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6. ’n Maandelikse tydskrif:
Pula Imvula
– wye verspreiding van relevante
inligting.
’n
Pula Imvula
-tydskrif is elke maand vanaf Oktober 2018 tot September
2019 gepubliseer en versprei.
Media in alle vorme het ’n noodsaaklike rol om in die ontwik-
kelingsagenda te speel om te verseker dat burgers goed ingelig bly.
Massamedia kan as laekoste-alternatief ’n kritieke rol speel om
inligting na groot gehore in afgeleë streke toe te kanaliseer.
7. Opleiding van boere.
470 opleidingskursusse is gedurende die verslagdoeningstydperk vir
ontwikkelende boere en plaaswerkers aangebied. Hierdie kursusse is
deur 6 986 boere, plaaswerkers en plaaskontrakteurs bygewoon.
Graan SA se opleidingskursusse is ontwerp om te voldoen aan spesi-
fieke behoeftes wat in boerderygemeenskappe geïdentifiseer is.
Die kursusse fokus op kennisoordrag en vaardigheidsontwikkeling.
Vaardigheidsontwikkeling in landbou is ’n belegging in die toekoms.
Die kursusse is spesifiek ontwerp vir ontwikkelende boere en ba-
lanseer teorie en ’n praktiese benadering. Boere en plaaswerkers
voltooi relevante kursusse wat ’n onmiddellike impak op hulle boerde-
rybedrywighede behoort te hê.
Kursusgangers word onderrig in ’n taal wat hulle verstaan.
Boere ontvang kursushandleidings om huis toe te neem vir toekoms-
tige verwysing.
8. Graan SA se Skoleprogram.
Spanlede het in die verslagdoeningstydperk 316 besoeke aan skole afgelê.
Hierdie inisiatief erken die potensiaal van die jeug om ’n beduidende
impak op die landbousektor te maak as hulle bewus gemaak kan
word van die dringende behoefte om as toekomstige boere of in ander
loopbane aan landbou deel te neem. Afrika is ’n jong vasteland met 65%
van sy bevolking wat jonger as 35 jaar is, en 10 tot 12 miljoen jongmense
wat na raming elke jaar die arbeidsmag betree.
9. Internskapprogram
– Oos-Kaap.
Daar was 17 interns in die program gedurende die verslagdoeningstydperk.
Die doel van die program is om aan jong gegradueerdes wat moontlik
toekomstige boere of potensiële voorligtingsbeamptes kan wees die
geleentheid te gee om nou met ervare lede van die span saam te
werk, administratiewe vaardighede te leer en aan onderrigplatforms
blootgestel te word.
Hulle kan opleidingskursusse bywoon wat deur Graan SA aangebied
word ten einde hulle kennis en vaardighede vas te lê op ’n betekenisvolle
en praktiese manier wat verder as hulle akademiese kwalifikasies strek.
Sommige van die 2018-interns is gekontrakteer om die Landbou-
ontwikkelingspan as junior mentors by te staan.
6. A monthly magazine:
Pula Imvula
– widespread dissemination of
relevant information.
A
Pula Imvula
magazine was published and distributed every month from
October 2018 to September 2019.
Media in all its forms has a crucial role to play in the development
agenda to ensure that citizens are well informed.
Mass media can fulfil a critical role as a low-cost alternative to
channel information to large audiences in remote regions.
7. Farmer training.
470 training courses were held for developing farmers and farm workers
during this period of reporting. 6 986 farmers, farm workers and farming
contractors attended these courses.
Grain SA training courses are designed to meet specific needs identi-
fied in farming communities.
The courses focus on knowledge transfer and skills development.
Skills development in agriculture is an investment in the future.
The courses are specifically tailored for developing farmers and bal-
ance theory with a practical hands-on approach. Farmers and farm
workers are taught relevant courses that should immediately impact
their farming operations.
Course attendees are given instruction in a language they can understand.
Course manuals are handed to farmers to take home for future refer-
ence purposes.
8. Grain SA Schools Programme.
316 school visits were made by teammembers in this period of reporting.
This initiative recognises the potential of youth to make a significant
impact on the agricultural sector if they can be alerted to the urgent
need for them to participate as future farmers or in other careers in
agriculture. Africa is a young continent with 65% population below
35 years of age and 10 to 12 million young people estimated to enter the
work force every year.
9. Internship programme
– Eastern Cape.
There were 17 interns in the programme for this period of reporting.
The aim is to give young graduates who may be future farmers or
potential extension officers, the opportunity to work closely with
experienced members of the team, to learn admin skills and be
exposed to teaching platforms.
They may attend training courses run by Grain SA so as to entrench
knowledge and skills in a meaningful and practical manner beyond
their academic qualifications.
Some of the 2018 interns have been contracted to assist the Farmer
Development team as junior mentors.
REGIONAL FARMER DEVELOPMENT
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE
1. Dundee regional development office
Farmers in this region have access to 3 556 ha of arable land. The
mentors supporting regional development manager Graham Engelbrecht
were Gareth Alcock, Chris de Jager, Rob Irons, Ludwig Wichmann and
Paul Wiggill.
As at 30 September 2019 there were 1 725 members of 26 study
groups who’d been afforded 909 learning encounters. There were
118 farm visits to individual farmers. The Dundee office held five farmers
days. Many small farmers also participated in the From Subsistence to
Abundance project which was implemented over a five-year period. The
mentors made a significant impact on the farming activities of farmers
in the regions.
• Jobs Fund Farmers 2018/2019: 758
• Hectares planted in Jobs Fund project: 1 085
2. Kokstad regional development office
The regional development manager is Luke Collier. This office
services study groups, training and mentorship to farmers distributed
from Queenstown and the southern borders of Lesotho to Ixopo and
Umzimkulu in KwaZulu-Natal and primarily mentors subsistence and
smallholder farmers. The members have access to 8 673 ha arable land.
STREEKSLANDBOU-ONTWIKKELING
ONDER DIE MIKROSKOOP
1. Dundee-streeksontwikkelingskantoor
Boere in hierdie streek het toegang tot 3 556 ha bewerkbare grond.
Die mentors wat streeksontwikkelingsbestuurder Graham Engelbrecht
ondersteun het, was Gareth Alcock, Chris de Jager, Rob Irons,
Ludwig Wichmann en Paul Wiggill.
Teen 30 September 2019 was daar 1 725 lede van 26 studiegroepe
wat 909 opleidingsgeleenthede gehad het. Daar was 118 plaasbesoeke
aan individuele boere. Die Dundee-kantoor het vyf boeredae aangebied.
Talle kleinboere het ook aan die “From Subsistence to Abundance”-
projek deelgeneem, wat oor ’n vyfjaartydperk geïmplementeer is. Die
mentors het ’n beduidende impak op die boerdery-aktiwiteite van boere
in die streke gemaak.
• Jobs Fund-boere 2018/2019: 758
• Hektaar in die Jobs Fund-projek geplant: 1 085
2. Kokstad-streeksontwikkelingskantoor
Die streeksontwikkelingsbestuurder is Luke Collier. Hierdie kantoor diens
studiegroepe, opleiding en mentorskap aan boere wat van Queenstown
en die suidelike grens van Lesotho tot Ixopo en Umzimkulu in KwaZulu-
Natal woon, en tree primêr as mentors vir bestaans- en kleinskaalse
boere op. Die lede het toegang tot 8 673 ha bewerkbare grond.