Land Bank (South Africa)

Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa is a specialist agricultural Development Finance Institution. The company provides financial services and products to the commercial farming sector, agri-businesses, and facilitates the inclusion of new entrants and historically disadvantaged persons in the agricultural economy. Land Bank offers a range of financial products and services designed to widen access to and participation in the sector for new generation entrants, including financing for land, equipment, assets, and production credit. The company focuses on promoting the development of agricultural expertise to enhance employment quality and facilitating the development of emerging and subsistence farmers to promote food security. Land Bank is involved in the agricultural industry, providing solutions to finance energy-intensive agricultural activities, including irrigation, intensive agricultural production systems, and on-farm cold chain related activities. The company also offers corporate banking and structured financing solutions tailored to suit the needs of the agricultural sector. Land Bank is committed to supporting the entire agricultural sector, including both commercial and new generation farmers, and provides crop and asset insurance products to clients and other farmers. The company is also involved in various initiatives to support the youth and women in the agricultural sector, as well as community development and land restitution projects. Land Bank's aim is to build an adaptive and competitive agricultural sector that drives environmental, social, and economic development and contributes to food security.