AGRI-PARK DISTRICT: ILEMBE PROVINCE: KWAZULU- REPORTING DATE: MARCH 2016 KEY COMMODITIES AGRIPARK COMPONENTS STATUS

 Sub-tropical fruit (mango, litchi and  4 FPSUs to be located in: (2), and  DAMC Established avocado)  The final draft of the master plan was submitted on the  Vegetables  1 Agri-Hub to be located in KwaDukuza 29/02/2016  Poultry  1 RUMC located within the Agri-Hub site in KwaDukuza KEY CATALYTIC PROJECTS AGRO-PROCESSING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES KEY ROLE-PLAYERS

 Vegetables: investment in the iLembe  Mango: sorting; fresh packing; branding; juicing; drying; Public Sector Industry Other Schools Nutrition Programme will assist the preserving into jams, chutney and atchar and processing  KZN DARD  North East Farmers Co-op  Agri-Business market for smallholder primary producers to for medicinal uses  DRDLR  Emambedwini Farmers Development grow and become more established through  Litchi: Sorting; fresh packing; branding; pureeing and  iLembe DM Association Agency  Enterprise iLembe  Nsogweni Farmers  AFASA expansion. preserving into sweets, liqueurs and other products; juicing  KwaDukuza LM Association  KwaDukuza  Poultry: two small scale DRDLR projects have  Avocado: sorting; fresh packing; branding; pureeing and  Mandeni LM  KwaMaphumulo Farmers Association been established in Mandeni, however no preserving into guacamole and other dips; oils  Maphumulo LM Association  GDARD Agri-Hubs  KZN EDTEA  Groutvillle Farmers Development real processing has occurred within these  Vegetables: storage; ripening; washing; sorting; fresh  KZN CoGTA Associations  Agri-BEE facilities. packing; branding and processing into pastes are all highly  Ndwedwe LM  Phuhlisani Solutions  Sub-Tropical Fruits: No investment has recommended. Pureeing; canning; drying; storing in oil;  Ministry of Agriculture  KZN Poultry Institute currently been realised, however the Litchi pulverising into powder and preparing for cooking sauces  CASP  National Regulatory orchard is the most formal environment upon are other possibilities. Services which private local support is concentrated.  Poultry: juicing; bottling; sealing; cold storage; packaging;  LARP *It is therefore a strong recommendation that cold pressing; peeling; slicing; dehydrating; offal cleaning  Landcare  Narysec focus be accorded to processing development branding and marketing; mincing; slaughtering; deboning;  REIDZ within the region. canning; freezing; mincing; salting; smoking and rendering INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS NEXT STEPS POSSIBLE ECONOMIC BENEFIT

 Farming and mechanisation equipment  Formation of strategic bodies and plans, including defining  Potential to create approximately 3900 – 5500 employment  Sorting, cleaning, grading, drying, weighing the governance and ownership structures opportunities though development of the Agri-Park, 130 – and packaging machines  Develop a funding model for all Agri-Park components as 1800 of which are expected to be on-farm opportunities for  Local pack house well as a plan for attracting investment smallholder farmers.  Local market small-scale processing facilities  Develop a technical plan for the construction of the  Currently over 440ha of production are supported by various  Sorting, auction and storage facilities infrastructure related to the Agri-Park government departments with potential for an additional  Farming and mechanisation equipment  Compile detailed business plans for all Agri-Park 1800ha to be put under production amongst the 3  Administrative, rental, agro-processing, components commodities packaging, quality control, retail, logistics  Source funding from government bodies, financial  Smallholder farmers will gain access to technology and and transport facilities institutions and private investment knowledge previously inaccessible, such enhancement will  Training centre  Commence construction on Agri-Park components boost these farmers’ productivity, efficiency and throughput  Student and staff housing  Commence training programmes and agro-processing resulting in sustainable economic agricultural growth.  Agricultural input distribution and sales activities  Land utilisation and development will result in an appreciation centres  Distribute products to markets through the RUMC of overall land value.  Warehousing and cold storage facilities  Upgrades to roads surrounding the Agri-Hub  Broiler house, incubation chambers,  Investigate the possibility of using railway linkages hatcheries with infrared and white lamps  Improve water, irrigation and ICT systems and feed silos  Establish linkages with other districts and private and public  Water and irrigation system entities