Meet the team Ontmoet die span. 1. Jane McPherson Programme manager: Farmer Development Programbestuurder: Ontwikkelende Landbou

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1 Strategic focus areas Transformation in the grain sector To develop capacitated black commercial producers To contribute to household and national food security through the optimal use of the land available to the farmers Strategiese fokusareas Transformasie in die graansektor Om bemagtigde swart kommersiële produsente te ontwikkel Om tot huishoudelike en nasionale voedselsekerheid by te dra deur die optimale gebruik van die grond wat tot die boere se beskikking is Meet the team Ontmoet die span 1 1. Jane McPherson Programme manager: Farmer Development Programbestuurder: Ontwikkelende Landbou 4. Sinelizwi Fakade 7. Graeme Engelbrecht 10. Julius Motsoeneng 2. Dr Willie Kotzé Operations manager: Farmer Development programme Bedryfsbestuurder: Ontwikkelende Landbouprogram 5. Jerry Mthombothi 8. Jurie Mentz 11. Liana Stroebel 3. Du Toit van der Westhuizen 6. Ian Househam 9. Johan Kriel

2 Farmer Development Ontwikkelende Landbou Programme contributes to food security Program lewer bydrae tot voedselsekerheid Highlights Jobs Fund project From subsistence to abundance commercial farming starting from 1 ha Day of Celebration Developing Farmer of the Year competition Hoogtepunte Jobs Fund-projek Van bestaan tot oorvloed kommersiële boerdery vanaf 1 ha Dag van Feesviering Ontwikkelende Boer van die Jaar-kompetisie Transformation in the grain sector remains a priority. There are large numbers of black farmers who have access to land through all the different tenure arrangements and it is important that each farmer be assisted to use the land available optimally. There are farmers who cannot farm on a commercial scale (due to various factors as well as land access), but these farmers can be assisted to reach commercial levels of production. As Grain SA we are managing a development programme which is funded by various role-players in the industry. Every contribution becomes part of the whole. The farmers are supported through the study groups, farmers days, the Farmer of the Year competition, the advanced farmer programme, training courses and the Pula Imvula. The programme has been running for many years and over this time, we have developed a huge data base of farmer information on all the categories of farmers subsistence, smallholder, potential commercial and new era commercial producers. All are supported, but at different levels. Through the anchor project which is funded by the Maize Trust, a number of other projects and activities have been made possible recapitalisation of farmers, support to farmers through the Rural Enterprise Industrial Development (REID) funding of the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) and the Jobs Fund project for subsistence farmers, training funded by the Oil and Protein Seed Development Trust (OPDT), the Winter Cereal Trust and the Sorghum Trust, as well as the Pula Imvula which is also sponsored by OPDT and the Winter Cereal Trust. One of the major purposes of the programme is to nurture commercial producers who later become the clients of the Land Bank, agribusinesses, input supply companies and commercial banks. These farmers have to start somewhere and receive support and training. They gain experience while they are part of this programme and then they are able to graduate to the commercial sector. Our other main focus area is to assist farmers of all sizes to make optimal use of the land that they have available to them (albeit 1 ha of communal land). The mission of the Grain SA development programme is to develop black commercial producers and to contribute to household and national food security through the optimal use of the land available to the farmers. Within the South African context, we have many different forms of land tenure and farmers on land that differs from 1 ha to thousands of hectares. We believe that with the use of modern technology, all farmers can use their land to plant suitable crops and harvest optimal yields. Transformasie in die graansektor bly n prioriteit. Daar is groot getalle swart boere wat deur al die eiendomsregreëlings toegang tot grond het en dit is belangrik dat elke boer bygestaan moet word om die beskikbare grond optimaal te gebruik. Daar is boere wat nie op n kommersiële skaal kan boer nie (as gevolg van verskeie faktore sowel as toegang tot grond), maar hierdie boere kan bygestaan word om kommersiële produksievlakke te bereik. As Graan SA bestuur ons n ontwikkelingsprogram wat deur verskillende rolspelers in die bedryf befonds word. Elke bydrae word n deel van die geheel. Die boere word deur die studiegroepe, boeredae, die Boer van die Jaar-kompetisie, die gevorderdeboer-program, opleidingskursusse en Pula Imvula ondersteun. Die program is reeds baie jare aan die gang en oor hierdie tydperk het ons n geweldige databasis van produsentinligting oor al die kategorieë boere ontwikkel bestaansboere, kleinboere, potensiële kommersiële en nuwe-era kommersiële produsente. Almal word ondersteun, maar op verskillende vlakke. Deur die ankerprojek, wat deur die Mielietrust befonds word, is n aantal ander projekte moontlik gemaak herkapitalisering aan boere, steun aan boere deur die Rural Enterprise Industrial Development- (REID-) befondsing van die Departement van Landelike Ontwikkeling en Grondher vorming (DLOGH) en die Jobs Fund-projek vir bestaansboere, opleiding befonds deur die Olie- en Proteïensade-ontwikkelingstrust (OPOT), die Wintergraantrust en die Sorghumtrust, asook Pula Imvula, wat ook deur OPOT en die Wintergraantrust geborg word. Een van die vernaamste doeleindes van die program is om kommersiële produsente te ontwikkel wat later die kliente van die Landbank, landboubesighede, insetverskaffingsmaatskappye en kommersiële banke sal word. Hierdie boere moet êrens begin en steun en opleiding ontvang. Hulle doen ondervinding op terwyl hulle deel van hierdie program is en dan kan hulle na die kommersiële sektor gradueer. Ons ander hooffokusarea is om boere van alle groottes te help om die grond wat hulle beskikbaar het, optimaal te gebruik (al is dit 1 ha gemeenskaplike grond). Die missie van die Graan SA ontwikkelingsprogram is om swart kommersiële produsente te ontwikkel en tot huishoudelike en nasionale voedselsekerheid by te dra deur die optimale gebruik van die grond wat tot die boere se beskikking is. In die Suid-Afrikaanse konteks het ons talle verskillende vorms van grondbesit en boere op grond wat van 1 ha tot duisende hektaar wissel. Ons glo dat alle produsente met die gebruik van moderne tegnologie hulle grond kan gebruik om geskikte gewasse te plant en optimale opbrengste te behaal. Grain sa annual report 2016 Graan sa jaarverslag

3 The farmers in the programme are classified according to the size of the land they have available as the needs of the farmers differ with the differing land sizes. The subsistence farmers have access to less than 10 ha of arable land, the smallholder farmers have access to between 10 ha and 100 ha, the potential commercial producers have access to more than 100 ha and the new era commercial producers are producing more than 250 tons of grain. Currently in the programme, the farmers are classified as follows: Die boere in die program word geklassifiseer volgens die grootte van die grond wat hulle beskikbaar het, aangesien die behoeftes van die boere verskil soos die groottes van die grond verskil. Die bestaansboere het toegang tot minder as 10 ha bewerkbare grond, die kleinskaalse boere het toegang tot tussen 10 ha en 100 ha, die potensiële kommersiële produsente het toegang tot meer as 100 ha en die nuwe-era kommersiële produsente produseer meer as 250 ton graan. Die boere wat tans in die program is, word soos volg geklassifiseer: 1 Farmer classifications Boerklassifikasie Office Kantoor Subsistence farmers Bestaansboere Smallholder farmers Kleinskaalse boere Potential commercial producers Potensiële kommersiële produsente New era commercial producers Nuwe-era kommersiële produsente Total Totaal Maclear Mthatha Kokstad Dundee Ladybrand Louwsburg Nelspruit Lichtenburg Paarl Taung Total/Totaal The farmers in the programme have different forms of land tenure. In the former homeland areas which are now classified as communal land, particularly in the eastern side of South Africa, the farmers have small pieces of land under tribal tenure systems. The crop potential in the east is generally higher than in the west the farmers in the central parts of South Africa have access to larger tracts of land, as can be seen from the table below: Die boere in die program het verskillende vorms van grondbesit. In die voormalige tuislandgebiede, wat nou as gemeenskaplike grond geklassifiseer is, veral in die ooste van Suid-Afrika, het die boere klein stukkies grond onder stameiendomsregstelsels. Die gewaspotensiaal in die ooste is oor die algemeen groter as in die weste die boere in die sentrale dele van Suid-Afrika het toegang tot groter stukke grond, soos in die tabel hieronder gesien kan word: Land access 2 2 Toegang tot grond Office Arable ha Maclear Mthatha Kokstad Dundee Ladybrand Louwsburg Nelspruit Lichtenburg Paarl Taung (irrigation) Total Kantoor Bewerkbare ha Maclear Mthatha Kokstad Dundee Ladybrand Louwsburg Nelspruit Lichtenburg Paarl Taung (besproeiing) Totaal Study groups The developing producers need training and support in order to become commercial producers. Many are producing maize only for household food security and need to improve their production methods, management and marketing skills. There is world-wide concern about food security not so much from the perspective of a food shortage, but rather from the affordability point of view as well as the aspect of food safety. It is important that we assist all producers of maize to improve their production practices so as to attain commercial yields on all land available to them. Studiegroepe Die ontwikkelende boere het opleiding en ondersteuning nodig om kommersiële produsente te word. Talle produseer mielies slegs vir huishoudelike voedselsekerheid en moet hulle produksiemetodes, bestuur en bemarkingsvaardighede verbeter. Daar heers wêreldwye kommer oor voedselsekerheid nie soseer uit die oogpunt van voedseltekort nie, maar eerder gesien vanuit dié van bekostigbaarheid en die aspek van voedselveiligheid. Dit is belangrik dat ons alle mielieprodusente moet help om hul produksiepraktyke te verbeter sodat hulle kommersiële opbrengste kan behaal op al die grond wat tot hulle beskikking is. 32 Management report FARMER DEVELOPMENT Bestuursverslag ONTWIKKELENDE LANDBOU

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5 Through the study groups we encourage developing farmers, who have access to land, to form study groups which meet regularly to access training and information relating to the grain industry. Farmers start at the study group level and then progress from there. We are also finding that as farmers graduate from the programme, they become very valuable members of the study groups as they can pass on firsthand experience to the other farmers. Grain SA manages a farmer development programme that is funded by various trusts and other partners. All farmers who would like to participate in the programme are welcome and they are not obliged to become members of Grain SA as an organisation. Those who would like to join the organisation, pay a membership fee of R50 for membership for a year. There are some farmers participating in the study groups of which only around are paid-up members of Grain SA. The study groups are an excellent point of entry for farmers. Through the study groups, we get to know the farmers, they attend lectures and can also indicate that they would like to attend the training courses. Through the study groups, the farmers were able to become part of the Jobs Fund project. Many of the advanced farmers also started in the programme by joining the study groups. The following numbers indicate the farmers who are part of the study groups they are not all members of Grain SA. Deur die studiegroepe moedig ons ontwikkelende boere wat toegang tot grond het aan om studiegroepe te stig wat gereeld vergader om toegang te kry tot opleiding en inligting wat op die graanbedryf betrekking het. Boere begin op die studiegroepvlak en vorder dan van daar af. Ons vind ook dat namate boere uit die program gradueer, hulle waardevolle lede van die studiegroepe word, aangesien hulle eerstehandse kennis aan die ander boere kan oordra. Graan SA bestuur n ontwikkelende landbouprogram wat deur verskillende trusts en ander vennote befonds word. Alle boere wat aan die program wil deelneem, is welkom en hulle is nie verplig om lede van Graan SA as organisasie te word nie. Diegene wat wel by die organisasie wil aansluit, betaal ledegeld van R50 vir lidmaatskap vir n jaar. Daar is sowat boere wat aan die studiegroepe deelneem, van wie slegs ongeveer opbetaalde lede van Graan SA is. Die studiegroepe is n uitstekende toetreepunt vir boere. Deur die studiegroepe leer ons die boere ken, hulle woon lesings by en kan ook aandui dat hulle die opleidingskursusse wil bywoon. Deur die studiegroepe kon die boere deel van die Jobs Fund-projek word. Talle van die gevorderde boere het ook in die program begin deur by die studiegroepe aan te sluit. Die volgende syfers dui die boere aan wat deel is van die studiegroepe hulle is nie almal lede van Graan SA nie. 3 Study groups Office Groups Members Maclear Mthatha Kokstad Dundee Ladybrand Louwsburg Nelspruit Lichtenburg Paarl 8 82 Taung (irrigation) Total Studiegroepe Kantoor Groepe Lede Maclear Mthatha Kokstad Dundee Ladybrand Louwsburg Nelspruit Lichtenburg Paarl 8 82 Taung (besproeiing) Totaal Farmers attend study group meetings for a number of reasons, which include the knowledge that they gain during the meeting, the exposure to other farmers who are also interested in farming from the area and as a way to be part of training courses which are also presented in the area. Without the study groups, it would be difficult to make contact with all the farmers in the region. Apart from the other obvious benefits of the study group system, last year the Jobs Fund of the National Treasury, Grain SA, Monsanto, Kynoch, SA Lime and Gypsum, Syngenta, the Sasol Trust and the REID funding of the DRDLR are all participating in a project which we are calling From subsistence to abundance commercial farming starting from 1 ha. The members of the study groups serviced by Nelspruit, Louwsburg, Dundee, Kokstad, Maclear and Mthatha were offered the opportunity to be part of this project (because there are large number of farmers in those areas who have access to a few hectares of communal land on which they produce maize for own consumption and sell the surplus). Over the past season, farmers participated on ha. Each farmer has to make an own contribution, the inputs supply companies provide a discount on the input and the Jobs Fund contributes to the cost of the inputs, as well as the cost of mentoring. For this coming season, farmers will be participating on hectares and there will be some 26 mentors involved. Boere woon om n aantal redes studiegroepvergaderings by, insluitend die kennis wat hulle tydens die vergadering opdoen, die blootstelling aan ander boere in die omgewing wat ook in boerdery belangstel en as n manier om deel te wees van opleidingskursusse wat in die omgewing aangebied word. Sonder die studiegroepe sal dit moeilik wees om met al die boere in die streek kontak te maak. Benewens die ander ooglopende voordele van die studiegroepstelsel, het die Jobs Fund van die Nasionale Tesourie, Graan SA, Monsanto, Kynoch, SA Kalk en Gips, Syngenta, die Sasol Trust en die REID-befondsing van die DLOGH almal deelgeneem aan n projek wat ons Van bestaan tot oorvloed kommersiële boerdery vanaf 1 ha noem. Die lede van die studiegroepe wat deur Nelspruit, Louwsburg, Dundee, Kokstad, Maclear en Mthatha gediens word, is die geleentheid gegee om deel van hierdie projek te wees (omdat daar groot getalle boere in hierdie gebiede is wat toegang tot n paar hektaar gemeenskaplike grond het waarop hulle mielies vir eie verbruik produseer en dan die surplus verkoop). Oor die afgelope seisoen het boere op ha deelgeneem. Elke boer moet hulle eie bydrae maak, die insetverskaffingsmaatskappye verskaf afslag op die insette en die Jobs Fund dra tot die koste van die insette en ook die koste van mentorskap by. In die komende seisoen sal boere op hektaar deelneem, en daar sal sowat 26 mentors betrokke wees. 34 Management report FARMER DEVELOPMENT Bestuursverslag ONTWIKKELENDE LANDBOU

6 In spite of the drought experienced in large parts of South Africa last year, these farmers did surprisingly well and one farmer in the Sheepmoor area attained a yield of 9 tons on his hectare. There were a number of farmers who harvested in excess of 8 t/ha. This project has been great as we have been able to see the impact of years of training and support. The farmers know what to do and when they can access the correct inputs and plant the crop under supervision. The results are exceptional. We are looking forward to the project for this coming season and hope that if the rainfall is higher, all the farmers will be able to reap the benefits of their labours. The following farmers have joined the Jobs Fund project and have already paid their dues for the coming season: 4 Office Jobs Fund farmers Farmers Maclear 229 Mthatha 566 Kokstad 446 Dundee 801 Louwsburg 622 Nelspruit 359 Total The various study groups are all at different levels in the more commercial areas, the farmers are more orientated towards commercial farming on a larger scale (Free State, North West and areas of Mpumalanga). Depending on the group, the farmers attend meetings where the following topics are discussed: Ten spyte van die droogte wat verlede jaar in groot dele van Suid-Afrika geheers het, het hierdie boere verrassend goed gevaar en een boer in die Sheepmoor-gebied het n opbrengs van 9 ton op sy 1 hektaar behaal. Daar was n hele paar boere wat meer as 8 t/ha geoes het. Hierdie projek was wonderlik, aangesien ons die impak van jare se opleiding en ondersteuning kon sien. Die boere weet wat om te doen en wanneer hulle toegang tot die regte insette kan kry en die gewas onder toesig kan plant. Die resultate is buitengewoon. Ons sien uit na die projek vir die komende seisoen en hoop dat indien die reënval hoër is, al die boere die vrugte van hulle arbeid sal kan pluk. Die volgende boere het by die Jobs Fund-projek aangesluit en het reeds hulle ledegeld vir die komende seisoen betaal: 4 Kantoor Jobs Fund-boere Boere Maclear 229 Mthatha 566 Kokstad 446 Dundee 801 Louwsburg 622 Nelspruit 359 Totaal Die onderskeie studiegroepe is almal op verskillende vlakke in die meer kommersiële gebiede is die produsente meer op kommersiële boerdery op n groter skaal ingestel (Vrystaat, Noordwes en gebiede van Mpumalanga). Afhangend van die groep, woon die produsente vergaderings by, waar die volgende onderwerpe bespreek word: Budgeting Business planning Co-operatives Crop production plan Crop rotations Fertilisation Financial management Genetic modifications of crops GFADA subsidies Harvesting Inputs chemicals Inputs lime Inputs seed Irrigation Jobs Fund project Labour Land Why budget, when to budget, direct and overhead costs, enterprise budgets for different crops, interpretation of the budgets, tools to assist you and what should be included in a budget. The concept and buying and selling together. The effect of ph on the uptake of nutrients, planting mixtures and top dressing, types of fertiliser and applications of fertiliser. Diesel rebate, income tax and VAT. Bulk handling of grain, grading the crop, methods of harvesting, moisture content, ripening of the crop and safe storage of grains. Crop chemicals, non-selective and selective weed killers, fungicides and insecticides. Cultivar selection, planting depth, row width and spacing in the row, planter plates, vacuum planters, seed sizes and shape. Irrigation system management, water rights and payment for water, water usage and water wastage. Basic conditions of employment, UIF, Workmen s compensation and the value of the workers in any business. How best to use low potential soils, the risks of cropping shallow soils and alternative land uses. Begroting Waarom begroot, wanneer om te begroot, direkte en bokoste, ondernemingsbegrotings vir verskillende gewasse, vertolking van die begrotings, gereedskap om jou te help en wat by n begroting ingesluit moet word. Sakebeplanning Koöperasies Die konsep, die saam koop en verkoop. Gewasproduksiebeplanning Wisselbou Bemesting Die effek van ph op die absorpsie van voedingstowwe, plantmengsels en bobemesting, tipes bemesting en aanwendings van bemesting. Finansiële bestuur Dieselkorting, inkomstebelasting en BTW. Genetiese modifisering van gewasse GFADA-subsidies Oes Grootmaathantering van graan, gradering van die gewas, oesmetodes, voginhoud, rypwording van die gewas en veilige stoor van graan. Insette chemikalieë Gewaschemikalieë, nieselektiewe en selektiewe onkruiddoders, swamdoders en insekdoders. Insette kalk Keuse van kultivar, plantdiepte, rywydte en spasiëring in die ry, planterplate, vakuumplanters, Insette saad saadgroottes en vorm. Besproeiing Bestuur van die besproeiingstelsel, waterregte en betaling vir water, watergebruik en watervermorsing. Jobs Fund-projek Arbeid Basiese diensvoorwaardes, WVF, ongevallevergoeding en die waarde van werkers in enige besigheid. Grond Hoe om grond met lae potensiaal ten beste te benut, die risiko s om in vlak grond te saai en alternatiewe gebruike vir grond. Grain sa annual report 2016 Graan sa jaarverslag

7 Land tenure Marketing Measurements Own land, hired land, communal land, commonage land, the benefits and challenges of each system. Local markets, grain traders and Safex. Chemicals application, determining crop yield, diesel usage, kw requirements per ha, land sizes and plant population. Mechanisation Maintenance of tractors and implements, shared equipment, the actual costs of tillage operations, using contractors, the condition of tractors and implements, engine, gearbox and differential, fuel consumption, kw requirements, provision for rainy days and down time. Natural veld How best to use this in your farming enterprise. Pests and diseases in crops Plant requirements Soil, sunlight, air, water and fertiliser. Rainfall Keeping records and the value of long-term rainfall records, the amount of rain required and the importance of the timing of rain. Recapitalisation by DRDLR The process and the benefits. Risk management Diversification and insurance. Skills development Calibration of sprayers and planters, spray painting, welding and grinding. Soil Characteristics of soil and soil texture, soil colour, soil depth and effective depth, organic material in the soil, pans and vleis, ph of soil and its effect on nutrient uptake, the value of liming, soil temperature, water holding capacity of soil, movement of air and water in the soil, soil compaction, soil degradation, erosion by wind and water, monoculture and its effect on the soil, tillage practices and soil salination. Temperature Tillage Value adding Weed control The minimum and maximum temperatures desirable for maize production. Conventional tillage, maintenance of equipment, conservation tillage, reduced and minimum tillage, setting of implements, the purpose of primary and secondary tillage, timing of tillage, types of implements, the uses of each implement and the purpose of soil preparation. Feeding cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry and fish, maize for green mealies, maize for silage, maize milling and selling the crop on the land to a cattle farmer (in cases of drought). Chemical and mechanical weed control, classification of plants and weeds are the enemy of the crop farmers. Grondbesit Bemarking Meting Meganisering Natuurlike veld Plae en siektes in gewasse Plantvereistes Reënval Herkapitalisering deur die DLOGH Risikobestuur Vaardigheidsontwikkeling Grond Temperatuur Bewerking Toevoeging van waarde Onkruidbeheer Eie grond, gehuurde grond, gemeenskaplike grond, dorpsgrond, die voordele en uitdagings van elke stelsel. Plaaslike markte, graanhandelaars en Safex. Aanwending van chemikalieë, bepaling van oesopbrengs, dieselgebruik, kw-vereistes per ha, grootte van grond en plantpopulasie. Instandhouding van trekkers en implemente, gedeelde toerusting, die werklike koste van bewerkingsbedrywighede, die gebruik van kontrakteurs, die toestand van trekkers en implemente, enjin, ratkas en ewenaar, brandstofverbruik, kw-vereistes, voorsiening vir reëndae en aftyd. Hoe om dit die beste in jou boerdery te gebruik. Grond, sonlig, lug, water en bemesting. Die hou van rekords en die waarde van langtermynreënvalrekords, die hoeveelheid reën wat nodig is, en die belangrikheid van die tydsberekening van reën. Die proses en die voordele. Diversifisering en versekering. Kalibrering van sproeiers en planters, spuitverf, sweis- en slypwerk. Eienskappe van grond en grondtekstuur, grondkleur, gronddiepte en effektiewe diepte, organiese materiaal in die grond, panne en vleie, ph van grond en die effek daarvan op voedingstofopname, die waarde van bekalking, grondtemperatuur, waterhoudingskapasiteit van grond, beweging van lug en water in die grond, grondverdigting, gronddegradasie, erosie deur wind en water, monokultuur en die effek daarvan op grond, bewerkingspraktyke en grondversouting. Die minimum en maksimum gewenste temperature vir mielieproduksie. Konvensionele bewerking, instandhouding van toerusting, bewaringsbewerking, verminderde en minimum bewerking, stel van implemente, die doel van primêre en sekondêre bewerking, tipes implemente, die gebruik van elke implement en die doel van grondvoorbereiding. Voer van beeste, skape, varke, pluimvee en vis, mielies vir groenmielies, mielies vir kuilvoer, maal van mielies en verkoop van die oes op die land aan n beesboer (tydens droogtes). Chemiese en meganiese onkruidbeheer, klassifisering van plante en onkruid is die vyand van saaiboere. Demonstration trials In the less commercialised areas, it is necessary to have the demonstration trials so that the developing farmers are able to see the results of good production practices correct soil preparation, correct application of lime (if applicable), correct fertilisation (resulting from soil sampling), correct plant population and cultivar selection, proper weed and pest control etc. The farmers are able to experience the practices and then do the same on their own land. The personnel in the programme co-ordinate the establishment of the trials with other role-players in the industry the contractor, the seed companies, the fertiliser companies and the agro-chemical companies so that the farmers are exposed to the best possible production information and techniques. This year has been a difficult year in terms of the trials as some areas were not able to plant at all due to the drought and in other areas the Demonstrasieproefnemings In die minder-gekommersialiseerde gebiede moet demonstrasieproefnemings gedoen word sodat ontwikkelende boere die resultate van goeie produksiepraktyke kan sien korrekte grondvoorbereiding, korrekte toediening van kalk (indien van toepassing), korrekte bemesting (op grond van grondmonsterneming), die korrekte plantpopulasie en kultivarseleksie, behoorlike onkruid- en plaagbeheer, ens. Die boere kan die praktyke ervaar en dan dieselfde op hulle eie grond doen. Die personeel in die program koördineer die daarstelling van hierdie proefnemings met ander betrokkenes in die bedryf die kontrakteur, die saadmaatskappye, die misstofmaatskappye en die landbouchemikalieë-maatskappye sodat die boere aan die beste moontlike produksie-inligting en -tegnieke blootgestel word. Hierdie jaar was n moeilike een ten opsigte van proefnemings, aangesien sommige gebiede as gevolg van die droogte glad nie kon 36 Management report FARMER DEVELOPMENT Bestuursverslag ONTWIKKELENDE LANDBOU

8 trails were devastated by drought. The programme managed to plant 38 successful trials as follows: plant nie en die proefnemings in ander gebiede deur die droogte vernietig is. Die program het daarin geslaag om die volgende 38 geslaagde proefnemings te plant: 5 Successful trials 5 Geslaagde proefnemings Office Number of trials Kokstad 5 Maclear 4 Mthatha 6 Dundee 9 Nelspruit 9 Louwsburg 5 Total 38 Kantoor Getal proefnemings Kokstad 5 Maclear 4 Mthatha 6 Dundee 9 Nelspruit 9 Louwsburg 5 Totaal 38 Although not all the trials could be planted, valuable lessons have been learned by the farmers in terms of dry land farming being dependent on rain and soil moisture we have to make changes to conventional farming methods in order to survive the ever-changing climatic conditions. Farmers days It is very important that the developing farmers in a region be exposed to all the aspects of planting and tending of crops that are to be planted on sites for the demonstrations trails, as well as other trials sites (established by industry) once they have been established. The farmers days offer an opportunity for the farmers to get together with other farmers, input supply companies and all other role-players in the industry who are invited to be part of these days the farmers gain much information and exposure during these occasions. In the more commercialised areas, trials are planted by the various input supply companies and ARC affiliates where farmers days can be held, specifically for the developing farmers. Farmers days are also held on the farms of commercial farmers as well as other suitable venues. These days expose farmers to information and enable them to establish a support system which exists in their area of farming. We need to prepare farmers for the day that they will no longer be part of a development programme they need to have their own systems of support. The farmers days are an opportunity for all the role-players in the industry to meet the farmers, tell them about their products and services and for the farmers to see and learn from all the presenters and the demonstrations. The farmers days are usually very well attended by both farmers and the industry. The extension officers of the departments of agriculture are also invited to participate and they also learn a lot from the lectures given during these days. The following farmers days were held: Province Days Farmers Eastern Cape Free State KwaZulu-Natal Mpumalanga North West Northern Cape 1 47 Western Cape Total Hoewel nie al die proefnemings geplant kon word nie, het die boere waardevolle lesse geleer ten opsigte van droëland-boerdery, wat van reën en grondvog afhanklik is ons moet konvensionele boerderymetodes aanpas om in die immerveranderende klimaatstoestande te oorleef. Boeredae Dit is baie belangrik dat die ontwikkelende boere in n streek blootgestel word aan al die aspekte van die plant en versorging van gewasse wat geplant gaan word op terreine vir demonstrasieproefnemings, asook op ander proefnemingterreine (wat deur die bedryf gevestig word) wanneer dit gevestig is. Die boeredae bied n geleentheid aan die boere om ander boere, insetverskaffingsmaatskappye en al die ander rolspelers in die bedryf te ontmoet wat genooi word om aan hierdie dae deel te neem die boere kan met hierdie geleenthede baie inligting en blootstelling verkry. In die meer gekommersialiseerde gebiede waar boeredae spesifiek vir die ontwikkelende boere gereël kan word, word proefnemings deur die verskillende insetverskaffingsmaatskappye en LNR-geaffilieerdes geplant. Boeredae word ook op die plase van kommersiële produsente en op ander geskikte plekke gehou. Hierdie dae stel boere aan inligting bloot en stel hulle in staat om n ondersteuningstelsel te vestig wat in hulle boerderygebied bestaan. Ons moet boere voorberei vir die dag wanneer hulle nie meer deel van n ontwikkelingsprogram sal wees nie hulle moet hulle eie ondersteuningstelsel hê. Die boeredae bied n geleentheid aan al die rolspelers in die bedryf om die boere te ontmoet en hulle oor hul produkte en dienste in te lig, en vir die boere om al die aanbieders en demonstrasies te sien en van hulle te leer. Die boeredae word gewoonlik goed deur boere en die bedryf bygewoon. Die voorligtingsbeamptes van die landboudepartement word ook genooi om deel te neem en hulle leer baie uit die lesings wat tydens hierdie dae aangebied word. Die volgende boeredae is aangebied: Provinsie Dae Boere Oos-Kaap Vrystaat KwaZulu-Natal Mpumalanga Noordwes Noord-Kaap 1 47 Wes-Kaap Totaal Grain sa annual report 2016 Graan sa jaarverslag

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10 Partnerships There are many important role-players in the grain industry and it is important that there be a good working relationship between all. The field of agricultural development is very wide and it is important to access information and support on all aspects no single group can take ownership of the development process on their own. The main aim of the project is to involve all the various role-players in the agricultural industry in the development of farmers there is a role to be played by each one in terms of their own speciality. Co-ordination is essential if there is to be constant and sustained progress. In the interests of long term sustainability, the farmers have to be assisted to get to know all the various role-players in their field of farming they must have a network of support that will continue once they reach commercial status. There are a vast number of people who are involved in this project and they come from all different fields of the grain sector. These include: Vennootskappe Daar is talle belangrike rolspelers in die graanbedryf en dit is belangrik dat daar goeie werksverhoudinge tussen almal van hulle moet wees. Die veld van ontwikkelende landbou is baie groot en dit is belangrik om toegang tot inligting en steun op alle gebiede te kry geen enkele groep kan eienaarskap van die ontwikkelingsproses neem nie. Die vernaamste doelwit van die projek is om al die onderskeie rolspelers in die landboubedryf by die ontwikkeling van boere te betrek elkeen het n rol om ten opsigte van hulle eie spesialiteit te speel. Koördinasie is noodsaaklik as daar konstante en volgehoue vordering moet wees. In die belang van langtermynvolhoubaarheid moet die boere gehelp word om al die verskillende rolspelers in hulle veld van boerdery te leer ken hulle moet n ondersteuningsnetwerk hê wat sal voortduur wanneer hulle kommersiële status bereik het. Daar is n geweldige groep mense wat by hierdie projek betrokke is en hulle kom uit al die verskillende velde van die graansektor. Dit sluit in: Company/organisation Maatskappy/organisasie Agribusiness Afgri/Landboubesigheid Afgri Agribusiness Humansdorp Co-operative/Landboubesigheid Humansdorp Koöperasie Agribusiness NWK Limited/Landboubesigheid NWK Beperk Agribusiness TWK/Landboubesigheid TWK Agribusiness Senwes/Landboubesigheid Senwes Agribusiness VKB/Landboubesigheid VKB Agribusiness SSK/Landboubesigheid SSK Agribusiness MKB/Landboubesigheid MKB Agribusiness Overberg Agri/Landboubesigheid Overberg Agri Agribusiness Kaap Agri/Landboubesigheid Kaap Agri ARC/LNR Bayer Department of Agriculture/Departement Landbou Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform/ Departement van Landelike Ontwikkeling en Landbouhervorming Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform/ Departement van Landelike Ontwikkeling en Landbouhervorming Eden Foundation/Eden-stigting Financier/Befondser Landbank GFADA Input company/insetmaatskappy Nulandis Input company/insetmaatskappy Kynoch Input company/insetmaatskappy Monsanto Input company/insetmaatskappy Nulandis Input company/insetmaatskappy Omnia Input company/insetmaatskappy Pannar Input company/insetmaatskappy Roba Nuts Input company/insetmaatskappy SA Lime and Gypsum Input company/insetmaatskappy Syngenta Contact person Kontakpersoon Bankies Malan Deon Heyns Benedict Modise and/en Arno van Vuuren Naas Gouws and/en Tinus Potgieter Julias Ramohlabi Piet Potgieter and/en Ronnie Tshabalala Bongani Zulu, Paul Makwela, Phonnie du Toit, Thobakgale Molefe, Yolisa Phakela-Jezile, Annelie de Beer and/en Jeanetta Saaiman-du Toit Israel Mashile Bafana Mahlangu, JJ Mokoena, Katrine Nkosi, Lazarus Pilusa, Lerato Mnisi, Lindi Ngcobo, Lucan Nhlane, Malemlela Ntabankulu, Felix Hobson, Mr/mnr Mdebuka, Mr/mnr Vilane, Phineas Ngomane, Sydney Nengunza, Mr/mnr Manciya, Buyenzeni Mkhize and/en Thembeka Shabalala Recap personnel Free State, Eastern Cape and national Herkapitaliseringspersoneel in die Vrystaat, Oos-Kaap en nasionaal REID personnel in KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Free State and national REID-personeel in KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Vrystaat en nasionaal Henry Davies Various people at various levels Verskillende mense op verskillende vlakke Ishmael Tshiame Aaron Timba Jakes du Plessis and/en Eugene Muller Hendrik van Staden, Johan Bibbey, Hannes Kriel, Shadrack Mabuza, Clara Moshatoa, Wimpie Mare, Pieter Smit and/en Magda du Toit Percy Monteiro Aaron Kole, Tshepho Maeko and/en Donald Brink Ashley Cotterrell, John Odendaal and/en Reggie Mchunu Lourens de Kock Ben Krog Linda van der Merwe There are many people in the sector who are involved in supporting developing farmers at the different levels. Fortunately most people do not view this as a competition and they are willing to co-operate with one another. As Grain SA we are trying to capacitate farmers and develop the necessary strengths and skills in the sector. As far as the larger farmers are concerned, we are nurturing the future commercial producers and clients of the commercial banks and agribusinesses. As far as the smaller farmers are concerned, we are supporting them to produce on a commercial level. Where at all possible, we assist Daar is talle mense in die sektor wat by die ondersteuning van ontwikkelende boere op die verskillende vlakke betrokke is. Gelukkig beskou die meeste mense dit nie as n kompetisie nie en is hulle bereid om met mekaar saam te werk. As Graan SA probeer ons om boere te bemagtig en die nodige sterk punte en vaardighede in die sektor te ontwikkel. Sover dit die groter produsente aangaan, koester ons die toekomstige kommersiële produsente en kliënte van die handelsbanke en landboubesighede. Wat die kleiner boere betref, ondersteun ons hulle om op n kommersiële vlak te produseer. Waar moontlik, help Grain sa annual report 2016 Graan sa jaarverslag

11 farmers to make contact with other service providers, government departments, input suppliers and financiers. Together we are able to achieve more. Developing Grain Farmer of the Year competition There is a huge amount of development work that is being done to support black farmers. There is also a perception that there are no black commercial producers who are performing well. The purpose of this competition is to give the maize farming industry exposure and publicity that is positive and create role models for other people considering a career in agriculture. The purpose of this project is to recognise excellence in the grain farming industry amongst the developing farmers and provide role models for others who are entering the industry. Possible candidates for the competition are supported. Regular visits to their farms play a part in improving their production practices, as well as preparing them for the competition. With each year, more subsistence and smallholder farmers want to participate in the competition. Although these farmers are not commercial in size, they are producing at a commercial level. These farmers are able to buy the inputs from own funds which put them in a position to use the land that is available to them. The new era farmers are more dependent on accessing production loans. Without production loans, they are unable to use all the land that is available to them. It is simply too costly to be able to plant a large area of crops from own funds. Finalists of the Subsistence category of the Farmer of the Year competition Mzwayi David Zuma winner 2016 Delisile Thilda Nkosi Isaac Mkhawuleni Hlatshwayo Finalists of the Smallholder Farmer of the Year 2016 Sizwe Innocent Ngwenya winner 2016 Thembelihle Tobo Hamu Samson Shuwisa Finalists of the New Era Commercial Farmer of the Year 2016 Frans Tshepo Mokoena winner 2016 Maseli Augustinus Letuka Zondiwe Paul Motshwene Support to advanced and black commercial producers There is still a considerable gap between the more advanced developing farmers and the commercial producers. All the developing farmers cannot be supported at the same basic level. Through the study groups, the starter farmers are supported with information and training to get them into production and to cultivate a basic understanding of the maize industry. However, there are farmers who are now beyond the type of support that they get through the study group structures. These farmers are already farming on a semi-commercial scale, but they are not in a position to be left entirely to their own devices in the commercial world. The purpose of the project is to support the outstanding candidates who have emerged from the study group system. These farmers need one-on-one support in terms of inter alia production planning, management, support in terms of financial applications and reporting. The identified farmers will have one year of intensive support. Each year a new group of farmers will be identified and supported and thereafter they should be able to continue on their own with some telephonic ons boere om met ander diensverskaffers, staatsdepartemente, insetverskaffers en befondsers in aanraking te kom. Saam kan ons meer bereik. Ontwikkelende Graanboer van die Jaar-kompetisie n Geweldige hoeveelheid ontwikkelingswerk word gedoen om swart boere te ondersteun. Daar is ook n persepsie dat daar geen swart kommersiële produsente is wat goed presteer nie. Die doel van hierdie kompetisie is om aan die mielieboerderybedryf positiewe blootstelling en publisiteit te gee en rolmodelle te skep vir ander mense wat n loopbaan in landbou oorweeg. Die doel van hierdie projek is om uitnemendheid in die graanboerderybedryf onder ontwikkelende boere te identifiseer en rolmodelle te verskaf aan ander wat die bedryf betree. Moontlike kandidate vir die kompetisie word ondersteun. Gereelde besoeke aan hulle plase speel n rol om hulle produksiepraktyke te verbeter en hulle vir die kompetisie voor te berei. Al hoe meer bestaans- en kleinskaalse boere wil elke jaar aan die kompetisie deelneem. Hoewel hierdie boere nie ten opsigte van grootte kommersieel boer nie, produseer hulle op n kommersiële vlak. Dit is boere wat die insette uit hulle eie fondse kan aanskaf, wat hulle in n posisie plaas om die grond te gebruik wat tot hulle beskikking is. Die nuwe era-boere is meer van toegang tot produksielenings afhanklik. Sonder produksielenings kan hulle nie al die grond gebruik wat tot hulle beskikking is nie. Dit is bloot te duur om met hulle eie fondse n groot gebied met gewasse aan te plant. Finaliste in die Bestaanskategorie van die Bestaansboer van die Jaar-kompetisie Mzwayi David Zuma wenner 2016 Delisile Thilda Nkosi Isaac Mkhawuleni Hlatshwayo Finaliste in die Kleinskaalse Boer van die Jaar-kompetisie 2016 Sizwe Innocent Ngwenya wenner 2016 Thembelihle Tobo Hamu Samson Shuwisa Finaliste van die Nuwe Era Kommersiële Boer van die Jaar-kompetisie 2016 Frans Tshepo Mokoena wenner 2016 Maseli Augustinus Letuka Zondiwe Paul Motshwene Ondersteuning aan gevorderde en swart kommersiële produsente Daar is steeds n aansienlike gaping tussen die meer gevorderde ontwikkelende boere en die kommersiële produsente. Al die ontwikkelende boere kan nie op dieselfde basiese vlak ondersteun word nie. Deur die studiegroepe word die beginnerboere met inligting en opleiding gesteun om hulle in produksie te kry en n basiese begrip van die mieliebedryf te kweek. Daar is egter boere wat nou verder gevorder het as die soort ondersteuning wat hulle deur die studiegroepstrukture kry. Hierdie produsente boer reeds op n semi-kommersiële skaal, maar is nie in n posisie om in die kommersiële wêreld heeltemal aan hulle eie genade oorgelaat te word nie. Die doel van hierdie projek is om die uitstaande kandidate te ondersteun wat uit die studiegroepstelsel te voorskyn gekom het. Hierdie boere het een-tot-een-ondersteuning nodig ten opsigte van produksiebeplanning, bestuur, finansiële aansoeke en verslagdoening. Die boere wat geïdentifiseer word, ontvang een jaar se intensiewe ondersteuning. Elke jaar word n nuwe groep boere geïdentifiseer en ondersteun, en daarna behoort hulle op hulle eie te kan voortgaan, met 40 Management report FARMER DEVELOPMENT Bestuursverslag ONTWIKKELENDE LANDBOU

12 support by the regional officers. When the farmer is producing in excess of 250 tons per year and has met the commercial standards of production, he/she will be handed over to the commercial producers in that region this is to fast track the integration of the black farmers into the commercial sector. The following farmers have received individual support during this period: n mate van telefoniese bystand deur die streeksbeamptes. Wanneer die boer meer as 250 ton per jaar produseer en aan die kommersiële produksiestandaarde voldoen, word hulle aan die kommersiële produsente in daardie streek oorhandig ten einde die integrasie van die swart boere by die kommersiële sektor te versnel. Die volgende boere het in hierdie tydperk individuele ondersteuning ontvang: 6 Advanced farmers 6 Gevorderde boere Office Farmers Maclear 16 Mthatha 10 Kokstad 11 Dundee 9 Ladybrand 33 Louwsburg 17 Nelspruit 4 Lichtenburg 28 Paarl 8 Total 136 Kantoor Boere Maclear 16 Mthatha 10 Kokstad 11 Dundee 9 Ladybrand 33 Louwsburg 17 Nelspruit 4 Lichtenburg 28 Paarl 8 Totaal 136 This year the drought had a very negative impact on farmers both developing and commercial and it is hoped that financially farmers will be able to recover from the devastation. We were fortunate to receive RECAP funding for 16 new farmers in the Free State and although the funding was too late for the past season, we are in the process of procuring their mechanisation which we hope will be in good time for the next planting season. It was perhaps a veiled blessing that the money was late as farmers are always tempted to plant even though drought is predicted farmers remain very optimistic! We were also fortunate to receive REID funding for 103 farmers and/or projects in Mpumalanga, Free State, KZN and the Eastern Cape, from the DRDLR (the numbers of farmers have increased as the hectares that were allocated to the various farmers were not always correct and other farmers had to be identified to make up the total hectares). This money was received on 15 December 2015, which was also too late for the season. There are a few farmers who managed to plant, but most will only be planting in the next season. The REID project has taken us to farmers in the far northern regions of KZN and the Jozini area. This area has irrigation and does not experience any frost, which means that they can produce crops throughout the season. The politics of the area are very complicated and it has taken a huge effort to reach a point where crops can be planted. They will be planting maize in March, which is mostly used for the green mealie market, although some will be produced for grain. Unfortunately this area has also been devastated by drought and many farmers have lost their livestock. In this area there is a huge challenge that relates to the supply of water for irrigation. The water supply is controlled by Mjindi Water and they are not maintaining the infrastructure the water is often cut off to a pivot, the pivots lack wheels and gear-boxes, there are large leaks in pipes and there is a continuous scramble for the land (different people and groups laying claim to the same land). The challenges faced by the more advanced farmers generally remain the access to production credit and own mechanisation. The reliance on contractors increases the cost of farming to levels that render crop production unprofitable to the farmer. The farmers who get assistance from government for at least one year are in a much better Die droogte het hierdie jaar n baie negatiewe impak op produsente gehad ontwikkelend sowel as kommersieel en ons hoop dat produsente finansieel van die skade sal kan herstel. Ons was gelukkig om herkapitaliseringsbefondsing vir 16 nuwe boere in die Vrystaat te ontvang en hoewel die fondse te laat was vir die afgelope seisoen, is ons besig om vir hulle meganisering te bekom en hoop dat dit betyds vir die volgende plantseisoen sal wees. Dit was dalk n bedekte seën dat die geld laat was, aangesien boere altyd in die versoeking is om te plant, al word n droogte voorspel boere bly baie optimisties! Ons was ook gelukkig om REID-fondse vir 103 boere en/of projekte in Mpumalanga, die Vrystaat, KZN en die Oos-Kaap van die DLOGH te ontvang (die getal boere het toegeneem, aangesien die aantal hektaar wat aan die onderskeie boere toegeken is, nie altyd korrek was nie en ander boere geïdentifiseer moes word om die totale aantal hektaar op te maak). Hierdie geld is op 15 Desember 2015 ontvang, wat ook te laat vir die seisoen was. Daar is n paar boere wat kon plant, maar die meeste van hulle sal eers in die volgende seisoen plant. Die REID-projek het ons na boere in die verre noordelike streke van KZN en die Jozini-gebied toe geneem. Hierdie gebied het besproeiing en ervaar geen ryp nie, wat beteken dat hulle regdeur die seisoen gewasse kan produseer. Die politiek in die gebied is baie ingewikkeld en dit het groot moeite gekos om n punt te bereik waar gewasse aangeplant kan word. Hulle sal in Maart mielies plant, wat meestal vir die groenmielie-mark gebruik word, hoewel n deel daarvan vir graan geproduseer sal word. Hierdie gebied is egter ook deur droogte geteister en talle boere het hulle vee verloor. In hierdie gebied is daar n groot uitdaging ten opsigte van die verskaffing van water vir besproeiing. Die watervoorraad word deur Mjindi Water beheer en hulle hou nie die infrastruktuur in stand nie die water na n spilpunt word dikwels afgesny, die spilpunt het nie wiele en ratkaste nie, daar is groot lekkasies in pype en daar is n voortdurende stryery oor die grond (verskillende mense en groepe eis dieselfde grond). Die uitdagings wat die meer gevorderde produsente in die gesig staar, bly oor die algemeen die toegang tot produksiekrediet en eie meganisering. Die vertroue op kontrakteurs verhoog die koste van boerdery tot vlakke wat gewasproduksie vir die boer niewinsgewend maak. Die boere wat vir ten minste n jaar lank van die regering hulp kry, is in n baie beter posisie dit is vir die meeste boere bykans onmoontlik Grain sa annual report 2016 Graan sa jaarverslag

13 7 REID farmers 7 REID-boere Office Farmers Kokstad 15 Dundee 21 Ladybrand 24 Louwsburg 43 Total 103 Kantoor Boere Kokstad 15 Dundee 21 Ladybrand 24 Louwsburg 43 Totaal 103 position to try to finance mechanisation and crop inputs without any form of grant is almost impossible for most farmers. Business plans are annually prepared for farmers in an attempt to get production credit for them. Regrettably in most cases the applications are not successful because the farmers do not qualify for multi-peril insurance, which is key to the security of the loan. The farmers do not have a land record for five years. Unfortunately most farmers do not have the title deeds to their land and so they cannot offer the land as collateral for the loan this is how most white commercial producers manage to access production loans. One of the most expensive aspects of crop production is the mechanisation using contractors increases the risks as well as the cost of production. There is some success in terms of getting mechanisation for individual farmers (through recap) and in groups (through the REID). It is found that a number of companies promise to become involved in the supply of production credit and mechanisation, but this is usually until they understand the risks of financing. Training courses There is a marked lack of knowledge and practical skills relating to advanced grain production, marketing and agri-business development and if there is to be real development in this sector, the people need to be trained appropriately. The departmental agricultural extension officers also lack knowledge, skills and most especially practical know-how relating to maize production. Through these well designed and appropriate training courses we plan to add capacity to the farmers, the contractors as well as the extension officers. During this year, we were able to present the following number of courses: Office Courses Attendees Kokstad Maclear Mthatha Ladybrand Dundee Louwsburg Nelspruit Taung Lichtenburg Paarl Total om te probeer om sonder enige vorm van toelae meganisering en gewasinsette te probeer finansier. Sakeplanne word jaarliks vir boere opgestel in n poging om vir hulle produksiekrediet te kry. Ongelukkig slaag die aansoeke in die meeste gevalle nie, wat die boere kwalifiseer nie vir multirisikoversekering nie, wat die sleutel tot sekuriteit vir die lening is. Die boere het nie n grondrekord vir vyf jaar nie. Ongelukkig het die meeste boere nie die transportaktes vir hulle grond nie en kan dus nie die grond as aanvullende sekuriteit vir die lening aanbied nie dit is hoe die meeste wit kommersiële produsente dit regkry om toegang tot produksielenings te verkry. Een van die duurste aspekte van gewasproduksie is die meganisering die gebruik van kontrakteurs verhoog die risiko s sowel as die produksiekoste. Daar is n mate van sukses met die verkryging van meganisering vir individuele boere (deur herkapitalisering) en groepe (deur REID). Daar word gevind dat n aantal maatskappye belowe om by die verskaffing van produksiekrediet en meganisering betrokke te raak, maar dit is gewoonlik net totdat hulle die risiko s van finansiering verstaan. Opleidingskursusse Daar is n merkbare gebrek aan kennis en praktiese vaardighede ten opsigte van gevorderde graanproduksie, bemarking en die ontwikkeling van landboubesighede en indien daar werklike ontwikkeling in hierdie sektor moet plaasvind, moet mense behoorlik opgelei word. Die departementele landbouvoorligters het ook n gebrek aan kennis, vaardighede en veral praktiese kennis ten opsigte van mielieproduksie. Deur hierdie goed ontwerpte en toepaslike opleidingskursusse beoog ons om kapasiteit aan die boere, die kontrakteurs en die voorligtingsbeamptes te verskaf. In die loop van hierdie jaar kon ons die volgende aantal kursusse aanbied: Kantoor Kursusse Teenwoordig Kokstad Maclear Mthatha Ladybrand Dundee Louwsburg Nelspruit Taung Lichtenburg Paarl Totaal Feedback from some of the learners: The course helped me gain knowledge to improve my business. It helped me a lot. I will try to help others to create jobs so we can continue helping one another. M Ntshalintshali It is important to me because we are running the farm with an old business model. Now I will be able to formulate a new strategy. Terugvoer van sommige van die studente: Die kursus het my gehelp om kennis te verwerf om my besigheid te verbeter. Dit het my baie gehelp. Ek sal probeer om ander te help om werk te skep sodat ons kan voortgaan om mekaar te help. M Ntshalintshali Dit is vir my belangrik omdat ons die plaas met n ou besigheidmodel bedryf. Nou sal ek n nuwe strategie kan formuleer. Ons het 42 Management report FARMER DEVELOPMENT Bestuursverslag ONTWIKKELENDE LANDBOU

14 We learnt that good leadership is important at work to make your business run smoothly. Thanks Gareth. T Hadebe The course was beautiful. It well presented I have realised that some of the things I have done were wrong. I would like to thank Grain SA for such an informative course. Nhlanhla Sicelo Mngadi The content of the book is relevant and informative. The facilitator was excellent, and he knew what he was doing. He was able to adapt the training and learning process in the language that the audience understands, therefore it made the training interactive. MA Madiba The practical demonstration of the tractor safety and operational procedure were most useful. MA Madiba I enjoyed the practical in which I learned about tractor maintenance and how to work or service my machinery. Samuel Tshoke Pula Imvula monthly newsletter The Pula Imvula is a monthly newsletter that is sent to more than readers and is produced in seven languages, viz English, Afrikaans, Sesotho, Setswana, Sepedi, IsiZulu and IsiXhosa. The purpose of the Pula Imvula is to inform farmers about all aspects of grain production as well as other generic farming information. The Pula is funded by the grain trusts the Maize Trust contributes eight pages every month, the Winter Cereal Trust contributes four pages every quarter and OPDT contributes four pages every quarter. In addition to the basic Pula Imvula that we translate into the seven languages, we also have an additional expanded English Pula Imvula where the additional pages are paid for by our industry partners. The SA Graan/Grain magazine contains very valuable information, but is published in Afrikaans. The expanded English Pula Imvula contains many of the articles from the SA Graan/Grain. There are a large number of different people who contribute to the contents of the Pula Imvula scientists, farmers, input supply companies, retired academics and retired producers. They enable the magazine to stay up to date by sharing information and experience with our readers. We have recently updated the list of Pula Imvula recipients so as to be sure that those receiving it are able to use the information. The current production per language is as follows: geleer dat goeie leierskap by die werk belangrik is om jou besigheid gladweg te bedryf. Dankie Gareth. T Hadebe Die kursus was pragtig. Dit is goed aangebied en ek het besef dat sommige van die goed wat ek doen, verkeerd is. Ek wil Graan SA bedank vir so n insiggewende kursus. Nhlanhla Sicelo Mngadi Die inhoud van die boek is relevant en insiggewend. Die fasiliteerder was uitstekend en hy het geweet wat hy doen. Hy kon die opleiding en leerproses aanpas in die taal wat die gehoor verstaan, wat die opleiding interaktief maak. MA Madiba Die praktiese demonstrasie van die trekkerveiligheid en bedryfsprosedure was baie nuttig. MA Madiba Ek het die prakties geniet waar ek oor trekkerinstandhouding geleer het en hoe om my masjinerie te hanteer en versien. Samuel Tshoke Pula Imvula maandelikse nuusbrief Pula Imvula is n maandelikse nuusbrief wat aan meer as lesers gestuur word en in sewe tale, naamlik Engels, Afrikaans, Suid-Sotho, Tswana, Sepedi, Zulu en Xhosa, uitgegee word. Die doel van Pula Imvula is om boere in te lig oor alle aspekte van graanproduksie en van ander generiese boerdery-inligting te voorsien. Pula word deur die graantrusts befonds die Mielietrust dra elke maand agt bladsye by, die Wintergraantrust dra elke kwartaal vier bladsye by en OPOT dra elke kwartaal vier bladsye by. Benewens die basiese Pula Imvula, wat ons in die sewe tale vertaal, het ons n bykomende uitgebreide Engelse Pula Imvula waar die bykomende bladsye deur ons bedryfsvennote betaal word. Die SA Graan/Grain-tydskrif bevat baie waardevolle inligting, maar word in Afrikaans uitgegee. Die uitgebreide Engelse Pula Imvula bevat talle van die artikels uit SA Graan/Grain. Daar is talle verskillende mense wat tot die inhoud van Pula Imvula bydra wetenskaplikes, boere, insetverskaffingsmaatskappye, afgetrede akademici en afgetrede produsente. Hulle maak dit vir die tydskrif moontlik om op datum te bly deur inligting en ervaring met ons lesers te deel. Ons het onlangs die lys van persone wat Pula Imvula ontvang bygewerk om seker te maak dat diegene wat dit ontvang wel die inligting kan gebruik. Die huidige produksie per taal is soos volg: Number of recipients Getal intekenaars English Engels Afrikaans Afrikaans Sesotho Sotho Tswana Tswana Sesotho sa Leboa Noord-Sotho Zulu Zulu Xhosa Total Totaal