ACHIEVEMENTS

BENEFICIARY SUPPORT – Joint venture operation guidelines

A set of guidelines for commercial and black farmers wishing to collaborate through the sharing of farm lands, equipment and resources. These are backed-up by facilitation and mentorship support by UMATI.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• Weston Agricultural College, 6 Five year bursaries for 6 young boys.
• Internships for many aspiring Agricultural black managers.
• Ongoing SITA adult education on farms.
• Tertiary student farm information tours.
• Infrastructure support for local schools.
• Kamberg Valley Association school support programme>

HIGH LEVEL AWARENESS & RECOGNITION

Ministerial visits from:

Department of Rural Development and Land Reform, Minister G Nkwinti

Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Deputy Minister Bheki Cele

DAIRY INDUSTRY TRANSFORMATION

SENGANI supports a successful black dairy farmer who now milks 600 Frieslands on his farm in the Kamberg.

NATIONAL SCHOOLS NUTRITION PROGRAMME (RASET) – Cropping

Identification of 5 land reform farms and local black farmers that will commence supplying the 180 000 children in the District with daily vegetable meals, and throughout the District in January 2018.

TRANSFORMATION – Conflict management

The facilitation and mediation of land ownership / labour disputes on many farms on behalf of members, and community.