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Interessante feite
en statistieke
oor die Jobs Fund
D
aar word gereeld na die Jobs Fund en Graan SA se betrok
kenheid by hierdie projek verwys, maar die omvang hiervan
is vir meeste van ons nog onbekend. Ons deel in hierdie
artikel graag ‘n paar interessante feite oor die projek.
Die Graan SA Produsenteontwikkelingsprogram het ongeveer
14 000 lede op hul databasis – almal met toegang tot die een of
ander vorm van bewerkbare grond. Hierdie boere is, onder andere,
bestaansboere (onder 10 ha), kleinskaalse boere (van 10 ha tot
100 ha), potensiële kommersiële produsente(>100 ha) en laastens
nuwe era-produsente (wat meer as 250 ton graan per jaar produseer).
Die Jobs Fund-projek se oogmerk is om spesifiek bestaansboere
wat in die kommunale areas van Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal en
die Oos-Kaap boer, te ondersteun om die bewerkbare grond wat
tot hul beskikking is, effektief en met moderne verbouingspraktyke
te bewerk, ten einde optimale opbrengste te realiseer. As ‘n boer
dus slegs een hektaar het, moet sy opbrengs gelykstaande aan sy
kommersiële eweknieë in sy spesifieke area wees.
Ondersteuning aan hierdie boere behels opleiding, mentorskap
asook gesubsidieerde insette. Elke boer moet ook sy/haar eie bydrae
in geldwaarde lewer om deel van hierdie projek te kan wees. Van
die kleiner boere plant met die hand of gebruik klein handplanters
en spuit met ‘n rugsakspuit. Dit is al bewys dat boere wat só begin
wel tot kommersiële status kan vorder deur net eenvoudig die regte
insette te gebruik en moderne produksiepraktyke te volg.
Deur hierdie inisiatief ondersteun ons hierdie kleinboere om hul
grond produktief aan te wend.
Graan sa
Liana Stroebel,
ontwikkelingskoördineerder: Wes-Kaap, Graan SA
Hoe werk dit?
Soveel Graan SA-personeel
is betrokke
Elke boer maak ‘n eie bydrae in kontant, wat elke jaar
toeneem: 25% > 40% > 60% > 80% en in jaar vyf
moet elkeen hul insette 100% dek.
Insetverskaffers se bydrae is die waarde van afslag
in kontant.
Die Jobs Fund van die Nasionale Tesourie dra die
balans van die insette by (insluitend die koste van
mentorskap).
5
6
2
3
provinsiale
koördineerders
finansiële
personeel
administratiewe
personeel
projek-
bestuurders
Members’ milieu
Thenjiwe Mirriam Ngudle
Thenjiwe Mirriam Ngudle was born in Qolombana village in
the Tsolo district of the Eastern Cape on 1 April 1961. She
grew up working in the maize fields, ploughing with cattle
before going to school with her brothers. This is where she
developed an interest in agriculture.
Since 1982, Thenjiwe has been an educa
tor at Ngubesizwe Primary School in
the Qumbu District and in 2012 was
promoted to principal of the school.
This hard-working farmer has managed
to harvest good yields of high qual
ity. She is involved with Grain SA as
one of the members of the Sityala
Sitye Kambi Study Group.
Thembie Linah Shongwe
Thembie Linah Shongwe was born in Swaziland on
20 June 1966 and grew up in the Manzini area. She
became interested in agriculture as a young girl see
ing her parents working in the fields planting various
crops in order to provide food for the family.
Her interest in agriculture increased after getting
involved with Grain SA. Thembie started plant
ing maize in 2009, but she harvested a very small
yield. In 2014 she joined the Grain SA study group
in Breyten. To her thiswas an eye opener, because
this is where she managed to gain valuable farming
skills.
Last year she harvested 5,3 tons. She looks forward
to improving even further. She dreams of having her
own piece of land where she can plant crops to pro
vide for herself. She wants to be able
to sell her produce and one day
become a sustainable farmer.