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Ontwikkeling van oorsese markte
As deel van die inisiatief om nuwe uitvoermarkte vir plaaslik-ge-
produseerde grane te skep, het die Graan SA-span skouer aan die
wiel gesit om die struikelblokke hieromtrent spoedig te verwyder. Die
mielie-
uitvoermark na Iran
is dié jaar
suksesvol geopen
en goeie
vordering word gemaak om uitvoergeleenthede na China vir mielies en
sojabone te bewerkstellig.
Intensies van in- en uitvoere
Die vryemark kan slegs optimaal funksioneer indien al die rolspelers
in die mark toegang tot dieselfde inligting het. Graan SA het ’n aansoek
ingedien dat die intensies van handel (invoere en uitvoere) ook deur die
Suid-Afrikaanse Graaninligtingsdiens (SAGIS) gerapporteer word. Die
Minister van Landbou, Bosbou en Visserye het hierdie statutêre maat
reël gedurende Mei vanjaar goedgekeur en die eerste inligting in hierdie
verband is einde Junie vir die eerste keer deur SAGIS gerapporteer.
Hierdie
syfers toon die invoere en uitvoere
wat vir die agt weke nadat
die datum vir die nuutste fisiese uitvoere gerapporteer is, beplan word
en dra by tot
deursigtigheid in die plaaslike mark
.
Markinligting
Graan SA allokeer jaarliks ruim kapasiteit om markinligting te versamel
en te versprei sodat produsente
ingeligte bemarkingsbesluite
kan
maak. Die inligting wat beskikbaar gestel word, neem verskeie formate
aan, byvoorbeeld ad hoc-verslae, markverslae, tydskrifartikels, video’s of
die toespreek van groepe by boeredae en ander inligtingsgeleenthede.
Strategiese fokusarea: Mense
Landbou-ontwikkelingsprogram
Die program het ongeveer 9 500 swart boere as lede wat almal
toegang tot bewerkbare grond het. Hierdie boere word in verskillende ka
tegorieë verdeel, naamlik bestaansboere, kleinskaalse boere, potensiële
kommersiële boere en nuwe era-boere. Graan SA se program fokus ewe
sterk op mense se ontwikkeling as op landbouproduksiepraktyke. Om
jaarlikse befondsing te bekom, bly ’n uitdaging, maar met die finansiële
steun van die graantrusts, regeringsdepartemente en ’n netwerk van
insetverskaffers gaan die program steeds van krag tot krag.
Die
Jobs Fund
-projek is ’n vierjaar-projek wat drie seisoene gelede
aangepak is in vennootskap met die Nasionale Tesourie en verskeie
insetverskaffers. Die 2017/2018-
seisoen het positief afgeloop
, hoewel
nie so goed soos die vorige een nie. Vir die 2018/2019-seisoen is be-
fondsing vir 8 000 ha deur die Jobs Fund bewillig. Graan SA se aansoek
vir die 2019/2020 tot 2022-siklus vorder goed.
Tydens die 2018
AgriSETA-toekennings
is ons
Landbou-ontwikke
lingsprogram
aangewys as die beste ontwikkelende kommoditeitsorga
nisasie en vir die beste korporatiewe beheer van ’n ontwikkelingsprojek.
Knap gedaan aan die Landbou-ontwikkelingspan!
Finansiering vir swart boere
Ons het ’n kontrak met
AB InBev
gesluit om 38 boere op 1 738 ha
te finansier. Op sy beurt het
Absa
produksiekrediet vir vier boere
goedgekeur. Gesprek is ook gevoer met die voorsitter van die Nywer-
heidsontwikkelingskorporasie (IDC) oor die moontlikheid van produksie-
finansiering vir swart kommersiële boere in die toekoms. Die vordering
hiermee is stadig, maar ten minste toon dit al vordering.
Openbare platforms
Graan SA is strategies geposisioneer om binne en buite die graan-
bedryf geleenthede te skep wat die beeld van landbou versterk, breë
dialoog bevorder, die jongste boerderytegnologie en -tendense in die
kollig plaas en ’n bydrae lewer om persoonlike of handelsnetwerke te
vestig en uit te bou. Bowenal skep hierdie platforms die ruimte waar-
Development of overseas markets
As part of the initiative to create new export markets for locally pro-
duced grains, the Grain SA team has made an active effort to remove
the obstacles in this regard as soon as possible. The maize
export
market to Iran
was
successfully opened
this year, and good progress
is being made with the establishment of export opportunities for maize
and soybeans to China.
Intentions of imports and exports
The free market can only function optimally if all the role-players in
the market have access to the same information. Grain SA submitted
an application for trade intentions (imports and exports) also to be
reported by the South African Grain Information Service (SAGIS). The
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries approved this statutory
measure in May this year, and the first information in this regard was
reported by SAGIS for the first time at the end of June. These
figures
reflect the imports and exports
planned for the eight weeks after
the date for the most recent physical exports has been reported,
and contributes to
transparency in the local market
.
Market information
Grain SA annually allocates generous capacity for collecting and
disseminating market information so that producers can make
informed
marketing decisions
. The information provided comes in various formats,
for example ad hoc reports, market reports, magazine articles, videos or
presentations to groups at farmers’s days and other information events.
Strategic focus area: People
Farmer Development Programme
The programme has about 9 500 black farmers with access to arable
land as members. These farmers are divided into different categories,
namely subsistence farmers, smallholder farmers, potential commercial
producers, and new era farmers. Grain SA’s programme focuses
equally on people development and on agricultural production practices.
Obtaining annual funding remains a challenge, but with the financial
support of grain trusts, government departments and a network of input
providers the programme continues to grow.
The
Jobs Fund
project is a four-year project which was started three
seasons ago in partnership with the National Treasury and several
input providers. The 2017/2018
season ended positively
, although
not as well as the previous one. Funding for 8 000 ha was donated by
the Jobs Fund for the 2018/2019 season. Grain SA’s application for
the 2019/2020 to 2022 cycle is progressing well.
At the 2018
AgriSETA awards
our
Farmer Development Pro-
gramme
was named the best developing commodity organisation and
received an award for the best corporate governance of a development
project. Well done to the Farmer Development team!
Financing for black farmers
We have concluded a contract with
AB InBev
to finance 38 farmers
on 1 738 ha.
Absa
, in turn, approved production credit for four farmers.
Discussions were also held with the chairperson of the Industrial
Development Corporation (IDC) about the possibility of production
financing for black commercial farmers in the future. Progress in this
regard is slow, but at least it is showing progress.
Public platforms
Grain SA is positioned strategically to create opportunities inside and
outside the grain industry to reinforce the image of agriculture, promote
broad dialogue, shine the spotlight on the most recent farming technol-
ogy and trends, and contribute to the establishment and development
of personal or trade networks. In addition, these platforms create the