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Developing farmers face many challenges
In South Africa many factors inhibit farming success:
Poor infrastructure.
Poor road networks.
Lack of transportation and storage.
Lack of marketing skills.
Shortage of vehicles, implements and tools.
Farm management skills.
Insufficient knowledge.
Whilst government and other sectoral stakeholders should address
many of these issues, the Grain SA Farmer Development Programme
aims to:
Equip farmers with new and relevant knowledge;
Offer appropriate training and skills development programmes;
and
Provide reliable, trustworthy mentorship.
One size does not fit all – every farmer
is unique
Just as every farmer is unique, every farming enterprise is unique too.
For effective development unique characteristics need to be addressed.
During 2019 we had:
Ontwikkelende boere het baie uitdagings
In Suid-Afrika beperk talle faktore boerderysukses:
Swak infrastruktuur.
Swak padnetwerke.
Gebrek aan vervoer en opbergingsplek.
Gebrek aan bemarkingsvaardighede.
Tekort aan voertuie, implemente en gereedskap.
Plaasbestuursvaardighede.
Onvoldoende kennis.
Terwyl staats- en ander sektorale belanghebbendes talle van hierdie
kwessies behoort te hanteer, het die Graan SA Landbou-ontwikkelings-
program ten doel om:
Boere met nuwe en tersaaklike kennis toe te rus;
Toepaslike opleidings- en vaardigheidsontwikkelingsprogramme
aan te bied; en
Betroubare mentorskap te verskaf.
Almal kan nie oor een kam geskeer word nie
– elke boer is uniek
Net soos elke boer uniek is, is elke boerdery-onderneming ook uniek. Vir
doeltreffende ontwikkeling moet eiesoortige eienskappe aangespreek
word. Gedurende 2019 het ons die volgende ledetal gehad:
Ons is gestruktureer om ons boere te ondersteun
en ’n diens aan hulle te lewer
Die raamwerk van die Landbou-ontwikkelingsprogram maak dit moontlik
om ’n wye verskeidenheid projekte te implementeer, met ons span wat daar-
toe verbind is om op voetsoolvlak te netwerk. Die geel merkers dui die lig-
ging van ons hoofkantoor en streekskantore vir landbou-ontwikkeling aan.
Die Landbou-ontwikkeling-hoofkantoor is in Bloemfontein geleë en
word deur die programbestuurder, Jane McPherson, met die bystand
van die bedryfsbestuurder, dr Willie Kotze, bestuur. Administratiewe
steun word deur Madeleen Steyn en Sam Ruiters verskaf.
We are structured to support and service
our farmers
The framework of the Farmer Development Programme makes it
possible to implement a wide range of projects with our team committed
to networking at grass root levels. The yellow pins highlight the locations
of our Head Office and Regional Farmer Development offices.
The Farmer Development head office managed by the programme
manager Jane McPherson and assisted by operations manager,
Dr Willie Kotze, is in Bloemfontein. Administrative support is provided by
Madeleen Steyn and Sam Ruiters.
Nuwe Era Kommersieel
250 ton plus
81
Potensiële Kommersiële produsente
> 100 ha
208
Kleinskaalse boere
10,5 ha - 100 ha
375
Bestaansboere
0,5 ha - 10 ha
11 408
Totale getal boerelede
12 072
New Era Commercial
250 tons plus
81
Potential Commercial farmers
> 100 ha
208
Smallholder farmers
10,5 ha - 100 ha
375
Subsistence farmers
0,5 ha - 10 ha
11 408
Total number of farmer members
12 072
Grain SA Farmer Development offices
Graan SA Landbou-ontwikkelingskantore