Chris Hani Development Agency

Name

Chris Hani Development Agency

Legal name

Chris Hani Development Agency SOC LTD

Website

https://chda.org.za

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bisho

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Development Funding: CHDA operates as a State Owned Company funded through municipal allocations and government development grants. Revenue is derived from district municipality transfers and programme funding rather than commercial product sales.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

CHDA is a State Owned Company that develops rural economies in the Chris Hani District of the Eastern Cape through agriculture and agro-processing. It delivers and coordinates core programmes including the Qamata/Bilatye Piggery cooperative, the Shiloh Irrigation Scheme, and a Skills Development Programme targeting cooperatives and rural agricultural communities.

Product overview

The Chris Hani Development Agency (CHDA) is a State Owned Company operating as a development agency focused on rural economic development through agriculture and agro-processing. The organization operates several core programs including the Qamata/Bilatye Piggery cooperative, the Shiloh Irrigation Scheme, and a Skills Development Programme. CHDA provides access to various resources including investment prospectuses, annual reports, performance plans, budgets, and policy documents through its document library.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Qamata / Bilatye Piggery A piggery cooperative development programme supporting rural agricultural livelihoods through the Bilatye Mkhonjane Secondary cooperative. It targets rural cooperatives engaged in or seeking to engage in piggery and agro-processing activities within the Chris Hani District.
• Shiloh Irrigation Scheme An irrigation scheme programme supporting agricultural production with the Shiloh Third Harvest initiative. It provides irrigation infrastructure and supporting services to rural agricultural producers in the Chris Hani District.
• Skills Development Programme A skills development initiative providing training and career development opportunities for community members and cooperative participants in rural Chris Hani District communities.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Chris Hani District Municipality (CHDM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 March 2012100% owner of CHDA. The district municipality established the agency via Council Resolution dated 27 March 2012 in terms of the Municipal Systems Amendment Act No. 44 of 2003, Companies Amendment Act No 3 of 2011 and Municipal Finance Management Act No. 56 of 2003.
• Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional development corporation partner supporting economic development initiatives in the Eastern Cape province.
• Department: Trade and IndustryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational government department providing policy framework and support for industrial development and trade programmes.
• Council for GeosciencesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerScientific council providing geological and earth science expertise relevant to agricultural land development.
• Proudly South AfricanminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal procurement advocacy campaign supporting South African-made products and local business development.
• Mohair SummitminorGTM or Marketing PartnerIndustry event partner supporting mohair sector development and market access for local producers.
• Chris Hani Co-operatives Development CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDedicated cooperative development support organization within the district, providing specialized capacity building for cooperative enterprises.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa (Land Bank): Specialist agricultural finance institution supporting farming operations and agro-processing across South Africa. Comparable to CHDA in targeting agricultural sector development but operating through loan finance rather than grant-funded programme implementation.
• Industrial Development Corporation (IDC): South Africa's national development finance institution, providing funding to industrial and agro-processing projects. Comparable to CHDA in targeting agro-processing and industrial development but operating at vastly larger scale and as a development financier rather than a programme-implementing SOC.
• Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA): Development finance institution funding infrastructure and development programmes across southern Africa. Comparable to CHDA in catalysing rural economic development but operating as a financier of large infrastructure projects rather than as a direct programme implementer at district level.
• National Youth Development Agency (NYDA): South African SOC focused on youth economic empowerment through skills development, enterprise support, and cooperative formation. Comparable to CHDA's skills development and cooperative capacity-building activities but with a national demographic focus rather than a district geographic focus.

Direct peers

• Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA): National agency providing non-financial and financial support to small enterprises and cooperatives in South Africa. Directly comparable to CHDA's cooperative-development and skills-development functions, but operating nationally with a broader SMME mandate rather than a rural agricultural focus.
• Eastern Cape Development Corporation: Provincial-level development finance and economic development agency for the Eastern Cape, directly named as a CHDA strategic partner. Operates a similar mandate of catalysing rural and township economies through investment and enterprise support, but at a province-wide rather than district scale.
• Chris Hani Co-operatives Development Center: Dedicated cooperative development support organization operating in the same Chris Hani District, providing specialised cooperative capacity building. Comparable to CHDA as a direct partner with overlapping cooperative-development focus within the same geography.

Others

• Agricultural Research Council (ARC): National agricultural science institution conducting research and technology development for the South African agricultural sector. Comparable to CHDA's agricultural development mandate as an ecosystem partner (Council for Geosciences plays a similar role) but focused on research rather than cooperative-level implementation.
• Council for Geosciences: South African scientific council providing geological and earth science expertise. Listed as a CHDA partner, indicating its role in supporting agricultural land development assessments. Comparable as an enabling/technical partner rather than a competing development agency.
• Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic): National government department providing industrial development policy and programme support. Listed as a CHDA partner and analogous in policy alignment, but operates as a national policymaker rather than as a district-level programme implementer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chris-hani-development-agency

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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