01 Welcome to CEIRD

Growing the Farmers of Tomorrow — Today.

CEIRD is an agricultural incubation and rural development centre empowering unemployed graduates and emerging farmers to build sustainable businesses in the Eastern Cape.

Our Vision

An Eastern Cape where every agricultural graduate has a pathway to a thriving farming enterprise — and rural communities are food-secure and economically active.

20+
Graduates supported
across the Eastern Cape.
5+
Active programmes
at Fort Cox Campus.
R10K
Per starter package
for qualifying graduates.
02 About us

We are an agricultural incubation and rural development centre.

We combine our real world executive experience with a “down to earth” style that builds trust, cooperation and teamwork.

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03 Our Services

Empowering the Farmers of the Future.

Incubation & Training
Incubation & Training
12–24 month intensive incubation programmes combining hands-on training, mentorship, and business skills development for agricultural graduates.
Farmer
Support
Farmer
Support
Qualifying graduates receive R10,000 production input packages — chicks, feed, equipment — to start their own farms.
Value
Chains
Value
Chains
Poultry, vegetables, livestock, citrus, and agro-processing — multiple pathways into the agricultural economy.
Skills
Development
Skills
Development
SETA-accredited short courses in poultry, vegetable production, livestock management, and agro-processing.
Agricultural
Production
Agricultural
Production
From poultry and vegetables to citrus and seedlings, we run productive enterprises that give graduates real-world experience.
CEIRD
Lodge
CEIRD
Lodge
A peaceful farm stay experience surrounded by nature. Comfortable accommodation and catering for visitors.
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CEIRD Strategic Plan
Five-Year Strategic Plan (2026 – 2031)
CEIRD Programme Framework
Programme Framework — Version 6
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Graduates Targeted (10 yrs)
1
Per Cycle
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Trained in 2024/25
1
Value Chains
04 Our Projects

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05 Our team

Our Board of Directors.

We love what we do and we do it with passion. We value the experimentation of the message and smart incentives. Thanks to them we have grown as professionals.
06 Latest blog

Our impact in numbers.

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Latest Success Stories.

Crops, Vegetables & Field Production

Our crop and vegetable programme transforms underutilised rural land into commercially viable agricultural production hubs across the Eastern Cape, supporting emerging farmers with land prep, inputs and markets.

Poultry & Egg Production

CEIRD develops competitive broiler, layer and egg-distribution enterprises — providing housing, inputs, technical mentorship and offtake routes for graduates entering the poultry value chain.

Skills Development & Agribusiness Training

SETA-accredited short courses, incubation cohorts and mentorship — equipping unemployed graduates and emerging farmers with practical, market-ready skills for sustainable agribusinesses.