Speaker Profile
Koos Richards
Founder of the agricultural development organisation Group Africa Agric (Pty) Ltd (South Africa)
About Koos Richards
Mr. J. J. V. (Koos) Richards was born on the 15th March 1943 in Groblersdal, South Africa. He grew up on a farm, did his B.Sc.(Agriculture) at the University of Pretoria and later his B.Sc (Agriculture) Hons. at the University of The Orange Free State in Bloemfontein. He was involved in agriculture in several positions since he left the university.
His passion was the agricultural development scene and he was involved in agricultural development in Namibia and several projects in South Africa. After his retirement at the end of 2007, he founded an agricultural development organisation, Group Africa Agric (Pty) Ltd, which is involved in agricultural development in countries in Sub Sahara Africa doing agricultural development and project management. Koos believes that people development forms an integral part of agricultural development. Through agricultural development, doors are opening to bring the gospel to the people in the communities involved in the agricultural projects. On all these projects, community development centres, including churches, will be established as part of the projects.
For the last 24 years, Koos served as an elder in the Reformed Church in Pretoria, South Africa. Koos is married to Magda, has 4 children and 6 grandchildren.
His passion was the agricultural development scene and he was involved in agricultural development in Namibia and several projects in South Africa. After his retirement at the end of 2007, he founded an agricultural development organisation, Group Africa Agric (Pty) Ltd, which is involved in agricultural development in countries in Sub Sahara Africa doing agricultural development and project management. Koos believes that people development forms an integral part of agricultural development. Through agricultural development, doors are opening to bring the gospel to the people in the communities involved in the agricultural projects. On all these projects, community development centres, including churches, will be established as part of the projects.
For the last 24 years, Koos served as an elder in the Reformed Church in Pretoria, South Africa. Koos is married to Magda, has 4 children and 6 grandchildren.