AGRI-PARK DISTRICT: JOE GQABI PROVINCE: REPORTING DATE: MARCH 2016 KEY COMMODITIES AGRIPARK COMPONENTS STATUS

 4 FPSUs located in: , , Mount  Livestock (Red meat) Fletcher and  DAMC Established  Wool  1 Agri-Hub located in Lady Grey  25 members  Maize  Short term (Nelson Mandela Bay, Buffalo City) Long term  The final Master Business plan was submitted on 29/02/2016 (Alwal North)

POTENTIAL KEY CATALYTIC PROJECTS AGRO-PROCESSING BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES KEY ROLE-PLAYERS

 Increase the genetic quality of emerging farmers Public Sector Industry Other livestock (District wide).  Goats: meat, milk, hides and fibres  National Wool Growers  ABSA, Standard Bank,  Develop abattoir facilities at an FPSU level that  Red meat: abattoirs to produce organic high-grade beef;  DRDLR Association Nedbank, FNB etc. focuses on deboning and grade B and C meat processed low-grade beef should be strongly considered  DRDAR  Cape Wools SA  Land Bank for the local markets (Aliwal North/ Lady Grey).  ECRDA  Mncunube Development  East Cape Agri Co-op  Wool: small-scale weaving may be feasible but there is  DEDEAT  Cape Mohair Wools  Humansdorp Co-op  Construct shearing sheds and provide bailing limited scope for washing  ECDC  Grain SA  OVK facilities for farmers as well as provision of a  Maize: milling for animal feed and human consumption;  ECSECC  Red Meat Producers’  Agri-SA and Agri-EC centralised wool collection point so it can be  SEDA Organisation  AFASA storing; packaging; transport and branding of maize- transported for export (Gariep, Maletswai, Senqu).  DAFF  SAMIC  AEASA based foods. Mills already exist in the area which limits the  JGDM  Red Meat Abattoir  SAAMA  Develop the niche wool sector in Joe Gqabi  Joe Gqabi Association  District Farmers’ particularly in Barkley East (Senqu). scope for constructing new mills  Soya (crop pair for maize): bio-fuels Economic  Livestock Registering Associations of Aliwal  Creation of maize silos and milling facilities for Development Federation North, , maize production in Maclear.  Potatoes (crop pair for maize): washing and packing Agency  NERPO Burgersdorp  Develop training facilities for small holder and opportunities  Red Meat Industry Forum  AgriBEE  South African Feedlot emerging farmers in order for farmers to produce Association livestock, maize and wool for the market (Aliwal  IMQAS North).  SA National Halaal Authority

INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS NEXT STEPS POSSIBLE ECONOMIC BENEFIT

 Irrigation and water storage facilities  Conduct an agriculture land audit The Agri-Park is likely to contribute to employment in the district. The  Electricity and ICT infrastructure  Identify small-holder and emergent farmers following multipliers have been used to determine the estimated  Fencing, feedlot, auction and handling  Compile a logistics plan to facilitate development projects number jobs that will be created for each hectare of a commodity  Implement a training and mentorship plan for local farmers produced. It is also important to consider downstream and value facilities  Compile an operational plan for the day to day running of the adding jobs which have been included.  Transport and logistics facilities Agri-park components  Weighing, storage, sorting, agro-processing  Create an infrastructure investment plan and funding model for Livestock: 0.008 - 0.0143 jobs per hectare depending on livestock type and packaging facilities the required infrastructure for each Agri-Park component (0.0071 – 0.0083 downstream jobs per hectare)  Administrative and quality control facilities  Establish linkages with key public/private stakeholders Wool: 0.008 jobs per hectare (0.0071 downstream jobs per hectare)  Internet and software solutions technology  Construction of the Agri-Park components Maize: 0.01 jobs per hectare (0.005 downstream jobs per hectare)  Retail and training centres  Establish a management committee It is estimated up to 4000 ha of land will be farmed by emerging  Searing sheds  Conduct a skills audit to determine the staffing requirements for each component and subsequently advertise for the required farmers in the district across all commodities. It is thus estimated that  Upgrades to the roads surrounding the Agri- positions up to 10 000* jobs will be created in upstream and downstream Hub  Develop a project funding model for operational projects activities in 10 years.  Agricultural input distribution centre  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.