1. Information Presentation
Agri-Park Guide Pack
Information Presentation

2. Index Guide Pack Purpose What is an Agri-Park?
Background to Agri-Parks
Visual Agri-Park Model
Components to an Agri-Park
Steps to be followed

3. Agri-Park Guide Pack Purpose (1)
1. GUIDE THE PROCESS
FROM CONCEPT TO IMPLEMENTATION
National Conceptual Models
+ Practical input from provinces
Production
Pre-Production
Post-Production
+ RETM
Guide
+ SPLUM(A)

4. Agri-Park Guide Pack Purpose (2)
ENSURE
THAT AS MANY PARKS AS POSSIBLE ARE “SUCCESSFUL”
AND
THAT THE BENEFIT IS SUSTAINED
IDENTIFY THE POSSIBLE QUICK WINS
BE EXCELLENT
IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF
AGRI-PARKS
Define best practice!
Ensure success
Food security
Job creation
Contribution to GGP
Use of State Land
Show progress
Learn and lead

5. What is an Agri-Park?
Note: An Agri-park is not only physical buildings located in single locations (like ordinary industrial parks) per district but it is:
An Agri-Park (AP) is a networked innovation system of agro- production, processing, logistics, marketing, training and extension services located in District Municipalities. As a network it enables the growth of market-driven commodity value chains and contributes to the achievement of rural economic transformation (RETM). An AP contains three service collections:
Farmer Production Support Unit (FPSU) with a focus on primary production towards food security;
Agri-Hub (AH); and
The Rural Urban Marke Centre (RUMC).

6. Background to Agri-Parks (1)
Rural Economic Transformation Model (RETM)
Basic needs
2009
Phase 1
Enterprise development
Phase 2
Agri-Parks
2015
Phase 3

7. Background to Agri-Parks (2)
Commodity Value Chains (VCs)

8. Visual representation of model

9. Components of an Agri-Park

10. Farmer Production Support Unit

11. Agri-Hub

12. Rural Urban Market Centre

13. Initial Decision Tools
VC & INVEST-MENT ANALYSIS
DESIGN & PLAN-NING
READI-NESS /ALIGN-MENT
IMPLEMEN-TATION
CLOSE-OUT AND TRANSFER
Support, Learning and Reflection
Add value to the process to ensure that it is RETM Aligned
IGR Oriented (COGTA)
SPLUMA Aligned
Implement efficiently
Make sure that we stay on track
Support resilience
Ownership transfer - park is operated by the community
Learn about what worked and what did not work
Define best practice
Design the AP to meet objectives & support the DM’s requirements
Define Functions & Configure for Success
ID and Manage Risk
Do Business Plans
Exit strategy:
Skills, structures,
systems,
processes
CSIR Initial Focus
Centralised Analysis Tools
Repository of best
practice learning
Continuous
improvement tools
Sensing tools
(Market, Environment, Political, Social)
Process & Alignment
Checklist
Commodity VC Analysis Investment Analysis
VC Detail Requirements
VC Asset Mapping
Business Modelling

14. SUPPORTED PROCESSES AT DISTRICT 2 Types of Decision Support (DS):
VC-Based DS
2 Types of Decision Support (DS):
Spatial Data Sets
Value Chain (VC) Views
GIS-Based DS

15. VC AND INVESTMENT ANALYSIS & DECISION SUPPORT
FOR THIS AGRI-PARK
Consider each of the important value chains in the area
National /regional objectives and priorities
How important is each value chain’s contribution to the national /regional objectives? (0..100)
AGRI-PARK
ALIGNMENT
ASSESSMENT
Work-shop
What are the strong points, weak points opportunities, threats for each value chain?
What is the maturity score for each VC dimension?
Work-shop
VC TYPOLOGY
Evaluate the market focus of each value chain
How ready are the value chains to produce, and to deliver to market?
How do we prioritise investment, based on the importance of each value chain, and on the relative importance of each focus area for development?
Where should the focus be?
INVESTMENT PROFILE
Analysis
Work-shop
SKILLS MAP
What type of skills development is required for each chain?
What is the skills maturity score?
Evaluate the maturity of skills per chain
How much guidance do farmers need to be independent value chain players?

16. SAMPLE
VC Investment Analysis

17. DETAIL VC COMPOSITION DECISION SUPPORT
Which functions should the park provide, to enhance the development of each VC in the area?
Work-shop & Experts
DETAILED VC ANALYSIS
DEFINITION OF FUNCTIONS
Do a detailed analysis for each VC
Definition of functions of the Agri-park, in more detail than what was captured in the investment profile
Value chain perspective, incorporating some asset questions
Which assets should the park develop, to enhance the development of each VC in the area?
Survey
ASSET MAP
Compile Asset Map per VC
Business Model Per Agri-Park
AP Business Canvas
Expert Analysis
What are the capitals /resources that the the VC is based on?

18. READINESS & RETM ALIGNMENT DECISION SUPPORT
FOR THIS DISTICT AGRI-PARK
Consider the progress towards RETM Support
National /regional RETM objectives and priorities
PROCESS & ALIGNMENT CHECKLIST
SWOT Analysis
Evaluate the capacity and readiness of DM
What are the strong points, weak points opportunities, threats for this District’s approach?
RETM
How ready is the District to utilize the Agri-Park Opportunity?
Evaluate current DM RETM Plans with a Commodity VC view
What is the base the DM is building on?

19. SIMPLIFIED AGRIPARKS BUSINESS MODEL DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
Pre-work
Pre-work
Workshop
Pre-work
Value chain
GGP
Job creation
State land
STEP 4
Analyse the priority value chains
STEP 1
List the value vhains
STEP 2
Fill in typology questionnaires
STEP 3
Prioritise and select value chains
Post-workshop interpretation
Workshop
Workshop
Services
VC1
VC2
VC3
STEP 5
Summarise the key constraints, opportunities, risks for each priority value chain
STEP 6
Define the services portfolio
STEP 7
Define the Agri-hub business model

20. STEP 1 List the value chains
WHAT?
List all value chains in the district, and allocate people to provide information about each chain
WHY?
So that all value chains can have the opportunity to be considered for support by the Agri-hub

21. STEP 2 Fill in typology questionnaires
WHAT?
Answer questions about the nature of each value chain
WHY?
Understand how each value chain can contribute to the objectives of the Agri-park

22. SAMPLE
Value Chain (VC) Typology Assessment Checklist

23. STEP 3 Prioritise and select value chains
WHAT?
Discuss how the various value chains will contribute to the national objectives of the Agri-Park initiative, and select the priority value chains that will make the most impact
WHY?
To select priority value chains that will make sure that the Agri-hub meets the national goals, and at the same time make a difference in district

24. STEP 4 Analyse the priority value chains
WHAT?
Answer questions about the way in which each of the priority value chain functions
WHY?
To identify things that the Agri-hub can do to support the development of the priority value chains

25. SAMPLE
Value chain analyses (guided by FAO)

26. STEP 5 Summarise constraints, risks, opportunities
WHAT?
Discuss the constraints, risks and opportunities that were identified during the analysis of the priority value chains
WHY?
To identify things that the Agri-hub can do to support the development of the priority value chains

27. STEP 6 Define the services portfolio
WHAT?
Identify the services that the Agri-hub can provide, to get past the constraints and risks, and support the opportunities that were identified in the detailed value chain analysis
WHY?
To identify the services that the Agri-hub can do to support the development of the priority value chains

28. SAMPLE
Services Portfolio

29. STEP 7 Develop the business model
WHAT?
Discuss and populate the elements of the business model
WHY?
To develop a baseline from which the business plan for the Agri-hub can be developed

30. Business Model Overview

31. SAMPLE
Readiness /Progress Assessment Checklist