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AGRICULTURE RESEARCH COUNCIL BUSINESS PLAN 2014/15

Comprehensive outline including ARC's vision, goals, organizational structure, key performance, and alignment with national priorities. Introduction of key council members and management team.

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AGRICULTURE RESEARCH COUNCIL BUSINESS PLAN 2014/15

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  1. AGRICULTURE RESEARCH COUNCIL BUSINESS PLAN 2014/15

  2. OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION FOR BUSINESS PLAN • ARC COUNCIL MEMBERS • EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM • ARC MANDATE, VISION & MISSION • REVIEW OF KEY ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE • ARC ALIGNED TO NATIONAL PRIORITIES AND POLICIES • OUTCOME ORIENTED STRATEGIC GOALS • Goal 1: TO IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY, PRODUCTION, COMPETITIVENESS & SUSTAINABILITY OF CROPS • Goal 2: TO IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY, PRODUCTION, COMPETITIVENESS & SUSTAINABILITY OF LIVESTOCK • Goal 3: TO ENHANCE THE PRODUCTIVE USE AND CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES • Goal 4: TO TRANSLATE RESEARCH RESULTS TO SUPPORT AGRARIAN TRANSFORMATION … • Goal 5: TO ACHIEVE GOOD GOVERNANCE, FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY & HIGH PERFORMANCE • MANAGING RESOURCES (FINANCE & HUMAN RESOURCES) • CRITICAL SUCCCESS FACTORS

  3. ARC COUNCIL (BOARD) MEMBERS MR. JONATHAN GODDEN – CHAIRPERSON PROF. SIBUSISO VIL-NKOMO – DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON MS. DUDU MSOMI – CHAIR: FINANCE & INVESTMENT COMMITTEE PROF. MICHAEL KAHN – CHAIR: RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE PROF. FRANS SWANEPOEL – CHAIR: HUMAN RESOURCE COMMITTEE DR. JOYCE CHITJA MS. DORA NDABA MR. CLIVE KNEALE MR. NICK NICOLLS MR. ALAN BISHOP MS. JOYCE MASITENG MR. ISMAIL MOTALA DR. WILNA VAN RIJSEN MR. MZOLISI DYASI GERARD MARTIN PROF. LOUW HOFFMAN

  4. ARC EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM DR. SHADRACK R. MOEPHULI – CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER MS. MAKGOMO UMLAW – SENIOR MANAGER: HUMAN RESOURCES MR. FRANS MONKWE – CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER DR. MOHAMMED JEENAH – ACTING GROUP EXECUTIVE: CROP SCIENCES DR. ANDREW MAGADLELA – ACTING GROUP EXECUTIVE: ANIMAL SCIENCES MR. GABRIEL MALULEKE – CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER DR. LITHA MAGINGXA – GROUP EXECUTIVE: AGRI-ECONOMICS & CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT DR. JASPER REES – GROUP EXECUTIVE: RESEARCH INNOVATION SYSTEMS

  5. ORGANOGRAM Second Level

  6. MANDATE AS PER ACT OBJECTS OF THE ACT: TO CONDUCT RESEARCH, DRIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, DRIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFER (DISSEMINATION), INCLUDING INFORMATION IN ORDER TO: PROMOTE AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRY; CONTRIBUTE TO BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE; AND, FACILITATE/ENSURE NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION

  7. VISION: EXCELLENCE IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MISSION: THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL IS A PREMIER SCIENCE INSTITUTION THAT CONDUCTS RESEARCH WITH PARTNERS, DEVELOPS HUMAN CAPITAL AND FOSTERS INNOVATION TO SUPPORT AND DEVELOP THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR

  8. ARC ALIGNED TO NATIONAL PRIORITIES AND POLICIES National Development Plan, Vision 2030 Medium Term Strategic Framework Outcomes (4, 7, 10) and (2, 5, & 6) Contribution to employment and job creation Contribution to increasing agricultural production and productivity Contribution to food and nutrition security Contributing to bio–security Optimal technology platforms for agricultural production Enabling the country to respond and adapt to climate change concerns Contributing towards South Africa’s Global and Regional positioning and integration Ensuring an optimal and sustainable organisation

  9. OUTCOMES INDICATORS FOR ARC SCIENCE COUNCIL • Innovation in science • Basic/fundamental research • Applied research (technologies) • Intellectual assets • Skilled scientists & engineers • Volume & quality publications • Scientist ratings • Number of PhDs • Number of doctoral fellows • Number of postdoc fellows • Scientific awards AGRIC. DEVELOPMENT • Economic link to Innovation • Applied research • Technology Transfer/dissemination • Intellectual Asset Use • Agricultural Production & productivity • Food Security – hunger • Environmental Sustainability • Import Substitution • Export Promotion • Agrarian Transformation • New products (vaccines, cultivars etc)

  10. REVIEW OF KEY ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE • Research and Development Examples • Improving the science through publications: • Registered 30 new cultivars to improve yields & mitigate effects of pests and diseases • Released to the farmers at least 21 new cultivars to enable competitiveness, sustainable production, resistance to pests & diseases and mitigate effects of climate change

  11. REVIEW OF KEY ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE • Research and Development Examples continued • KaonafatsoyaDikgomo (KyD) Scheme aimed at accelerating participation of small scale livestock farmers into mainstream industries, increased to more than 7000 farmers, who together own more than 60 000 cattle. Implication is that they improve the quality of their animals, thereby obtain higher market prices – sustainable income generation. Employed at least 36 graduates at ARC. • Provided diagnostic and analytical services – contributed towards ensuring South Africa regains its status as an FMD disease-free zone – good achievement for meat trade; • Process Development for new methods for producing the FMD vaccine & training, • Introduced natural enemies of alien invasive species (weeds) through biological control

  12. REVIEW OF KEY ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE(continued) Examples of Successful Dissemination of Scientific Solutions Training -- at least 800 smallholder farmers trained on cotton production Extension Services – Trained at least 350 officials for functional innovation platforms Introduced the use of text (sms) messages on cell phones to guide farmers on production in both English and Sesotho – improvements for farmers in decision making Distributed more than 8000 copies of the Maize Information Guide and conducted workshops for best use of the guidelines in production systems Expanded roll-out of rainwater harvesting methods in the Limpopo River Basin as part of the Global Challenge Programme on Water and Food – affecting more than 15 villages in four countries – Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

  13. REVIEW OF KEY ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE(continued) Managing Finances for Sustainable Success Regular, unqualified external audit reports by the Auditor General more than 5 years. Improved financial management processes throughout ARC resulted in the reduction in the cash shortfall of R163m in 2009 towards R20m at end of 2012/13. Continued to contain unnecessary costs, improved ARC balance sheet in last 4 years. Financial management practices have improved confidence in the ARC contributing to increased external revenue. Development of an ideal funding model, biased towards external revenue generation, is considered critical for implementation going forward.

  14. OUTCOME ORIENTED STRATEGIC GOALS GOAL 1: To improve the productivity, production, competitiveness and sustainability of crop based agriculture; GOAL 2: To improve the productivity, production, competitiveness and sustainability of livestock based agriculture; GOAL 3: To enhance the productive use and conservation of natural resources; GOAL 4: To translate research results to support agrarian transformation and the efficiency and competitiveness of the sector; GOAL 5: To achieve good governance, financial sustainability and a high performing and visible organisation.

  15. GOAL 1: To Improve the productivity, production, competitiveness & sustainability of crop based agriculture (examples)

  16. GOAL 2: To improve the productivity, production, competitiveness & sustainability of livestock based agriculture (examples)

  17. GOAL 3: To enhance the productive use and conservation of natural resources (examples)

  18. GOAL 4:To translate research results to support agrarian transformation & efficiency & competitiveness of the sector (examples)

  19. GOAL 5: To achieve good governance, financial sustainability and a high performing and visible organisation (examples)

  20. Sustainable Financial Management • Trend Analysis • Key Budget Assumptions • Budget 2014/15 • Key strategic issues • Challenges • Key Focus Areas

  21. BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS • R120m cut in Operational PG over the MTEF period • 7.5% increase in personnel expense • 5.4% increase in operating expenses • 6-10% increase in External Income • Inflation 5.4% (Treasury guideline) • R171m ECSP allocation for 2014/15 • Last year of ECSP allocation

  22. Forecast MTEF

  23. Key Strategic Issues (Financial) • External Income Growth • Cost Containment (Other Operating Costs) • Replacement and upgrading of infrastructure 4. Improving organizational processes to eliminate adverse audit findings.

  24. Key Challenges for ARC • External Income growth. • Limited funding for capex. • Limited funding to fill the required number of critical vacancies. • ARC competitiveness for skills

  25. CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS • Implementation of new organisational design and related business processes • Design and implementation of an ideal funding model • Development of an ARC competitive value proposition for increasing external revenue • Optimal utilisation of ARC’s assets • Development of a marketing, communications and stakeholder management plan • Development of an international relations strategy for ARC • Business tactics to adopt the latest science and technologies aligned to market trends • Enhanced commitment to centres of collaboration with universities • Implementation of a Disease Priority Matrix • Ensure ARC’s role in the APAP and Bioeconomy strategy • New ARC student model

  26. COMMENTS/QUESTIONS Re a leboha Re a leboga Siyabulela Siyabonga Siyathokoza Ha khensa Ria livhuwa Baie dankie Thank you

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