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Ilembe District Municipality AGRI-PARK DISTRICT: ILEMBE PROVINCE: KWAZULU-NATAL REPORTING DATE: MARCH 2016 KEY COMMODITIES AGRIPARK COMPONENTS STATUS Sub-tropical fruit (mango, litchi and 4 FPSUs to be located in: Mandeni (2), Maphumulo and DAMC Established avocado) Ndwedwe 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 .
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