Kaap Agri had its origins when a few farmers in the Swartland decided to jointly buy guano bird manure to use as fertilizer This led to formally establishing De Westelike Graanboeren Koörporatiewe Vereniging in 1912 Over the years the company expanded with a branch and silo network in the Swartland and the Boland From 1930 to 1950 various other cooperatives were established in neighboring towns and areas They all basically delivered the same functions as Wesgraan In 1981 the first large amalgamation took place when Western Province Fruitgrowers and Wesgraan joined forces to form WP Koörperatief Beperk Since then further amalgamations have taken place with Drakenstein Vrugtekwekers and Wynland Koöperasie