ARC Strategic Plan Portfolio Committee Dr Shadrack Moephuli President & CEO 5 June 2007

1. ARC Strategic PlanPortfolio Committee Dr Shadrack MoephuliPresident & CEO5 June 2007

2. Council Resolution/Mandate • Develop a new ARC Strategy • Review & align resources allocations for delivering on the strategy • Organizational structure • Funding Strategy • Infrastructure etc. • Partnerships & collaboration • Linkages with other R & D players • Submit a plan/proposal to next Council meeting

3. OBJECTIVES OF THE ARC AS PER ACT • To CONDUCT RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT & TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IN ORDER TO: • Promote agriculture & industry; • Contribute to better quality of life; • Facilitate/ensure natural resource conservation

4. Further Policy Mandate Considerations • Government’s National Priority • National Programme of Action • Agriculture Programme of Action (GIJIMA) • Strategic Plan for South African Agriculture (Sector Plan) • National Research & Development Strategy • African Agenda (NEPAD) • Consolidated Science and Technology Plan of Action • Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Plan

5. SETI REVIEW • Management process to identify necessary changes in operations and to implement them; • Weak linkages to sources of knowledge outside ARC • Poor record of disseminating results of own research in international literature; • PG funds as subsidy for commercial agriculture • HR policies and practices out of touch with GMP; • Quality & relevance of outputs from research sometimes questionable

6. National Imperatives, Policy, Core Mandate & Mission • Target Markets • 1st Economy & 2nd Economy Clients • Minister & Council • Policy, Mandate & Governance Clients External Reporting CUSTOMER VALUE DEMAND 1. Generate Customer List President/CEO Execution, M & E, Reporting, KRAs, KPIs & PMS, Compliance Organizational Capability 2. Group & assign to BDCs • Vision, Mission & Strategic Intent • People – Core & Functional Skills • Technology & Equipment • Systems, Processes, Tools & Materials • Infrastructure • Partnerships & Alliances • Compliance Internal Reporting Core Activities • Screening & Testing • Uniqueness • Leveragability • Customer Value Business Divisions & Clusters (BDC) Core BDCs & Support BDCs 1. Generate Core Activity List 2. Group & assign to BDCs • Strategic Initiatives • Core Competency Driven CORE COMPETENCIES UNIQUENESS & LEVERAGABILITY Business Planning & Budgeting Core Mandate & Offerings (P&S) National Imperatives, Policy,Mission 1. Generate P & S List Ops/Implementation Planning 2. Group & assign to BDCs Ancillary & Mandated Services SUPPLY Clients CUSTOMER VALUE Partners & Target Markets Industry, CSIR, MRC, Universities, etc. • Reporting • PMS, KPIs, KRAs, Compliance

7. STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS • Increased Focus on Basic/Fundamental Research • Human Capital Development • Technology Development • Targeted Focus on User Groups • Commitment to Agrarian Reform

8. VISION & MISSION • VISION: • “Excellence in Agricultural Research and Development” • MISSION: • “The ARC is a premier science institution that conducts fundamental and applied research with partners to generate new knowledge, develop human capital and foster innovation in agriculture, through technology development and dissemination, and competitive commercialization of research results, in support of developing a prosperous agricultural sector”

9. VALUES • Batho Pele principles • Ons maak ‘n plan • TARGET • Truth • Accountability • Respect • Growth • Excellence • Trust

10. Strategic Thrusts Strategic Objectives

11. Natural Resource Management Access & Participation Infrastructure & inputs Integrated Food Security Land use planning maps for IDP’s Landcare expertise & research IKS & Genetic Resources Incubators (SMME etc) Mushroom & Beekeeping Technical advice for AgriBEE Irrigation systems & schemes Agriculture structure etc Agro – processing Post harvest solutions Indigenous Foods & Ornamental plants (e.g. roses) NSP 1: Agri – BEE and Integrated Food Security

12. Competitiveness 2nd Economy Infrastructure Integrated Food Security Decision support systems (AGIS) Agro-climatic Agric. Practices OPV Irrigation technology Vaccines Structural designs Renewable energy Improvement of animal breeds Cultivar breeding Micronutrient rich cultivars NSP 2 SECTOR INVESTMENT & COMPETITIVENESS

13. Managing & mitigating agricultural risks Enhance nutrition & food safety Diagnostic & Analytical Services Exotic Disease surveillance Risk management strategies & solutions Early warning systems Decision Support Systems Disease resistant crop varieties Disease resistant animals Biological Control Crop & Animal Improvement Post harvest solutions Development of new animal and plant based food products Food Safety solutions NSP 3 BIO – SECURITY & DISASTER MANAGEMENT

14. STRATEGIC ALIGNMENT • Sector department’s KRAs (DoA & DST) • National R & D strategic objectives

15. KEY RESULT AREAS PROGRAMME PROJECTS

16. NATIONAL ASSETS & SERVICES • ARC Mandate • Critical Resource for research, food security and disease management • Alignment with overall strategy

17. Indicator Scientific publications Technologies developed Patents & other IP International Recognition Post – graduate degrees Marketable products Requests for collaboration, materials, licensing, no. of postdocs, referees Target 300 peer reviewed pa 1200 non peer 60% commercial farmers use 60 % black farmers use 100 % IP lodged/registered 20% keynote addresses 30 invited papers 50 post grad degrees by ARC personnel 80% products & on sale pa 80% requests pa ARC PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

18. PRIORITY ACTIONS TO FACILITATE IMPLEMENTATION • Communication • Organizational Structure • Job Profile matched with competency profiles • Identifying gaps for human resources • Alignment of other resources (finance, infrastructure etc.) • Resource strategy • Cultural re – engineering (values) • Performance management (HR strategy etc) • Change management

19. HR Strategy • Recruitment • Retention • Performance • HRD (Collaboration agreements) • Endowment Chairs • Adjunct Posts

20. BUDGET • Strategic Objectives • Strategic Thrusts • Parliamentary Grant & External Income • Projects • Resource link • Consultative with client needs (planning committees) • National Assets & Public Goods • Improvement in economic classification

21. SEVEN YEAR REVIEW

22. ARC IS READY TO ASSIST GOVERNMENT & OTHER CLIENTS TO REALIZE THEIR OBJECTIVES ENKOSI! SIYA BONGA! REA LEBOHA! BAIE DANKIE! THANK YOU!