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

2. agriculture, land reform & rural development Department: agriculture, land reform & rural development NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION Background Funding _ CASP _ Ilima/ Letsema _ National Implements Scheme Type of farming Marketing Afilliation Conclusion 2

3. 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 3

4. agriculture, land reform & rural development Department: agriculture, land reform & rural development NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 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.

5. 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.

6. 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

7. agriculture, land reform & rural development Department: agriculture, land reform & rural development NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA 77