About Us
PCI (Peter Chard Institute) Agricultural Services is an AgriSeta accredited training institution. We offer accredited and non-accredited agricultural courses through correspondence learning across Africa. NOSA Agri was our previous trading name but since mid-2019 we changed our name back to PCI agricultural Services and everything else from our directors, content, procedures, and processes to quality management are still the same. We are excited that you are here and for us to be a part of growing you in your agricultural journey.
Let’s start growing YOU!
Who is PCI Agricultural Correspondence courses for?
Beginners AND advanced farmers will highly benefit from PCI Agricultural corresponding courses. If you want to learn from cultivating the foundation to reaping a greater harvest then our courses are the stems that will take you from the root to your harvest, and whatever level you are on, we have a branch that will feed you and grow you. (Including Emerging and Small-scale commercial farmers, communal and Co-operative Farmers etc.) go to courses
Large scale COMMERCIAL farm managers, foremen, and labourers. You may be an experienced farmer with no qualification and may have profitable farms, but you know there is room to scale your business and upskill your staff. If you, like many of our past and existing students, experienced, but still have a desire for an even deeper understanding and wealth of knowledge in farm management and agriculture, then this is for you. go to courses
Extension officers AND agriculture trainers: If you are searching for a wealth of experience and exposure, especially if you want to broaden your knowledge within agriculture in African condition that will help add value to your position as an extension officer and give you an advantage as an agriculture trainer. Then register now, because Peter Chard has managed to encapsulate all his experience, exposure, research, knowledge and professional teaching into PCI Agricultural correspondence
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Unemployed AND Employed, if you have one or two hours or maybe the whole day to spend studying then welcome on board, this was made for you. Our correspondence courses were designed not to add pressure but to take it away, and to make the processes and management of farming more efficient and effective in today’s environment. So, there is no pressure because you study at your pace and whether you choose our short module courses or our certificate courses, we are always here to support you along your journey. go to courses
Land reform beneficiaries. If you want to be at an advantage when you receive your land, then these courses are for you.
We have something for everyone, including large companies from an industry that has an interest in Africa and partners through social and ethical responsibilities can do, and have done our courses. Talk to us. go to courses
Register NOW! and Start GROWING
Our Team
Peter Dick
Managing Director
Dr. Alistair Patterson
Agricultural Economist. Farm Management and Training Consultant. Project Co-Ordinator
David Bingham
Sales and Admin Manager
Dr Sihle Ndlovu
Director and Project Consultant