskill staff to become middle and senior management in value chain entities belonging to the Sernick-Temong strategic agri partnerships.

We train Provincial BEE Partners to become Project Offices for the roll out of Sernick Farmers Development Programmes.

We ensure the placement of learnerships, and seek out employment opportunities for those who have completed their learnerships.

Farmer on his tractor in the vineyard

Services

We provide consulting services for tenders in the agricultural field.

We provide external social facilitation as well as community participation.

We structure and implement comprehensive management support programs.

We make recommendations on the design and implementation of various training and empowerment models.

We provide project management services.

We provide due diligence on development projects.

We design new concepts and feasibility plans.

We are able to assist with business plans.

We facilitate the training of business consultants in leadership.

We support the recruitment and placement of graduate placements and internships.

Female farmers working while picking up lettuce plant - Focus on left woman face

Social Upliftment

We register at all Government Departments and Mining Companies to become service providers and suppliers of services for Social Upliftment.

We partner with corporates in terms of their CSI funding for social development.

We partner with companies on their sustainable and viable community projects.

We work and partner with NGOs, non-profit organisations and companies who share our vision.

We ensure that there are opportunities to improve the facilities and lives of the farmers, Sernick and Temong staff.

Investment

We pursue viable and sustainable investment opportunities in the agricultural field, particularly in value chain entities.

We ensure that investments are made into sub projects of value chain entities: e.g. Monogastric Feed Mill in Carltonville, and then develop distribution centres with local clusters of chicken farmers.

We work alongside Sernick to manage these entities.