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The information technology system provides an extremely important
function in serving our members.
Financing for black farmers
Grain SA came up with the initiative to make an amount available to
serve as security to help unlock financing for potential black commercial
farmers who are members of our development programme.
This money was obtained from funds that had accumulated over a
number of years and that were earmarked for the development of
producers. Strict criteria apply to ensure that applicants have the ability
to repay their loans.
This money will not be used to finance producers, but will be made
available as surety or collateral for producers applying for financing with
financing institutions.
Despite numerous teething problems, we hope that the initiative will
grow and inspire others to become involved.
Farmer Development Programme
Grain SA’s Farmer Development Programme was managed very
successfully this year.
A total of 5 382 meetings with study groups were held across the country.
In addition, 41 farmer days were held and 41 470 training courses were
presented to 6 986 agriculturists. Furthermore, 16 demonstration trials
were planted and 28 programme members participated in the Farmer of
the Year competition. Visits were made to 798 farms and 316 schools, and
17 resident students were accommodated.
Grain Academy
The responsibility of the broad vision and strategic-objective programme
of Grain SA as a commodity organisation is also supported by the Grain
Academy. This development opportunity was successfully offered to
26 young agriculturists for the seventh consecutive year. A reunion for
all alumni was also held in Pretoria.
This investment in our young leaders in agriculture received so
much well-deserved recognition that it will be expanded to the wider
agricultural sector from 2020.
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES
The commercial activities of Grain SA not only retained positive
momentum this year, but were expanded to the benefit of the
sustainability of the organisation. This has the advantage that our
members are not placed under additional financial pressure in
difficult circumstances.
As tradition dictates, hard work again triumphed and the NAMPO
Harvest Day was once more a great success, with 81 345 visitors and
775 exhibitors who concluded business despite the current general
economic pressure.
A successful NAMPO Cape hosted 20 250 visitors over a period of
three days, and positive feedback was received from exhibitors about
successful business transactions.
The official mouthpiece of the organisation,
SA Graan/Grain
, is performing
very well, in spite of extremely difficult economic conditions.
Staff
The commitment of Grain SA’s staff to promoting the organisation’s
strategic objectives and their pursuit of good relations with members
and other role-players in the agricultural value chain, and with the
government, deserve to be commended.
As we pursue the ongoing development and empowerment of all staff,
various training opportunities and courses were offered to staff. Some
of the staff also received training in trauma counselling in order to
communicate effectively with members who have experienced trauma.
We are proud of the fact that Grain SA has a very stable staff base.
Die inligtingstegnologie-stelsel bied ’n uiters belangrike funksie vir die
bediening aan ons lede.
Finansiering vir swart boere
Graan SA het met die inisiatief na vore gekom om ’n bedrag beskikbaar
te stel om as sekuriteit te dien om swart, Potensiële Kommersiële boere,
wat lede van ons ontwikkelingsprogram is, te help om finansiering te
ontsluit.
Dié geld is bekom uit fondse geoormerk vir die ontwikkeling van boere en
wat oor ’n aantal jare opgehoop het. Streng kriteria geld om te verseker
dat aansoekers die vermoë het om hul lenings te betaal.
Hierdie geld sal nie gebruik word om boere te finansier nie, maar sal as
borg of kollateraal beskikbaar gestel word vir dié wat aansoek doen om
finansiering by finansieringsinstellings.
Ten spyte van baie tandekryprobleme, hoop ons dat die inisiatief sal
groei en ander inspireer om betrokke te raak.
Landbou-ontwikkelingsprogram
Graan SA se Landbou-ontwikkelingsprogram is vanjaar met groot
sukses bestuur.
’n Totaal van 5 382 vergaderings is landwyd met studiegroepe gehou.
Daar is ook 41 boeredae gehou en 41 470 opleidingskursusse is vir
6 986 landbouers aangebied. Verder is daar 16 demonstrasieproewe
aangeplant en 28 programlede het aan die Boer van die Jaar-kompetisie
deelgeneem. Besoeke is gebring aan 798 plase en 316 skole en
17 inwonende studente is geakkommodeer.
Graanakademie
As ’n kommoditeitsorganisasie word die verantwoordelikheid van
ons uitgebreide visie en strategiese doelwitprogram ook deur die
Graanakademie ondersteun. Dié ontwikkelingsgeleentheid is vir die
sewende agtereenvolgende jaar suksesvol vir 26 jong landbouers
aangebied. ’n Reünie vir alle alumni is ook in Pretoria gehou.
Hierdie belegging in ons jong landbouleiers het soveel welverdiende
erkenning ontvang dat dit van 2020 af na die breër landbousektor
uitgebrei word.
KOMMERSIËLE AKTIWITEITE
Die kommersiële aktiwiteite van Graan SA het vanjaar nie net die
positiewe momentum behou nie, maar is ook verder uitgebrei ten bate
van die volhoubaarheid van die organisasie. Dit hou die voordeel in
dat ons lede tydens moeilike omstandighede nie onder addisionele
finansiële druk geplaas word nie.
Soos die tradisie homself gestand hou, het harde werk weer
eens geseëvier en was die NAMPO Oesdag ’n groot sukses met
81 345 besoekers en 775 uitstallers wat besigheid gedoen het ondanks
die huidige algemene ekonomiese druk.
’n Suksesvolle NAMPO Kaap het oor ’n tydperk van drie dae
20 250 besoekers gehuisves en positiewe terugvoer is van uitstallers
ontvang oor suksesvolle saketransaksies.
Die organisasie se amptelike spreekbuis,
SA Graan/Grain
, presteer baie
goed ten spyte van baie moeilike ekonomiese toestande.
Personeelspan
Graan SA personeellede se toegewydheid aan die bevordering van die
organisasie se strategiese doelwitte en hul strewe na goeie verhoudinge
met lede sowel as met ander rolspelers in die landbou-waardeketting
asook die regering, verdien ’n klop op die skouer.
Aangesien ons streef na die deurlopende ontwikkeling en bemagtiging
van alle personeel, is verskillende opleidingsgeleenthede vir personeel
moontlik gemaak. Van die personeel het ook opleiding in trauma-
berading ontvang ten einde effektief met lede wat trauma ervaar het,
te kan kommunikeer. Ons is trots daarop dat Graan SA beskik oor ’n
stabiele personeelbasis.