THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE LAND REFORM AND RURAL

THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, LAND REFORM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT PRESENTATION ABOUT DITAUNG SMALL FARMERS PRESENTED BY : CORNELIAS LATHA 1

OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION • Background • Funding _ CASP _ Ilima/ Letsema _ National Implements Scheme • Type of farming • Marketing • Afilliation • Conclusion agriculture, land reform & rural development Department: agriculture, land reform & rural development NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

BACKGROUND - The project was formed in 2004 with 21 beneficiaries - The size of the farm is 21, 772 hectars - The project was obtained through the LRAD programme - The project is found in the Frances Baardt district under Phokwane Municipality - The project falls under Vaalharts irrigation scheme agriculture, land reform & rural development Department: agriculture, land reform & rural development NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 3

FUNDING • The project received funding from CASP for infrastracture development, the funding was done in two phases. - Phase one was done in the finacial year 2006 -2007 for the building of dam, centre pivot and some implements for the tune of 1, 4 million rand. - Phase two was done in finacial year 2008 -2009 for the purchasing of implements for the tune of 1, 5 million rand. • In 2007 the project also received funding from Ilima/ Letsema which was launched on the farm by the former minister of agriculture Mrs. Lulu Xingwane, and the funding was at the tune of R 170. 00 for production input. • In 2012 the project also received implements from the national implements scheme where every farmer in the province benefited. agriculture, land reform & rural development Department: agriculture, land reform & rural development NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

TYPE OF FARMING • The type of farming practiced on the farm is crops namely maize, barley, wheat and lucerne. - On the farm there is also cattle and sheep which have been added on the farm since 2012. ING • We sell our products to local major co- operatives – for instance, maize, barley and wheat is sold to SENWES at safex price - For lucerne : we sell it to cattle farmers in our area and the rest to local co-operatives. agriculture, land reform & rural development Department: agriculture, land reform & rural development NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

AFILLIATION • We are afilliated to both AFASA and Grain South Africa which we learn a lot from. CONCLUSION - Our farm started from nothing 10 years ago and today we are walking tall and all thanks are given to the Department of Agriculture, Forestly and Fishery agriculture, land reform & rural development Department: agriculture, land reform & rural development NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

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