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1. Studiegroepaktiwiteit 1
– spanlede hou vergaderings met boere.
In hierdie verslagdoeningstydperk het ons 5 382 studiegroepvergade-
rings gehou met ontwikkelende boere wat by ons streeksontwik-
kelingskantore betrokke is.
Die studiegroep vorm Graan SA se voetspoor in belangrike graan-
produserende streke.
Dit bied aan ontwikkelende boere toetreevlaktoegang tot die program.
Ons leer boere ken, en die boere leer om ons te vertrou.
Identifiseer unieke uitdagings en geleenthede in ’n streek.
Oordrag van inligting – teorie en praktyk.
Span is instrumenteel om plaaslike boerderystelsels by te werk.
2. Studiegroepaktiwiteit 2
– demonstrasieproewe.
In hierdie verslagdoeningstydperk is 16 demonstrasieproewe deur ons
streeksontwikkelingsbestuurders aangeplant.
“Vertel my en ek vergeet. Leer my en ek onthou. Betrek my en ek leer.”
– Benjamin Franklin.
Span en boere beplan en beplant demonstrasieproewe.
Boere sien die voordele daarvan om dinge anders te doen.
Boere leer die beste as hulle self in hulle eie omgewing sien – hulle is
meer bereid om na doeltreffende boerderymetodes oor te skakel.
3. Studiegroepaktiwiteit 3
– bied boeredae aan.
In hierdie verslagdoeningstydperk is 41 boeredae deur ons streeks-
ontwikkelingskantore aangebied.
Boeredae word gereël om boere te bring om self na die demonstra-
sieproewe te kom kyk.
Geleentheid word ook aan boere gegee om ander belanghebbendes
in die sektor te ontmoet.
Boere leer van landboukundiges en bedryfsverteenwoordigers.
Die boerderygemeenskap kry die geleentheid om bekommernisse te
lug en uitdagings te bespreek.
4. Ondersteuningsdienste aan individuele boere – aktiwiteit 1:
Een-
tot-een-mentorskap.
Ons spanlede het in hierdie verslagdoeningstydperk 798 besoeke aan
plase gebring
In enige ontwikkelingsprogram moet daar persone wees wat
toenemende onafhanklikheid en ondernemingsgroei toon.
Die span ondersteun ontwikkelende boere wat verder gevorder het
as die dienste wat deur die studiegroep aangebied word.
Hierdie boere is feitlik gereed om onafhanklik te boer, maar baat
steeds by mentorskap.
5. Ondersteuningsdienste aan individuele boere – aktiwiteit 2:
Plaasbesoeke.
Individuele steun aan boere sluit mentorskapbesoeke in.
Gedetailleerde beplanning, begrotingshersiening, bestuur, ensovoorts
word bespreek.
Die span voer ’n assessering van die hele plaas uit en maak aanbevelings.
Plaasbesoeke help boere met praktiese prosesse en die monitering
van gewasse.
Nuwe Era Boer van die Jaar-kompetisie
26 hoëpresterende boere uit verskillende kategorieë het aan ons 2019
Boer van die Jaar-kompetisie deelgeneem.
Om rolmodelle te identifiseer om ander boere te inspireer.
’n Oomblik om die leerprosesse, ontwikkeling en groei wat plaas-
gevind het te vier.
1.
Study group activity 1
– team members hold meetings with farmers.
In this period of reporting we held 5 382 study group meetings
with developing farmers associated to our regional development
offices.
The study group sets the Grain SA footprint in key grain growing
regions.
It offers developing farmers entry level access to the programme.
We get to know farmers; farmers learn to trust us.
Identify unique challenges and opportunities in a region.
Transfer of information – theory and practical.
Team is instrumental in updating local farming systems.
2.
Study group
activity 2
– demonstration trials.
In this period of reporting 16 demonstration plots were planted by our
regional development managers.
‘Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I
learn.’ – Benjamin Franklin.
Team and farmers plan and plant trial plots.
Farmers see the benefits of doing things differently.
Farmers learn best from seeing with their own eyes in their own location
– they change more willingly to more effective farming methods.
3. Study group activity 3
– hold farmers’ days.
In this period of reporting we held 41 farmers days out of our regional
development offices.
Farmers’ Days are organised to bring farmers to see the trial plots for
themselves.
Opportunity is also given for farmers to meet other stakeholders in the
sector.
Farmers learn from agricultural experts and industry representatives.
The farming community gets the opportunity to voice concerns and
discuss challenges.
4. Support services to individual farmers – activity 1:
One-on-one
mentoring.
Our teammembers paid 798 on-farm visits during this period of reporting.
In any development programme there should be individuals whom
demonstrate increasing independence and enterprise growth.
The team support developing farmers who have progressed beyond
the services offered by the study group.
These farmers are almost ready to farm independently but still benefit
from mentoring.
5. Support services to individual farmers – activity 2:
On-farm visits.
Individual farmer support includes mentoring visits to the farmer.
Detailed planning, budget review, management etc. are discussed.
The team conducts whole farm assessment and makes recommen-
dations.
Farm visits assist farmers with practical processes and the monitor-
ing crops.
New Era Farmer of the Year Competition
26 high performing farmers from different categories participated in our
2019 Farmer of the Year competition.
To identify role models to inspire other farmers.
A moment to celebrate the learning, development and growth that
has taken place.
In the strategic communication toolbox
Communication for development is the key to successful development
and is founded on community participation which acknowledges the
individual and invites them to participate in the development journey.
Every activity undertaken is tailored with the intention of transferring
knowledge and/or new sets of skills inter alia via:
Support services to groups
study groups.
Support to individual farmers
one-to-one mentorship.
Knowledge transfer and skills development
training courses.
Rapid knowledge transfer through mass media
Pula Imvula
magazine.
In die strategiesekommunikasie-gereedskapkis
Kommunikasie vir ontwikkeling is die sleutel tot suksesvolle ontwikkeling
en is gegrond op gemeenskapsdeelname wat erkenning aan die
individu gee en hulle nooi om aan die ontwikkelingsreis deel te neem.
Elke aktiwiteit wat onderneem word, is ontwerp met die doel om kennis
en/of nuwe vaardighede oor te dra, onder andere deur middel van:
Steundienste aan groepe
studiegroepe.
Steun aan individuele boere
een-tot-een-mentorskap.
Kennisoordrag en vaardigheidsontwikkeling
opleidingskursusse.
Vinnige kennisoordrag deur massamedia
Pula Imvula
-tydskrif.