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THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, LAND REFORM AND RURAL
DEVELOPMENT
PRESENTATION ABOUT DITAUNG SMALL
FARMERS
PRESENTED BY : CORNELIAS LATHA
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OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION
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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
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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
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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
R170.000.00 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.
MARKETING
• 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
agriculture, land reform
& rural development
Department:
agriculture, land reform & rural development
NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCE
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
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