AGRI-PARK DISTRICT: NAMAKWA DM PROVINCE: REPORTING DATE: MARCH 2016 KEY COMMODITIES POSSIBLE ECONOMIC BENEFIT AGRIPARK COMPONENTS SPATIAL SPREAD

Primary Commodity: The Agri-Park will inject new investments into the economies of the Agri-Park Model:  Dates communities where the Hub and FPSUs will be situated. It will create jobs  Six FPSUs located in: , Witbank, Pella, Coboop,  Sheep (mutton) in the constructon phase of the actual hub and FPSUs. It will also create a and Niewoudtville. Secondary Commodities: number of permanent operational jobs and new small business  Aqua-FPSUs at and  Land Economy - Rooibos, Rose geranium, Sheep, Table grapes opportunities once the Agri-Park comes online.  One Agri-Hub located in Springbok  Ocean Economy – Abalone, Crayfish, Fish  RUMC located in Upington. This RUMC to share with ZF  Swakara Pelt and Wool production (potential commodities This initiative will also support small and emerging farmers and fisher folk in Mgcawu proposed by DARDLR) their quest to become sustainable and profitable through training, financial,  Goats input, value adding and marketing support.

AGRO-PROCESSING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

Proposed Agro-Processing business opportunities: AGRIPARK STRATEGY FUNDING & INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS  Processing and packaging of dates  Essential oil production; Rooibos tea Aligned to the Agri-Park draft Policy Framework and proposed Agri-  Cosmetics (Rose geranium & rooibos); confectionery (rooibos) Park Strategic Implementation plan activities a detailed costing KEY CATALYTIC PROJECTS & LINKS exercise has to be conducted. In order to define the Agri-Park cost model and budgets  Rose geranium distillation into essential oils: DST & CSIR involvement.  Date production and processing: possible strategic partnership with AGRI-PARK INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS Karsten Farms, the only commercial producer of dates in . NEXT STEPS (AGRI-PARK OPERATIONALISATION)  Namakwa Irrigation Development Plan  Agri-Hub Built Up Infrastructure (large scale): Year  Agri-Park performance targets established and incorporated  Production zone: Stock pens, holding area, collection area and 1 into district IDP and SDF plans, & sector departments handling facility  Key commodity development plan developed KEY ROLE-PLAYERS  Agri-Park sites finalised and land acquired  Production zone Aqua: Abalone production, Hatchery, Grow-  Agri-Park governance and management structures out Potential SOs operationalised Public sector Industry/private International  Processing zone Agri:  sector Agri-Park manager contracted  Pack house with pack lines for dates, table grapes, rooibos ;  Agri-Park costing model and budgets compiled SO.1  ARC  Southern African  Foreign donor partners Meat processing  Agri-Park funding, investment & partners secured SO.2  NEF* Essential Oils (USAID, GTZ,etc..)  Producers Association   Agri-Park infrastructure development professional teams Distillation unit for essential oils; rooibos processing SO.3  Jobs Fund UNDP*  IDC* (SAEOPA)  UN Food Programme procured  Processing zone Aqua: SO.4  NDM  Hortgro*  Develop and support farmers  Canning, Abalone Feed SO.5   CSIR* Karsten Farms* Year  Agri-Park infrastructure development initiated and managed  Development (R&D) zone: Conferencing and training centres SO.6  Dti*  Agri NC* 2  Agri-Park funding, investment & partners secured  Trade zone: Standard Design Factories: i.e. for Packaging, cold  Pakisa  NERPO*  Develop and support farmers stores, warehousing, etc.; Commercial: office and retail space  SATI  SA Rooibos Council  Agri-Park markets secured  Social zones: Accommodation and leisure.  Commercial Banks Year  One Agro-hub industrial site phase developed and  Other zones: Roads, Parking, Waste management and disposal,  Land Bank* 3 operational

Water management treatment plant, Power supply plant, ICT  Two FPSUs sites developed and RUMC office established and (broadband and broadcast), Security services operational  Develop and support farmers, and link them to commodity  RUMC Build Up Infrastructure: Offices and warehousing chains

 FPSU Built Up Infrastructure (small scale): Production, Primary STATUS Processing, Trade and Social zones, and common and bulk infrastructure  Draft BPDM Master Business Plan submitted  Awaiting signing of master business plan