Self-assessment
B-BBEE Agri Sector Code Self-Assessment
13 yes/no questions on the B-BBEE Agri Sector Code: whether it applies to you, your size category, proof of your level, the scorecard elements, and the requirements specific to the sector. You get a score for each area and a list of gaps with what to do about each one.
1. Does the sector code apply, and where do you fit?
The Amended AgriBEE Sector Code was reported as gazetted on 8 December 2017 (Government Gazette 41306, Notice 1354) and replaced the 2012 code, with no transitional period reported. It measures ownership (including land), management control, skills development, enterprise and supplier development and socio-economic development.
1. Have you checked that your business falls inside the scope of the Agri Sector Code, and recorded the answer?
(B-BBEE Act s9, sector code scope)
2. Do you know your size category (exempted micro enterprise, qualifying small enterprise or generic enterprise) under this sector code?
Reports say enterprises with annual revenue of R10 million to R50 million are measured as qualifying small enterprises, under R10 million are exempted micro enterprises, and above R50 million are generic enterprises, with the Charter Council reviewing the bands every two years. The older 2012 code used R5 million and R35 million. These figures come from secondary sources, so check the gazetted code. (Sector code, size thresholds)
3. Do you hold the right proof of your level, either a verification certificate from an accredited agency or, where this sector code allows it, a sworn affidavit?
Reports say exempted micro enterprises are deemed level 4, confirmed by a sworn affidavit or a CIPC certificate. Check the code for what applies to qualifying small enterprises. (Sector code, verification)
2. The scorecard elements
Answer Not applicable for any element your size category is not measured on.
1. Do you know the black ownership of your business and can you prove it from your share register and agreements?
(Sector code, Ownership)
2. Do you track black people and black women at board, executive and management levels against the sector code's targets?
(Sector code, Management Control)
3. Do you spend on skills development for black people, and keep proof of the spend and the training?
(Sector code, Skills Development)
4. Do you buy from, and develop, black-owned and small suppliers, and track the spend and the support you give?
(Sector code, Enterprise and Supplier Development)
5. Do you make socio-economic contributions that benefit black people and keep proof?
(Sector code, Socio-Economic Development)
3. Agri sector requirements
These are the items the sources describe for this sector. Check the gazetted code for the full list of elements and targets.
1. Have you checked which elements are priority elements for your size category, and that you meet the minimum on each?
Reports say a generic enterprise must meet all three priority elements, and a qualifying small enterprise that is less than 51% black owned must meet ownership, skills development and enterprise development. (Amended AgriBEE Sector Code, priority elements)
2. If you own or use agricultural land, do you track land ownership and the black ownership of that land as the code's ownership element requires?
(Amended AgriBEE Sector Code, ownership and land)
3. Do you know who the Agri Sector Charter Council is and report to it when it asks?
(AgriBEE Charter Council)
4. If you are a farm employer, are your wages and conditions in line with the minimum wage and the sectoral rules, since the code expects fair treatment of farm workers?
(National Minimum Wage Act, BCEA)
4. Evidence and reporting
1. Do you keep one evidence file per element each year, so a verifier or the sector council can check your claims?
(Sector code, verification)
Sources
Turn these gaps into tracked tasks
Assign owners and due dates, keep the evidence, and show your progress to clients and auditors.