PRESENTATION TO SELECT COMMITTEE
ON LAND AND MINERAL RESOURCES
CASP AND ILIMA/LETSEMA
2018/19 CONDITIONAL GRANTS
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES
DATE: 22 MAY 2018
Presentation Outline
• National Development Plan : vision 2030
• Policy imperatives informing investments
• CASP objectives
• CASP pillars and targeted beneficiaries
• CASP conditional grant framework
• Ilima/Letsema conditional grant framework
• CASP and Ilima/Letsema 2018/19 Allocations
• CASP and Ilima/Letsema 2018/19 Fetsa Tlala targets
• Planned projects Aligned to APAP
• Recruitment of Extension personnel
• Revitalization of Colleges of Agriculture
• To what extend are the set goals achieved?
• Some project highlights
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Acronyms
• APAP – Agricultural Policy Action Plan
• CASP – Comprehensive Agricultural Support
Programme
• GDP – Growth Domestic Product
• NDP – New Growth Path
• MAFISA – Micro Agricultural Finance Institute of South
Africa
• RAAVC – Revitalization of the Agricultural and
Agroprocessing Value Chains
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National Development Plan: Vision 2030
Chapter 6: An integrated and inclusive rural economy
• Grow the economy and increase jobs by expanding irrigated agriculture
− Water use efficiency
− New irrigation schemes
• Pick and support those industries and regions with the highest growth and job
potential
• Focus on value chains and agro – processing (create jobs and grow the rural
economy)
• Focus on Land Reform
o Develop strategies that give new entrants access to value chains
o Find creative combinations between opportunities, e.g.
− Support successful communal farmers – security of tenure
− Collaboration between commercial and land reform beneficiaries
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Policy imperatives informing investments
1. Potential to Create 1 million jobs by 2030 (National Development Plan)
2. Expand commercial agriculture to achieve 250 000 direct jobs and 130 000 indirect jobs by 2030 (support 450 black commercial farmers)
3. Put 1 million hectares of unutilised land under production by 2019 (Fetsa Tlala)
4. Support 300 000 smallholder producers by 2019 (New Growth Path)
5. Expand 1.5 million hectares under irrigation by 500 000 (NDP: 2030 Vision)
6. Ensure food security for all (Act 108 of 1996, Constitutional Mandate)
7. Ensure sustainable use of natural resources
8. Grow agricultural contribution to the GDP - driven by the Revitalization of Agriculture
and Agro-processing Value Chains (RAAVC – 9 point plan) – through
operationalization of the Agriculture Policy Action Plan.
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CASP - Objectives
CASP is sets out to deliver a wide range of economic, social and environmental
benefits.
On the economic front :
It is expected to produce higher levels of productive efficiency, create on-farm and
off-farm jobs, increase income and wealth in the rural economy
As the positive impacts of CASP on the agricultural sector gain momentum,
significant amounts of domestic and foreign investment will be attracted to
complement the initial capital injections through the programme
Leading to reversal of the inequities in farmland access and use rights inherited
from the apartheid era.
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In terms of Social Benefits:
Its contributions to household and national food
security should significantly add to poverty
reduction and improve rural living standards;
reduce crime, violence and socio-political instability
resulting from conflict over limited agricultural
resources
In terms of Environmental Benefits:
Pertaining to environment security, CASP
supposedly promotes ecologically sustainable
farming activities
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CASP – Objectives (2)
CASP – pillars and targeted beneficiaries
• The programme is delivered through six priority pillars which are:
1. On and off farm infrastructure support;
2. Knowledge and information management;
3. Technical and advisory services;
4. Training and capacity building;
5. Market and business development support; and
6. Financial services (branded MAFISA).
• Target Population
o The Hungry
o Previously disadvantaged subsistence, smallholder and commercial farmers
o Entrepreneurs
o Youth, women and people with disabilities
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CASP Conditional Grant Framework
Grant Goal
To create a favourable and supportive agricultural services environment for the
farming community, in particular subsistence, smallholder and black commercial
farmers within strategically identified grain, livestock and horticulture production areas.
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Grant Purpose
o To provide effective agricultural support services, promote and facilitate agricultural
development by targeting beneficiaries of land reform, restitution and redistribution, and
other black producers who have acquired land through private means and are engaged
in value-adding enterprises domestically, or involved in export.
o To address damage to infrastructure caused by floods. o To revitalize agricultural colleges into centers of excellence.
CASP Conditional Grant Framework (2)
Outcome statements
o Broadened access to agricultural support for black subsistence, smallholder
and commercial farmers;
o Increased number of sustainable and profitable black producers in
horticulture, grains, livestock, and aquaculture value chains;
o Improved farming efficiency;
o Improved systems required for the maintenance of a Foot and Mouth Disease
(FMD) free status as prescribed by the World Organisation for Animal Health;
o Increased wealth creation, and sustainable employment in rural areas;
o Increased access to markets by beneficiaries of CASP;
o Improved household and national food security;
o Reliable and accurate agricultural information available for management
decision making.
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Ilima/Letsema Conditional Grant Framework
Grant Goal To reduce poverty through increased food production initiatives
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Grant Purpose To assist vulnerable South African farming communities to achieve an increase in agricultural
production and invest in infrastructure that unlocks production within strategically identified grain,
livestock, horticulture and aquaculture production areas.
Outcome statements
o Increased production of grains, livestock, horticulture and aquaculture at both household
and national level;
o Improved household and national food security;
o Improved farm income;
o Maximised job opportunities;
o Reduced poverty;
o Rehabilitated and expanded irrigation schemes.
CASP 2018/19 Allocation
Province Allocations PROJECTS ERP COLLEGES DISASTER
R'000 R'000 R'000 R'000 R'000
Eastern Cape 262 161 164 593 81 690 15 878
Free State 179 476 142 655 28 223 8 598
Gauteng 92 333 76 457 15 876 0
KwaZulu-Natal 223 975 165 174 46 663 12 138
Limpopo 256 521 152 753 79 360 17 827 6 581
Mpumalanga 162 907 128 726 27 257 0 6 924
Northern Cape 252 434 99 475 28 012 0 124 947
North West 176 054 135 922 25 565 14 567
Western Cape 144 949 99 011 23 002 5 453 17 483
Total 1 750 810 1 164 766 355 648 74 461 155 935
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Ilima/Letsema 2018/19 allocations
Province 2018/19 Allocations Projects SAVAC
R'000 R'000 R'000
Eastern Cape 71 263 62 636.3 8 626.70
Free State 66 843 63 361.3 3 481.70
Gauteng 30 278 28 626.8 1 651.20
KwaZulu-Natal 71 263 67 811.8 3 451.20
Limpopo 71 263 65 111.8 6 151.20
Mpumalanga 58 242 52 990.8 5 251.20
Northern Cape 60 766 57 989.3 2 776.70
North West 66 843 62 266.3 4 576.70
Western Cape 55 662 46 360.8 9 301.20
Total 552 423 507 155.20 45 267.80
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CASP and Ilima/Letsema Approved Fetsa Tlala Targets –
2018/19 Financial Year
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Province Annual Target
Hectares
Annual Target
Farmers
Annual Target
Households
Jobs from
Ilima/Letsema
Jobs from
CASP
Eastern Cape 63 537.0 5 451 10 000 1 027 1 738
Free State 2 453.0 12 800 12 520 603 210
Gauteng 5 511.0 201 14 000 63 32
KwaZulu-Natal 10 134.0 9 358 13 587 2 600 3 353
Limpopo 7 789.0 7 972 71 13 954 1 441
Mpumalanga 3 742.0 2 490 2 500 1 050 909
Northern Cape 1 307.6 173 0 576 424
North West 12 333.0 745 2 400 1 535 1 034
Western Cape 2 500.0 1 078 864 320 324
Total 109 306.6 40 268 55 942 21 728 9 465
Hectares planned in 2018/19
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fruit
vegetables
grains
cotton
chicory
forestry
castor
sugarcane
Food security for
vulnerable Households
Targeting 55 942 Households; 21 Schools; 448 Community Gardens
Investment: 2018/19 – R178, 142 million
Planned projects: 67
Planned ha: 1479 ha
Jobs: 6 151
Farmers: 2 423
Provinces: EC, KZN, LP, MP, NC, WC
Activities:
• Pack house establishment
• irrigation systems development
• Production inputs and orchard
development
• Fencing
• Fertilizers and chemicals .
Planned Projects aligned to APAP / RAAVC
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Vegetables
Investment:
2018/19 – R262, 290 million
Planned projects: 476
Planned ha: 3 949ha
Jobs: 8 169
Farmers: 5 948
Provinces: all
Activities:
• Irrigation systems
• Hydroponic structures
• Fencing
• Storage facilities
• Processing facilities
• Fertilisers
Fruits (deciduous, citrus,
Grapes, pineapples)
Investment:
2018/19 – R378, 019 million
Planned projects: 10 147
Planned ha: 102 865ha
Jobs: 10 953
Farmers: 10 340
Province: all nine
Activities:
• 6 milling plants
• Production inputs
• Mechanization
• Labour (tractor drivers)
• Storage facilities
• Fencing
Grain production
PRIORITY COMMODITIES FOR GAUTENG IN LINE WITH APAP Macadamia & other nuts
Planned Projects aligned to APAP / RAAVC
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Investment:
2018/19 – R32 640 million
Planned projects: 1
Planned ha: 300ha
Jobs: 320
Farmers: community
Province: EC
Activities:
• Production inputs
• Orchard development
• Mechanization
• Irrigation systems
Sugarcane
Investment:
2018/19 – R3 million
Planned projects: 1
Planned ha: 1 ha
Jobs: 11
Farmers: 8
Province: MP
Activities:
• Irrigation system,
Ploughing and planting
PRIORITY COMMODITIES FOR GAUTENG IN LINE WITH APAP Aquaculture Poultry Value Chain Red Meat Value Chain
Investment:
2018/19 – R160,074 million
Planned projects: 103
Jobs: 1 696
Farmers: 10 779
Provinces: Eight provinces
(except GP)
Planned Activities:
• stock and irrigation dams
• stock water structures
• handling facilities
• dipping tanks
• Sheep / goat structures
• shearing sheds
• feedlot
• abattoirs
Planned Projects aligned to APAP / RAAVC
Investment:
2018/19 – R84,894 million
Planned projects: 24
Jobs: 1 057
Farmers: 1 783
Provinces: EC, FS, GP, MP, LP,
NW, WC
Planned Activities:
• 18 Broiler structures
• 9 layer structures
• abattoir
• One year old chicks (inputs)
• medicines
Investment:
2018/19 – R8, 300 million
Planned projects: 5
Jobs: 290
Farmers: 1 041
Provinces: EC, FS, LP, NC,
NW, WC
Planned Activities:
• Cage nets
• Equipment and machinery
• Electricity and ablution
facilities
• Processing facilities
• Capacity building and inputs
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Wool Forestry
Investment:
2018/19 - R3 million
Planned projects: 1
Planned ha: 250 ha
Jobs: 180
Farmers: 34
Activities:
• Clearing of burned debris
• Re-planting of trees
Planned Projects aligned to APAP / RAAVC
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Investment:
2018/19 = R16, 667 million
Planned projects: 14
Jobs: 381
Farmers: 519
Province: EC
Activities:
• Shearing sheds
• Production inputs
• Boreholes
• Fencing
Piggery production
Investment:
2018/19 – R41, 791 million
Planned projects: 18
Jobs; 229
Farmers: 371
Provinces: FS, GP, LP, NW
Activities:
• Piggery structures
• Boreholes
• Inputs
PRIORITY COMMODITIES FOR GAUTENG IN LINE WITH APAP Dairy Qamata irrigation scheme:
EC Keiskammahoek irrigation
scheme: EC
Investment:
2018/19 – R2, 100 million
Unlock: 300 ha
Jobs: 20
Farmers: 150 plots
Activities:
• Infield irrigation
infrastructure
• Tractors and equipment,
fencing and hay shed
• Debushing and land
preparation and berry
planting
Planned Projects aligned to APAP / RAAVC
Investment:
2018/19 - R6,320 million
Unlock : 2 000 ha
Jobs; 30
Farmers: 257
Activities:
• Bulk electrical infrastructure
• Infield debushing
• Infield irrigation
infrastructure
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Investment:
2018/19 – R23, 330 million
Planned projects: 6 / 7
Jobs; 528 / 694
Farmers: 1160 / 540
Provinces: EC, FS, KZN
Activities: • Milking Parlour
• Fencing and pastures
• Spray reis
• Handling facility
• Stock water
• Irrigation
• Stock water
PS: Picture not from Qamata. PS: Picture not from Keiskammahoek.
PRIORITY COMMODITIES FOR GAUTENG IN LINE WITH APAP Vaalharts irrigation
scheme: NC
Makhathini irrigation
scheme: KZN Taung irrigation
scheme: NW
Planned Projects aligned to APAP / RAAVC
Investment:
2018/19 – R25 million
Unlock : 2 000 ha
Jobs; 30
Farmers: 257
Activities:
• Install Subsurface drainage
pipes covering 250ha
• Urgent repair of main irrigation
canal – mainly concrete work,
to prevent collapse of
damaged sections of the Main
Irrigation Canal
Investment: 2018/19 – R15 million
Targeted ha: 600 ha
Jobs: 45
Farmers: 20 + unidentified
commercial
Activities:
• Construction of two concrete
reservoirs
• Sub- Surface drainage system
• Construction of communal
discharge line
• Geotechnical Investigation for
Vaalharts Revitalization
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*PS: Picture not from Ebenheiser !
Investment:
2018/19 – R4, 854 million
Unlock : 1 000 ha
Jobs: 25
Farmers: 10 Beneficiaries
Activities:
• maintenance of the scheme
• Infrastructure Development
SA GAP Certification Programme
• Benefits for the farmers
• Improve participation of smallholder producers in the
mainstream agricultural economy by ensuring compliance to
minimum food safety and quality standards required by
commercial mainstream markets;
• Enhance competitiveness and increased participation by the
smallholder producers in local markets and ultimately enhance
their participation in international markets;
• Equip smallholder producers with efficient farm management
practices;
• Assist smallholder producers to comply with legislation on food
safety, environmental protection and animal and workers’
welfare; and
• Facilitate and build necessary technical and managerial
capabilities among producers and producers’ groups.
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Province
2017/18
Certified
Farmers
Target
2018/19
Projects
EC 0 12
FS 0 1
GP 2 10
KZN 0 0
LP 1 4
MP 4 3
NC 24 6
NW 0 5
WC 2 8
Total 33 49
Flood Disaster scheme: 2013 and 2014 Floods
• Funding allocated to on farm damages
on 138 farms in WC
• Completion of the orange river walls in
NC
• Farms and bridges affected by disaster
of 2014 in Limpopo and Mpumalanga
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Province Disaster Q1 Q2
R'000 50% 50%
Limpopo 6 581 3 291 3 291
Mpumalanga 6 924 3 462 3 462
Northern Cape 124 947 62 474 62 474
Western Cape 17 483 8 742 8 742
Total 155 935 77 968 77 968
Farmer Training and mentorship targets for 2018/19
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Province Beneficiaries
to be trained
Beneficiaries
to be
mentored
Eastern Cape 2 550 40
Free State 1 500 33
Gauteng 761 0
Kwazulu Natal 3 562 192
Limpopo 699 401
Mpumalanga 5 057 640
Northern Cape 1 500 67
North West 600 30
Western Cape 4101 39
Total 20 330 1 442
Recruitment and maintenance of Extension personnel in
2018/19 Province Key activities and deliverables for 2018/19
Eastern Cape Recruit 34 new Agricultural Advisors (18), Controller/ Assistant Director (7) and Production scientists (9).
Free State Employ 112 unemployed Graduates for a period of three years
Maintain salaries of the current 46 Extension Practitioners employed through ERP.
Gauteng Recruit 53 new Extension Staff including Agricultural Advisors (9), Conditional grants Project Managers (5),
Assistant Manager (AD) Disaster Relief Program (1), and Admin support to administer the digital pen (3).
KwaZulu-Natal
Salaries: Extension Practitioners (50 Extension Practitioners)
Appointment of Extension Graduates in line with SACNASP criteria x 30 officers under a 12 month fixed
contract subject to HRD provisions and policies and 30 graduates @ Level 8 entry: R261 298.00 p/a.
Limpopo Maintain salaries of 121 officials and 39 Service Centre Deputy Manager’ salaries
Recruitment of 112 graduates.
Mpumalanga Maintain the compensation for 54 ERP Contract Agricultural Advisors (29 old and 25 newly appointed).
Northern Cape Recruit 5 new Extension staff including Senior Agric Advisors (2), Advisor (2) and Specialists Agric Advisors (1).
North West
The Province will maintain salaries of extension officials appointed in 2013/2014 financial year.
Recruitment of Additional Extension and Advisory Services Personnel (37) including Agricultural Advisors (7),
Senior Agricultural Advisors (12), Specialist Agricultural Advisors (13), Local Managers (4) and Deputy Director
(1).
Western Cape The Department will not appoint additional extension, but will spend R13 million of the ERP to maintain already
existing staff that had already been made permanent during the 2013/14 financial year.
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Revitalization of Colleges of Agriculture
Province 2018/19
R'000
Eastern Cape 15 878
Free State 8 598
KwaZulu-Natal 12 138
Limpopo 17 827
North West 14 567
Western Cape 5 453
Total 74 461
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So what? To what extend are the set goals achieved?
• The impact study on the Comprehensive Agricultural Support Program (CASP)
conducted in 2014/15 by DAFF and DPME revealed that:
• CASP has significantly contributed towards growth and the sustainability of
individual smallholder farming enterprises supported.
- Incomes of Project / Farm managers increased after CASP,
- Jobs increased and were sustained after CASP,
- 85% of CASP beneficiaries have access to markets
- Average area cultivated increased after CASP.
• Access to agricultural information increased after CASP and more than 77% of
beneficiaries indicated medium to high satisfaction on information received.
• Farmers were generally satisfied with the quality of Extension Services
• CASP has made a significant contribution to on-farm infrastructure
• However, the proportion of youth supported was low, 14% of total beneficiaries were
youth;
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THANK YOU
Some Highlights
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Eastern Cape: Ncera Macademia development
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Extent : 300 ha Year Project Started: 2005
Enterprises: Macademia nuts
Farm ownership: The land is 100% owned by the Ncera
community. The business model is a PPP with 51%
community and 49% private owned. The overall business
ownership is 77% black.
Local Municipality: Ncera, East London
Production: 180 ha Macademia established with 80 ha
already harvested.
Market: 100% exported to Europe.
Job Creation: 110 Permanent, 50 seasonal
DRDAR CASP SUPPORT: 2005 – thorough feasibility, 2006
– nursery completed, grafting of best suited varieties, 2009 –
50 ha planted and currently 180 ha planted with 50 ha
harvested.
Partnerships: Land bank, Eastern Cape Macademia (PTY)
Ltd.
Future plans: Macademia production expanded to Amajingqi
in EC, and plans underway to expand to Limpopo, KZN and
Mpumalanga.
Eastern Cape: Greyston Ade Farm
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Extent : 1197 ha Year Project Started: 1994
Enterprises: Maize Production- 150 ha
Beef: 335 Cattle
Sheep: 132 (wool and meat)
Local Municipality: Cedarville, Matatiele
Farm ownership: Black Commercial Family trust consisting
of 6 members with the objective of running an agricultural
business. The land is owned by the members of the trust.
The farm owner bought the farm using his pension money.
Production: 200 new-borns in 2016
Sales Q1 & 2 Livestock: 114 Heifers and yearlings @
R7000-R8000 each.
Maize Yield: 400 tons (4 tons per hector due to drought
constraints) 100 hectors planted.
Accolades: Best grain producer of the year 2014
Job Creation: 8 Permanent (5 maize and 3 Livestock), 35 to
40 seasonal
DRDAR CASP SUPPORT : 2016/17 Stock Water
2017/18 Handling Facilities
Eastern Cape: Greenwood Citrus Farm
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Extent : 62 ha PLAS farm
Year Project Started: 1993
Local Municipality: Balfour, Fort Beaufort Town
Enterprises: layers and vegetable production
Farm ownership: 100% female owned enterprise benefiting
4 members of the family.
Provided support: Ms Noluthando Mbilase acquired the
distressed citrus farm and managed to turn it around with the
support from the department and Citrus Growers Association.
The farm is running smoothly because farm workers are
actively involved in all farming activities, they are well-trained
in handling and packaging of oranges. She keeps records for
all previous years for each and every orchard.
Market: 75% of the quality fruit exported to Russia, Middle
East and Europe and 25 % to local market.
Job Creation: 6 Permanent (youth 6, female 2), 56 seasonal
(1 disable, 30 youth, 25 women)
Accolades: Global GAP Accredited
DRDAR Ilima/Letsema SUPPORT : chemicals and
fertilizers for 19 ha.
Partnerships: PPECB, Citrus Growers Association
Free State: Dihoai Farming Cooperative
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Extent : 18 ha (privately owned)
Year Project Started: 2005
Enterprises: poultry feed, broilers, eggs.
Farm ownership: The business is 100% black owned and is
managed by Mr David Mphuti. .
Local Municipality: Welkom
Production: Production of poultry feeds, Poultry Abattoir
Services, packaging and distribution of fresh and frozen chicken
meat, and offers training and capacity building for small holder
farmers. The feed processing plant has the capacity to produce 2
000 tons of feeds per month, which can feed about 530 000
chickens per month.
Market: local smallholder farmers, retailers.
Job Creation: 42 Permanent (20 youths), 200 seasonal.
FSDAR CASP SUPPORT: purchased production inputs and
constructed additional Silo to increase the capacity of the
processing plant.
Achievement: Mr Mphuti has established an accredited poultry
academy to develop small scale poultry farmers
Partnerships:
- NEF: erected abattoir, feeds processing plant and machinery.
- Harmony Mines: upgrading of abattoir.
Free State: Dorper International
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Extent : 865 ha (privately owned)
Year Project Started: 2005
Enterprises: sheep breeding (stud).
Farm ownership: Mr Ramothello Mandla co-owns the farm
with Mr Du Toit.. .
Local Municipality: Brandfort, Masilonyana
Production: 200 ha arable, 665 ha grazing. Project is a
Dorper Stud Breeding farm which uses modern technic of
flushing multiple embryos out of the top stud Dorper ewes,
and implanting them into surrogate ewes which are not of top
quality. Currently the project has total amount of 456 Dorper
and 631 Mutton Merino sheep. The projects produce wool
from the mutton merino ewes which are sarogate
Market: wool –BKV, stud ewes and rams sold to local and
international buyers.
Job Creation: 11 Permanent..
FSDAR CASP SUPPORT: assisted with a handling facility
Achievement: 1 ram won second position in Pretoria
national dorper show; top ram sold for R50 000. semen
exported to Australia.
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Gauteng: Zivuseni Agricultural Cooperative
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Extent : 186 ha PLAS farm Year Project Started: 2006
Enterprises: Layers, livestock, maize and vegetables
Farm ownership: the cooperative was started by 11
members in 2006, now has 5 (3 females, 2 youth)
Local Municipality: Nigel
Production: 60 ha sugar beans, 65 ha maize, 42 ha
pastures, 28 cattle, 20 sheep. Egg production is the main
activity.
Market: 300 tons of Maize to WFP, eggs to local
supermarkets and butcheries and livestock to local auction.
Job Creation: 4 Permanent, 15 seasonal
GDARD CASP & Ilima/Letsema SUPPORT: 2009/10 1000
capacity layer structures; 2010/11 – provided training, feed
and inputs for production of maize and layers. Extension
support.
Accolades: Won Agri-business 2010 Women of the year
competition.
Partnerships:
- Impala Platinum, Carnival City – bought 300 cattle, 40
sheep and fencing.
- The DTI – purchased a tractor.
- NYDA – 6000 capacity layer structures.
- GrainSA – study group
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Gauteng: Phetogo Farming
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Extent : 13 ha
Year Project Started: 2006
Local Municipality: City of Tshwane
Enterprises: Vegetable (Tomato) production
Farm ownership: 100% black owned enterprise managed by
Mr Tumisang benefiting 10 members.
Production: increased production from 38 000 to 70 000
birds per cycle..
Market: Kroons
Job Creation: 8 Permanent, 5 casual
GDARD CASP SUPPORT: The department assisted with the
construction of a 40 000 capacity environmentally controlled
broiler structure. The department also increased the
electricity capacity from 25kva to 100kva.
Achievement: resumed payment of his land bank loan.
Further development needed: The current minimum
industry broiler production volume is 120 000 birds per cycle,
therefore the entity still need to acquire an additional 40 000
birds capacity structure to mitigate against rising operational
costs such as Electricity, Labor and inputs.
Partnerships: SAPA
Kwazulu Natal: Empangisweni Trust
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Extent : 15 000 ha (Restitution farm)
Year Project Started: 1994
Local Municipality: Vryheid, Abaqulusi
Enterprises: Citrus, Vegetables, grain production
Farm ownership: 100% black owned enterprise with 300
beneficiaries under Inkosi Zondo.
Production:. Newly established 40ha of citrus trees and 406
ha earmarked for maize production.
Market: local for vegetables; Export market secured for
when the citrus is ready.
Job Creation: 60 Permanent, 10 casual
KZNDA CASP SUPPORT: 2011- to date. 100 ha irrigation
systems established, centre pivots repaired, land preparation
and installation of irrigation for citrus on 100ha, established
30 ha citrus, fencing 1500ha.
Partnerships:
- Citrus specialist providing mentorship to the project.
- Citrus Research Institute
- Citrus Growers Association
Kwazulu Natal: Wagenbetjies Farm
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Extent : 141 ha (Land Reform - ?PLAS)
Year Project Started: not provided.
Local Municipality: Umshwathi
Enterprises: layers and sugarcane
Farm ownership: 100% black family farm with 3
beneficiaries (2 Females, 1 youth). Mr Ndlovu manages
the business.
Production: 93 ha sugarcane production and 24 500
layers..
Market: local Supermarkets and Sugar Mill.
Job Creation: 14 Permanent, 9 seasonal
KZNDA CASP SUPPORT: 2012 – 2014/15. land
preparation and planting of sugarcane on 50 ha; irrigation
system, 25 000 layer structure and layer inputs. pack
house with egg grading equipment.
Partnerships: SASA
Limpopo: Nwanedi Development
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Extent : 2362 ha (CPA)
Year Project Started: 2002
Local Municipality: Musina
Enterprises: Vegetables
Farm ownership: Mr Phosa is chairman of CPA, consist
of 300 farms and 24 women enterprises are receiving
support.
Current production: Mrs Denga is one of the female
farmers operating under the CPA, she is farming on a
12ha plot and started farming in 2005 after receiving
permission to occupy (PTO) from the Nwanedi CPA. She
produces butternuts, tomatoes, green beans and okra.
Market: Tygerbrand, Technoserve and local market.
Job Creation: 17 permanent, 61 seasonal
LPDA CASP SUPPORT : 2013 to date, Master plan,
irrigation infrastructure development, production inputs,
pack house designs, extension support.
Partnerships:
- Jobs Fund, pack house
- The DTI, machinery
Limpopo: Maroon Trading
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Extent : estimated 1300 ha private farm
Year Project Started: 2006
Local Municipality: Molemole
Enterprises: potatoes, rotated with maize an other
vegetables.
Farm ownership: Mr Elias Monhla is the owner of the
business
Current production: planted 200ha of potatoes. This land
shall be rotated by maize and other types of vegetable. Is
having center pivots that covers 110ha. Maroon trading has
its own packaging machine and storage.
Market: .McCaine SA
Job Creation: 80 Permanent, 200 seasonal
LPDA CASP SUPPORT : Potato seeds, boreholes,
debushing, land preparation, electrification works and
pipeline works.
Achievement: Maroon Trading is currently offering Learner-
ship to students who are studying Agriculture from different
institutions. Focus is on students who are specializing in
Crop and Animal science.
Partnerships: PotatoSA
Mpumalanga: Export
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CHAMPAGNE COMMUNAL PROPERTY ASSOCIATION
(CPA)
GIBA COMMUNAL PROPERTY ASSOCIATION (CPA)
• Department is in the process of providing the
hygiene infrastructure on identified farms to
enable them to qualify for the SA GAP (South
African Global Agricultural Practice)
certification and compliance (safety, quality,
environmental & health safety management
standards.)
• • Facilitated the trade relations between the
farmers and international investors in Oman,
Russia and Angola.
• Current exporting farms:
• – Champaign Mango and Citrus Estate - China
markets (54 permanent workers, 32 temporary
workers and 17 fruit pickers.
• – Ikhwezi – Mozambique, Shoprite, etc (60
jobs)
• – Giba – Oman, National markets etc (300
jobs). Full trade agreement with the Sultanate
of Oman in full operation by 2019.
Northern Cape: Emthanjeni Hydroponic
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Extent : municipality ground
Year Project Started: 2011
Local Municipality: De Aar
Enterprises: Vegetable (Tomato) production
Farm ownership: 100% black owned enterprise
benefiting 10 members (5 females).
Provided support: Established vegetable production
under greenhouses and over 30 tons have been
delivered to formal market and unspecified quantity to
local market.
Market: Freshmark in Bloemfontein and local market.
Job Creation: 7 Permanent, 5 casual
NCDA CASP SUPPORT : 2011 - 2016 Establishment of
30x50m Hydroponics Tunnels, 19x17m Packaging
facility, 3 phase Back-up generator, 8,5 ton Cooler truck,
2 year mentorship programme and Production inputs.
Partnerships: University of Free State - mentorship
Northern Cape: Warrenton Super chickens
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Extent : 21 ha LRAD farm
Year Project Started: 2002
Local Municipality: Warrenton
Enterprises: broiler production
Farm ownership: 42 beneficiaries (35 female, 7 males)
Current production: 9 broiler structures with capacity of
10 000 each, kiosk, abattoir slaughtering 2000 chickens
per day, border fence, cooler truck.
Market: Sell to local market through Kiosk, bulk
purchase by Chinese spaza shops, local Spar.
Job Creation: 56 Permanent (production, slaughtering,
kiosk, security)
NCDA CASP SUPPORT : 2010 – 2014/15 Renovation of
broiler structures, border fencing, 2000 capacity chicken
abattoir, cooler truck, production inputs.
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North West: Medupe Agricultural Project
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Extent : 358 ha (LRAD)
Year Project Started: 2005
Local Municipality: Ventersdorp
Enterprises: Livestock
Farm ownership: Mr and Mrs Medupe owns this farm
situated (Alphen farm) situated north-west of
Ventersdorp.
Production: 128 ha arable planted with pastures and
176 ha for grazing. Received 23 Nguni cows and 1 bull.
Currently the farm has 71 cattle in total i.e. 32 cows, 9
heifers, 6 weaner (F) 22 calves and 2 bulls and between
10 -15 weaner bull calves are sold to public auction
yearly. They also sell about 10 – 15 heifers annually to
the smallholder farmers around Ventersdorp area. The
past 4 years 23 heifers were sold to the smallholder and
new farmers of Ventersdorp.
Market: local auction and smallholder farmers.
Job Creation: 2 Permanent, 10 seasonal
NWDA CASP SUPPORT : 2007 – 2012, provided with
fencing, breeding stock (23 Nguni cows and 1 bull),
handling facility, loading ramp, water structures and
inputs for pastures.
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North West: Season Star Project
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Extent : 87 ha (LRAD)
Year Project Started: 2002
Local Municipality: Ventersdorp
Enterprises: Broiler, maize, sheep and Nguni cattle
Farm ownership: 3 beneficiaries acquired farm Elandskuil
from LRAD situated south of Ventersdorp..
Production: 40 ha is natural veld, 30 ha under centre pivot,
15 ha under sprinkler irrigation and 2 ha is for residential. The
farmers are farming with Nguni 23 cattle, 34 Dorper sheep,
broilers and maize. Currently the farm has 02 broiler houses
with a capacity of 28 000 each producing 56 000 broilers per
cycle. The 45 ha arable land is being used to produce about
300 tons of maize annually
Market: Contract with GS Poultry; SENWES
Job Creation: 4 Permanent, 15 casual
NWDA CASP SUPPORT: purchasing of crop production
inputs for 45 ha, 88 kw 4x4 tractor, 10 ton trailer and
implements.
Accolades: 2004,SAPA best smallholder broiler producer
2010, GraiSA best smallholder maize producer
Partnerships: SAPA, GrainSA
Western Cape: Trevor’s Boerdery
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Extent : 17.69 ha (SLAG), 21.9 ha (LRAD) = 39.59 ha
Expansion through own contribution: 34 ha
Total extend of production: 73.59 ha
Year Project Started: 1998
Local Municipality: Ceres
Enterprises: Stone, Pome, Nectarine Fruit production
Farm ownership: Black owned enterprise purchased
through SLAG, LRAD and private funds. The land is owned
by 10 the members.
Provided support: Expansion of orchards to increase
production on 30ha and maintain export quality and
compliance measures (R6,9 mil). Extension and advisory
support.
Market: Export, Pick and Pay, Fresh mark.
Job Creation: 18 Permanent, 20 seasonal
Accolades: Farmer won Toyota New Harvest of the year
Competition
WCDA CASP SUPPORT : 2016/17 Stock Water
2017/18 Handling Facilities
Partnerships: Hortgro, Jobs fund.
Western Cape: Chamomile Farming
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Extent : 22 ha PLAS farm
Year Project Started: 2003
Local Municipality: Phillipi, City of Cape Town
Enterprises: layers and vegetable production
Farm ownership: 100% female owned enterprise benefiting
4 members of the family.
Provided support: Layer infrastructure and layers. Ms
Wadea Jappie started with 100 layers in 2003 and today has
10 000 chickens producing 9000 eggs per day. She also
produces vegetables (spinach, cabbage, cauliflower) on 6ha,
22ha limited by shortage of water.
Market: eggs to Pick and Pay through Windmeul;
vegetables to Freshmark through Phillipe Groente
verpakkers.
Job Creation: 14 Permanent, 4 seasonal
Turn over per annum: R5 million
Accolades: Female Farmer top producer 2006, top
emerging farmer 2009, top entrepreneur smallholder 2010.
WCDA CASP SUPPORT: 2010 - 2016 layer structures,
irrigation system on 22 ha, egg grading machine.
Partnerships: CASIDRA, SAPO