Grain SA Annual Report 2022

Considering the critical importance of the role of maize in the South African producer’s toolbox, we

believe this publication has an important role to play in the developing agriculture arena.

The information is published in time to address seasonal issues and create awareness of potential

problems or monitoring processes that should be happening on the farm. The articles are written in

easy-to-understand terms, which are not intimidating to the new producer.

The project aims to disseminate industry information to all interested and involved parties in the

developing agricultural sector through the monthly newsletters distributed in English and other

indigenous languages, namely Sesotho, Setswana, isiZulu and isiXhosa.

Acknowledgement of funding and collaborating partners

Financial support for the programme comes in the form of donations, sponsorships and management

fees contributed to ensure that the programme has operational capacity to support producers who other-

wise would not be able to afford such development support. In this regard the main expenses relate to

issues such as the costs to run the different regional development offices, support to study groups, plant-

ing demonstration trials, hosting producer days and providing training and skills development. The whole

farmer development intervention is therefore driven by donors, sponsors and collaborating partners on

different levels. These include different input providers, commercial banks, processors and government

departments. The direct financial and in-kind contributions, for example, expertise and discounted access

to inputs, are key to the sustainability of the programme.

DIRECT FUNDING SUPPORT

AB InBev

Bayer

Corteva

Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Jobs Fund

Maize Trust

Oil and Protein Seeds Development Trust

Pannar

South African Cultivar and Technology Agency

Standard Bank

Winter Cereal Trust

Sasol South Africa

Sasol Trust

DISCOUNTED INPUT SUPPLIERS

Kynoch

Farm SA International

Bayer

South African Breweries

CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT

AFGRI

Maize Trust

Department of Science and Innovation

Southern African Grain Laboratory (SAGL)

Oil and Protein Seeds Development Trust

Winter Cereal Trust

COMPLEMENTARY INPUT SUPPORT DIRECTLY TO PRODUCERS

Eastern Cape Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform

Limpopo Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Mpumalanga Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs

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On behalf of the Grain SA team and the producers whom we support, we wish to extend our heartfelt appreciation to each and

every one of our partners who have contributed towards Farmer Development this year.

FARMER DEVELOPMENT

AND

THE WHOLE

IS THEREFORE DRIVEN

FARMER

DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTION

by donors,

different

COLLABORATING

PARTNERS

LEVELS