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Farming on Thin Margins: Funding, Grants, and Risk That Can Make or Break a Season
Agriculture depends on funding and grants, but risk is often misunderstood. This session explains how funding, grants, and risk interact in agricultural businesses.
Date:
1 July, 2026
Time:
14:00
Hours:
1 hour
CPD Units:
2
Category:
Management Accounting
Group:
Channel 2: Growth
Format:
Live Event
R230,00 VAT incl.
Product Information
Agricultural businesses operate under constant pressure from weather, pricing, funding conditions, and regulation. This session focuses on how funding and grants affect agricultural risk and why poor understanding leads to financial distress. Attention is given to funding structures, repayment pressure, grant conditions, and cash flow timing. Risk management is often discussed after losses occur. This session shifts the focus to early understanding and better decision making. Strong advice in agriculture requires more than technical knowledge. It requires awareness of how funding choices amplify or reduce risk. Understanding this protects farmers and strengthens professional credibility.
Presenter/s
Leana van der Merwe
Leana: Leana van der Merwe, with 18+ years in accounting and corporate governance, Leana leads technical support at CIBA and is a recognized thought leader in regulatory compliance.