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Mechanization

Mechanization. Presentation to portfolio committee March 2013. Contents. Introduction Background Problem statement Mechanization guidelines for household food production Equipment provided to provinces by DAFF State of mechanization Conclusions. Introduction.

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Mechanization

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  1. Mechanization Presentation to portfolio committee March 2013

  2. Contents Introduction Background Problem statement Mechanization guidelines for household food production Equipment provided to provinces by DAFF State of mechanization Conclusions

  3. Introduction Mechanization can increase household food production The cost of mechanization is not affordable at household food production level Land is available Transport costs increase the price of food in rural areas

  4. Background Food insecurity exist in rural areas due to high cost of food (accessibility and affordability) • Transport • Increased value chain • Increased dependency on social grants • Estimated 2 million households with access to land but no ability to produce on that land • Input supplies • Inadequate manual labour to work available land

  5. Problem Statement Unavailability of traction power and equipment in rural areas Existing contractors cannot provide a timely service of good quality to all clients Fencing of crop lands inadequate Operation and maintenance support services lacking Credits restraints due to various Acts

  6. Mechanization guidelines for household food production (1) Qualification criteria Households that participate in the programme must be living close to the land that qualifies. The size of the land must not be more than two (2) hectares under dry land conditions or half (½) hectare under irrigation per household. Relatively poor households will be prioritized eg those that have income from social grants. Households must have access to land with a potential to produce food crops under dry land conditions or irrigation.

  7. Mechanization guidelines for household food production (2) Mechanization support programme Provinces must provide the following free services to households that qualify: Identify and map the land that qualify per household Apply fertilizer according to the requirements for the crop Prepare the seedbed Plant the crop or provide the seed

  8. Mechanization guidelines for household food production (3) Provinces must acquire, operate and maintain the agricultural machinery needed to address the requirements in each district. Provinces can deliver the services directly or through contractors, an agency or in collaboration with district municipalities. The total cost for the service including production inputs must be provided free of charge. Provinces must report annually to the Chief Director Food Security (DAFF) on the number and size of tractors and implements available, the area worked with each unit and the cost incurred. The number of household serviced, the size of land worked, the production inputs contributed/received and the production realised per household per ward/district.

  9. Equipment provided to provinces 24 x 42 kW 4WD Tractor 36 x 65 kW 4WD Tractor 12 x 90 kW 4WD Tractor 12 x Ripper - 5 Tine auto 22 x Trailed Offset Disc Harrow - 18 discs of 26“ 12 x Trailed Offset Disc Harrow - 24 discs of 26" 26 x Offset Disc Harrow - 10 discs of 22" on 3-point linkage 15 x Mouldboard plough - 4 row Auto reset heavy duty 30 x Mouldboard plough - 3 row frame plough 40 x Disc plough - 4 row Disc heavy duty plough 20 x Planter - Mechanical 2 row planter with fertilizer bins [maize & beans] 20 x Planter - Mechanical 4 row planter with fertilizer bins [maize & beans] 20 x Trailer - E-Natis registered,4 wheel dropside 20 x Crop sprayer - 75 liter/min piston pump, 600 liter tank, 12 m boom 20 x Cultivator - 4 row cultivator with fertilizer bins 40 x Rotary slasher -1,5 meter cutting width, four blades 25 x Ridger - 1 row disc ridger 30 x Bin fertilizer spreader - 300 liter, 3-point linkage

  10. Provinces that benefitted Eastern Cape Free State Gauteng Limpopo Northern Cape North West Western Cape (Maize planters was exchanged for wheat drills) Mpumalanga and KwaZulu/Natal received 85 tractors and associated implements earlier

  11. State of mechanization

  12. Outcomes Each province implement the mechanization support according to the needs and existing support programmes executed by that province The numbers of tractors deployed by provinces over and above those provided by DAFF could not be established yet The total area planted could also not be established yet.

  13. Problems experienced The equipment provided only address a small portion of the demand. Supply chain processes hamper effective utilization of the equipment The cost of providing input supplies associated with the mechanization exceeds the budget available in provinces An order has been issued for the micro-dots to be etched in Western Cape

  14. Conclusions The mechanization provided is totally inadequate compared to the demand. Budget restraints do not allow the demand to be satisfied. The total value chain of production need to be supported and not only the mechanization aspect thereof

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