APSS
Helps research teams and institutions for APSS in agriculture innovation, food technology, and manufacturing.
The Agro Processing Support Scheme (APSS) is a grant programme administered by South Africa's Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) to stimulate investment in agro-processing and beneficiation enterprises. The scheme awards cost-sharing grants covering 20–30% of qualifying project costs, with a cap of R20 million ZAR spread over a two-year period. An additional 10% bonus grant i…
Investment in South African agro-processing and beneficiation enterprises: capacity expansion, equipment modernisation, job creation.
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