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annual report 2018
Grain SA internship programme in partnership
with DRDAR
An expert in anything was once a beginner!
We need to change perceptions that college graduates only have
‘head knowledge’ and are not able to assist with practical solutions in
the field. We believe there are many knowledgeable graduates from
agricultural colleges who can be empowered further to make a difference
in the sector if they are given the opportunity to gain more experience by
getting involved in the field and learning first-hand from experts. We know
this both builds confidence and increases insight and knowledge.
It is also true that one of the challenges Grain SA Farmer Development
has is finding competent mentors for the ever expanding programme
– especially those willing to work in deep rural areas where the need is
great. We are eager ‘to cultivate’ young mentors who share our passion
for land transformation and sustainable farmer development through an
internship programme like this.
We see the benefit as being twofold:
1.
The interns gain relevant experience, which builds their confidence
and empowers them so they are equipped and positioned to apply
for good jobs.
2.
Grain SA Farmer Development is given the opportunity to train
the calibre of mentors we need in the field for future farmer
development.
In November 2016 Grain SA Farmer Development team members
approached the Provincial Department of Agriculture for their as-
sistance with more mechanisation for the farmers being mentored by
them. During this discussion the idea of an internship programme was
born. The goal would be that
19 graduates in agriculture would be
employed and become members of the Grain SA Farmer Develop-
ment team as interns
. This programme would then run in conjunction
with the mechanisation contributed to the programme by the Depart-
ment. The interns’ objective is to gain practical experience with the
primary focus being grain production and farmer development.
The exposure will include practical experience, where the Interns
will be hands-on doing the following themselves and then teaching
other farmers to do:
Planter calibrations
Boom sprayer calibrations
Mapping of land using GPS
Farm equipment maintenance
Crop yield estimates
The interns will also participate in training and will assist with
Grain SA farmer training courses in grain production. Other learning
and skills development experience will be acquired during the Grain SA
social facilitation tasks which include study group meetings, farmers
days and advanced farmer encounters.
Interns will participate in administrative and reporting activities and
will benefit from computer training and skills development through:
Accurate record keeping.
Log book maintenance.
Detailed accountability for reporting to all our partners.
The key role played by the DRDAR is to:
1.
Fund the mechanisation made available to Grain SA Farmer
Development for the farmers.
2.
Contribute to the stipend received by the graduates who are
appointed as interns with Grain SA.
Graan SA-internskapprogram in vennootskap
met die DLOLH
’n Kundige op enige gebied was eens op ’n tyd ’n beginner!
Ons moet persepsies verander dat kollegegegradueerdes net
“kopkennis” het en nie met praktiese oplossings in die veld kan help
nie. Ons glo dat daar talle kundige gegradueerdes uit landboukolleges
is wat verder bemagtig kan word om ’n verskil in die sektor te maak as
hulle die geleentheid gegun word om meer ervaring te verkry deur in
die veld betrokke te raak en eerstehands by kundiges te leer. Ons weet
dit bou selfvertroue en verhoog insig en kennis.
Dit is ook waar dat een van die uitdagings van Graan SA Landbou-
ontwikkeling is om bevoegde mentors te kry vir die program wat voort-
durend uitbrei – veral diegene wat bereid is om in afgeleë landelike
gebiede te werk waar die behoefte groot is. Ons is gretig om deur ’n
internskapprogram hierdie jong mentors te “kweek” wat ons passie vir
grondhervorming en volhoubare landbou-ontwikkeling deel.
Ons beskou die voordeel as tweeledig:
1.
Die interns verwerf relevante ervaring, wat hulle selfvertroue bou
en hulle bemagtig sodat hulle toegerus en geposisioneer is om vir
goeie werk aansoek te doen.
2.
Graan SA Landbou-ontwikkeling kry die geleentheid om die kaliber
mentors op te lei wat ons vir toekomstige landbou-ontwikkeling in
die veld nodig het.
In November 2016 het Graan SA se Landbou-ontwikkeling-span-
lede die provinsiale Departement van Landbou genader om hulp met
meer meganisering vi die boere wat deur hulle gementor word. Tydens
hierdie gesprek is die idee van ’n internskapprogram gebore. Die doel
is dat
19 gegradueerdes in landbou as interns aangestel word
deur en lede van die Graan SA Landbou-ontwikkeling-span word
.
Hierdie program sal dan bedryf word saam met die meganisering wat
deur die departement tot die program bygedra word. Die interns se
doelwit is om praktiese ervaring op te doen, met graanproduksie en
landbou-ontwikkeling as hulle primêre fokuspunt.
Die blootstelling sal praktiese ervaring insluit, met die interns wat
self die volgende doen en dan ander boere leer om dit te doen:
Planterkalibrering
Balkspuitkalibrering
Kartering van grond met behulp van GPS
Instandhouding van plaastoerusting
Oesopbrengsskattings
Die interns sal ook aan opleiding deelneem en met Graan SA
se boeropleidingskursusse in graanproduksie help. Ander leer- en
vaardigheidsontwikkelingervaring sal verwerf word tydens Graan SA
se sosiale fasiliteringstake, wat studiegroepvergaderings, boeredae en
ontmoetings met gevorderde boere insluit.
Interns sal aan administratiewe en verslagaktiwiteite deelneem en by
rekenaaropleiding en vaardigheidsontwikkeling baat deur middel van:
Akkurate rekordhouding.
Hou van ’n logboek.
Gedetailleerde aanspreeklikheid vir verslagdoening aan al ons vennote.
Die sleutelrol wat deur die DLOLH gespeel word, is om:
1.
Die meganisering te befonds wat vir die boere aan Graan SA
Landbou-ontwikkeling beskikbaar gestel word.
2.
By te dra tot die toelae wat die gegradueerdes wat as interns by
Graan SA aangestel word, ontvang.