1. when the sun rises
we work hard to deliver
MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

2. STATE OF READINESS FOR THE PLANTING SEASON

3. PURPOSE
Update the Phezukomkhono Mlimi (PKM)/ Fetsa tlala state of readiness for the 2018/19 planting season

4. OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME
The purpose of the programme is to increase community food production so as to attain household food security, especially for the poor and vulnerable households through the following:
Provide mechanization services and production inputs in support of fetsa tlala or address household food insecurity
Implement the special Amakhosi food production programme
Provide mechanization services in support of strategic commodities in the province
Provide Extension and Advisory Services through demonstrations, farmers ‘ and information days, functional commodity support (study groups) and study groups
Provide mentorship and training to the crop producers (land reform)
Link crop producers with market

5. AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES PER DISTRICT (inline with APAP)
BOHLABELA
White maize, dry beans, ground nuts, jugo beans, vegetables, citrus and subtrops
EHLANZENI
White maize, dry beans, ground nuts, jugo beans, vegetables and subtrops
GERT SIBANDE
Yellow and white maize, dry beans, soya bean, apples, ground nuts and vegetables
NKANGALA
Yellow and white maize, dry beans, soya bean, sunflower ground nuts and vegetables

6. JOB CREATION Job Total Adult Youth Status Male Female Mechanics 16 10
Done
Site Keepers 50 29 21 9
Drivers 60
20 (targeted)
Still to be
done

7. BENEFICIARY DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE
Adult
Youth
People living with
disabilities
Male
Female
889
1646
490
872 16 23

8. PARTNERSHIPS ORGANIZATION CONTRIBUTION Grain SA
Support smallholder farmers to increase their maize production through CA
Cotton SA
Technical support and agricultural training
South African Sugar Association (SASA)
Technical Support and agricultural training
SUBTROP
Panaar
Seed trials and technical support to farmers
Monsato
Seed trials and technical support to farmers

9. PARTNERSHIPS ORGANIZATION CONTRIBUTION China Oils and Food Corporation
(COFCO) - Noble Resources
Market for soya
Mpumalanga Economic Growth Agency (MEGA)
Buy fresh produce/vegetables from the farmers
Agricultural Reseach Council (ARC)
Provides technical support to farmers (trials, information and training)
DRDLR
Land and recapitalization
AB in Bev (SAB)
Women in Maize (WIM)
Infrastructure and soft loans

10. PARTNERSHIPS ORGANIZATION CONTRIBUTION SANPARKS
Market, infrastructure and technical support to farmers in Bushbuckridge
Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA)
Help farmers with business plans, financial management training and sourcing grant funding
AFGRI
Storage, Market and production loans
Landbank
Loan funding
SHEP (Japan International Corporation Agency - JICA initiative)
Smallholder horticultural empowerment programme
Commercial farmers
Technical support

11. SIGNED 2018/19 APP FETSA TLALA TARGETS
PROVINCE
SIGNED OFF APP TARGETS
QUARTERLY TARGETS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
MPUMALANGA
4 500 91
209
4109

12. SIGNED 2018/19 APP FETSA TLALA TARGETS CONT …
PROVINCE
SIGNED OFF APP TARGETS
TARGETS PER FARMER CATEGORY
Communal
(Amakhosi)
Smallholder
Commercial
Total
MPUMALANGA
4 500
1 500
2000
1000

13. 2018/19 BUDGET PROGRAMME BUDGET (R,000) EQUITABLE SHARE 10 000
EQUITABLE SHARE
10 000
ILIMA-LETSEMA GRANT
58 419 (5 251 for South African Vulnerability Assessment Committee - SAVAC) =
TOTAL (PHEZUKOMKHONO MLIMI)
63 419

14. SUMMARY FOR THE STATE OF READINESS FOR 2018/19 FOR MPUMALANGA
Districts
Targeted Hectares
Beneficiaries
Seeds Ordered (Tons)
Fertilizers Ordered (Tons)
Mechanization Units (Tractors)
Working and Minor Repairs
Overall Readiness Rating
Pesticides (Litres)
Business Plan Hectares
Difference in Ha
 Bohlabela
 1035
1599
 15
 413
15 working
37 minor
70%
 1179
 1 035
 345
 Ehlanzeni
 990
 646
 17,9
 350
9 working
 960
 330
 Gert Sibande
 1 440
 1076
 31
401
32 working
59 minor
 6119
1 440
 480
 Nkangala
 575
 23,46
 386
34 working
31 minor
1060
1 035
 TOTAL
 4 500
 3 896
 181,36
 1 648,92
90 working
152 minor
 70%
 27 736,2
 45 000
 1 500

15. Mechanisation units (tractors)
COST ESTIMATES
District
Target ha
Seeds ordered
Fertilizer ordered
Mechanisation units (tractors)
Pesticides (litres)
Total cost estimate
Tons
Cost
estimate
Working &
Minor Repairs
Litres
Cost estimate
 Bohlabela
 1035
 15
 413
15 working
37 minor
 8 615
 Ehlanzeni
 990
 17,9
 349,9
 9 working
 9 110,2
 Gert Sibande
 1440
 145
 401
32 working
59 minor
 8 951
Nkangala
 3,46
 4,02
34 working
31 minor
1060
TOTAL
 4 500
181,4
1 648,92
90 working
152 minor
 27 736,2

16. TOTAL NUMBER OF TRACTORS TO BE SERVICED BY 15 SEPTEMBER 2018
Make
Model
Bohlabela
Ehlanzeni
Gert Sibande
Nkangala
Landini
Global Farm 95 5
Silos 75 2
Silos 90 1
Landpower 125 3
Landpower 130
8865
8500
Power Farm 85
LandPower 145
Massey Ferguson
275
290
440
455 8
470
480
7170
7614
460
475
New Holland
6610 4
8030 9
T56 120
TD110
T6080
TD5 100
TD5 90
TT55
T6050
T6020 6
TD 80
TD 95
TD 90
TM7030
Case
JX 95
TOTAL 19 18 50 49

17. PLANNED HECTARES PER COMMODITIES IN 2018/19 FOR MPUMALANGA
BOHLABELA
EHLANZENI
GERT SIBANDE
NKANGALA
TOTAL
FRUIT
VEGETABLES
197 
202,8 
 192
95,1 
686,9
WINE GRAPE
COWPEAS
MAIZE
 803
 697
 1107
668 
3275
WHEAT
GROUNDNUTS
SORGHUM
SOYABEANS
 10
43,4 
53,4
BEANS
 35
90,2 
233 
128,5
486,7
FODDER
COTTON
SUNFLOWER
100 
100
CHICORY
SUGARCANE
FORESTRY
CASTOR
1 035
990
1 542
4 500

18. RISKS Risk Mitigation High number of tractor breakages
A team of 87 tractor mechanic trainees dispatched to all municipalities to repair and service all broken tractors
Short planting season in the highveld
Allocate more resources to cover all targeted fields and farms within season

19. UPDATE ON THE LAST OVERSIGHT BY THE COMMITTEE

20. AGRI-HUB MKHUHLU

21. NKOMAZI WEST MAIZE MILL

22. PHEZUKOMKHONO MLIMI “Turning Mpumalanga Green” THANK YOU