AGRI-PARK DISTRICT: SARAH PROVINCE: EASTERN CAPE REPORTING DATE: MARCH 2016 BAARTMAN KEY COMMODITIES AGRIPARK COMPONENTS STATUS

 8 FPSUs located in: Grahamstown, Alexandria, Somerset  Livestock (beef, mutton, lamb, chevon) East, Graaf-Reinet, Joubertina, Steytlerville, Jansenville and  DAMC Established  Vegetables Humansdorp  25 members  Citrus  1 Agri-Hub located in Addo  The final Master Business plan was submitted on 29/02/2016  1 shared RUMC located in Nelson Mandela Bay POTENTIAL KEY CATALYTIC PROJECTS AGRO-PROCESSING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES KEY ROLE-PLAYERS

 Increase the genetic quality of emerging  Red meat: limited agro-processing opportunities as existing Public Sector Industry Other farmers livestock (District wide) abattoirs should be upgraded before a new abattoir is  Citrus Growers Association  ABSA, Standard Bank,  Creation of training facilities (Citrus Academy), planned. Opportunities exist for the construction of feedlots  DRDLR (Development Chamber) Nedbank, FNB etc. pruning and nursery business on state land in and finishing lots  DRDAR  Red Meat Producers Organisation  Land Bank Addo.  ECRDA  Citrus Growers Association  East Cape Agri Co-op  Development of citrus and vegetable farming  Scope for hide processing does exist  DEDEAT Development Chamber  Agri-SA/Agri-EC/Agri- on various sites in the Sundays River Valley (e.g.  Sheep and goats: very limited scope for wool and fibre  ECDC  Red Meat Abattoir Association Sondagsrivier  ECSECC  NERPO  The Humansdorp Co- KK113 and Enon Bersheba) with the assistance processing as this is done in Nelson Mandela Bay.  SEDA  SAMIC op of Sundays River Citrus Company.  Vegetables and citrus: harvesting, handling, washing,  DAFF  Livestock Registering Federation  SAAMA  Develop a feedlot in Cookhouse and Addo peeling, cutting, packaging and transporting opportunities  SBDM  Red Meat Industry Forum  SA Grain Information through a Public Private Partnership (i.e. exist and direct sales to small-scale retailers should be  Cacadu  South African Feedlot Association Service Humansdorp Co-Op). considered. Opportunities to create backward linkages Development  International Quality Assurance  NMMU, Rhodes  Feasibility study into the redevelopment of the Agency Services University, FHU (nurseries) also exist  SA National Halaal Authority  CSIR IMPEC Grahamstown Ostrich Abattoir to  Citrus waste used for biomass; citrus feedlot for livestock  Sundays River Citrus Company  ARC process livestock from the surrounding areas.  Citrus: Development of new farms in Sundays River and  Patensie Citrus  Citrus Research Should primarily focus on deboning and  Sundays Organic Growers Association Council processing of B and C grade carcasses for the Patensie run by emerging farmers who can sell produce to  SA Fruit Juice Association local market. the established market.  Cape Fruit Processors INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS NEXT STEPS POSSIBLE ECONOMIC BENEFIT

The Agri-Park is likely to contribute to employment in the district. The  Road, electricity and water upgrades  Compile an infrastructure investment plan and funding following multipliers have been used to determine the estimated number  Fencing, feedlot, auction and handling model for all Agri-Park components jobs that will be created for each hectare of a commodity produced. It is facilities  Commence construction of the Agri-Park components also important to consider downstream and value adding jobs which have  Transport and logistics facilities  Conduct an agriculture land audit been included.  Vegetable processing machines  Identify small-holder and emergent farmers  Warehouse and cold-storage facilities  Compile both a logistics and training/mentorship plan Livestock: 0.008 - 0.0143 jobs per hectare depending on livestock type (0.0071 – 0.0083 downstream jobs per hectare)  Administrative and quality control facilities  Compile an operational plan for each of the Agri-park Vegetables: 0.8 – 3.5 jobs per hectare depending on vegetable type (0.29  Retail and marketing centres components and a report of current agriculture and – 0.9 downstream jobs per hectare)  Citrus training centre business services Citrus: 1 job per hectare (0.66 downstream jobs per hectare)  Establish linkages with key public/private stakeholders  Student and staff housing  Citrus nursery  Establish a management committee It is estimated up to 2000 ha of land will be farmed by emerging farmers in  Administrative and information centres  Conduct a skills audit and advertise for required positions the district across all commodities. It is thus estimated that up to 11 800* jobs  Agricultural input distribution centres  Develop a project funding model for operational projects will be created in upstream and downstream activities in 10 years.  Procure mentors and/or trainers for the training programme *These numbers are estimations based on the application of employment multipliers and should be seen as a guide and not a definite amount.