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Cwayita Mpotyi
OFFICE ASSISTANT: MTHATHA
KANTOORASSISTENT: MTHATHA
Jerry Mthombothi
DEVELOPMENT CO-ORDINATOR:
MBOMBELA
ONTWIKKELINGSKOÖRDINEERDER:
MBOMBELA
Smangaliso Zimbili
OFFICE ASSISTANT: MBOMBELA
KANTOORASSISTENT: MBOMBELA
Liana Stroebel
DEVELOPMENT CO-ORDINATOR: PAARL
ONTWIKKELINGSKOÖRDINEERDER:
PAARL
About development
All development is about change – and it is not always a comfortable
or easy process.
Development is the introduction of new ideas into a social system
to produce higher per capita incomes through modern production
methods.
Development is building up people so they can build a better future.
Development is about respecting people and what they do.
Development starts with individual potential and desires and
proceeds to enhancement and growth (FAO).
Felt needs are those identified by the community, while unfelt needs
are identified by development officers and are still unknown to the
community. Farmer development includes meeting farmers’ felt needs
while attention is also paid to unfelt needs known to be of benefit
to farmers.
We don’t farm for people – we teach them
how to farm
The best strategy for sustainable development is development of
individual capacities. We advocate that:
Farmers must farm for themselves.
Farmers should own their own equipment.
All scales of farmers can be assisted to use land available to them;
with modern crop production methods.
Success is sustainable, optimal production on every hectare (not
total hectares planted, nor total tons harvested).
We believe in participatory development
Farmers can adapt indigenous knowledge and practices in a changing
world. Comprehensive and diverse non-formal education and continued
education processes are key to improved production practices and
profitable farming.
We focus on learning more about farmers, their challenges and
needs.
We prioritise building trust relationships in order to teach new
concepts.
We depend on collaborative partnerships.
We build supportive networks around developing farmers.
Donor funding with our team’s expertise contribute to:
Farmer education and skills development.
Identification of best practices and modern technology for
development.
Optimisation of production on land available.
Increased food security.
Other support to farmers like The Jobs Fund project, recapitalisation
programmes and Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and
the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform initiatives.
Rakende ontwikkeling
Alle ontwikkeling gaan oor verandering – en dit is nie altyd ’n gerieflike
of maklike proses nie.
Ontwikkeling is die bekendstelling van nuwe idees in ’n sosiale stelsel
om groter per capita-inkomste deur moderne produksiemetodes
te lewer.
Ontwikkeling is die oprigting van mense sodat hulle ’n beter toekoms
kan bou.
Ontwikkeling gaan daaroor om mense en wat hulle doen, te
respekteer.
Ontwikkeling begin met individuele potensiaal en begeertes en
vorder na verbetering en groei (VLO).
Beleefde behoeftes is dié wat deur die gemeenskap geïdentifiseer word,
terwyl niebeleefde behoeftes deur landbouvoorligters geïdentifiseer
word en steeds onbekend is aan die gemeenskap. Landbou-ontwik-
keling sluit in die bevrediging van boere se beleefde behoeftes, terwyl
aandag ook geskenk word aan niebeleefde behoeftes wat wel tot
boere se voordeel is.
Ons boer nie vir mense nie – ons leer hulle hoe
om te boer
Die beste strategie vir volhoubare ontwikkeling is die ontwikkeling van
individuele vermoëns. Ons beveel aan dat:
Boere vir hulleself moet boer.
Boere hulle eie toerusting moet besit.
Boere op alle vlakke gehelp kan word om grond wat tot hulle
beskikking is met moderne gewasproduksiemetodes te benut.
Sukses as volhoubare, optimale produksie op elke hektaar beskou
word (nie die totale hektaar aangeplant nie, en ook nie die totale ton
geoes nie).
Ons glo in deelnemende ontwikkeling
Boere kan inheemse kennis en praktyke in ’n veranderende wêreld
aanpas. Omvattende en uiteenlopende nieformele opvoeding en
voortgesette opvoedingsprosesse is die sleutel tot beter produksie-
praktyke en winsgewende boerdery.
Ons fokus daarop om meer oor boere, hulle uitdagings en behoeftes
te leer.
Ons prioritiseer die bou van vertrouensverhoudings ten einde nuwe
konsepte te onderrig.
Ons maak op samewerkende vennootskappe staat.
Ons bou ondersteunende netwerke om ontwikkelende boere.
Skenkerbefondsing saam met ons span se kundigheid dra by tot:
Boere se opvoeding en vaardigheidsontwikkeling.
Identifikasie van beste praktyke en moderne tegnologie vir
ontwikkeling.
Optimalisering van produksie op beskikbare grond.
Verhoogde voedselsekerheid.
Ander steun aan boere soos The Jobs Fund-projek, herkapitalise-
ringsprogramme en inisiatiewe van die Departement van Wetenskap
en Innovering (DWI) en die Departement van Landelike Ontwikkeling
en Grondhervorming.