The development coordinators make every effort to involve the extension officers of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in the study group meetings.
Trials are a wonderful way of showing farmers the right thing to do. The development co-ordinators in the various regions make contact with the input supply companies and involve them in the trials. Every effort is made to plant and manage the trials in a way that is both progressive and technologically advanced, while at the same time within the reach of the developing farmers.
It is crucial that the farmers should be exposed to a local network of support that will be available to them in the longer term. During farmer's days, all role-players and stakeholders in the industry are invited to participate - to give lectures on their areas of expertise and become acquainted with the farmers.
Several categories exist in which developing farmers can participate. These are:
Farmers develop at different rates and those who are making good progress need to be serviced on a one-on-one basis on their own farms. We assist them with the development of a tailor made business plan for their farm, as well as detailed support throughout the season.
Training courses are arranged through the study groups managed by the development programme. The details of the coordinators for each region are available here
To date, the following training courses have been developed:
For more information, contact one of our regional coordinators below:
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Kokstad Office Development Coordinator | ||
Luke Collier | 012 943 8280 | luke@grainsa.co.za |
Mbombela Development Coordinator |
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Jerry Mthombothi | 012 943 8289 | jerry@grainsa.co.za |
Louwsburg (KZN) Office Development Coordinator |
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Jurie Mentz | 012 943 8218 | jurie@grainsa.co.za |
Pretoria Office Development Coordinator |
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Liana Stroebel | 012 943 8252 | liana@grainsa.co.za |
Lichtenburg Office Development Coordinator |
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Du Toit v/d Westhuizen | 012 943 8290 | dutoit@grainsa.co.za |
Dundee Office Development Coordinator |
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Graeme Engelbrecht | 012 943 8287 | graeme@grainsa.co.za |
Freestate Office Development Coordinator |
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Johan Kriel | 012 943 8283 | johank@grainsa.co.za |