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THE CONCEPTUALISATION OF AN AGRI-VILLAGE WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE LOCAL AND COMMUNITY DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT. DEVELOPMENT. BY AMB. (MAJ.GEN. –RET.) FUMI. F. GQIBA

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THE CONCEPTUALISATION OF AN AGRI-VILLAGE WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE LOCAL AND

COMMUNITY DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT.DEVELOPMENT.

BYAMB. (MAJ.GEN. –RET.)

FUMI. F. GQIBA

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Introduction

• Grand Apartheid segregated South Africa into three kinds of social, economic and politico-administrative spaces: the major urban areas, which were a preserve of white people; fertile commercial farming regions and associated small rural towns, also a preserve of white South Africans; and, barren, economically unviable so-called homelands, reserved for South Africa’s black majority population.

• The result is enduring underdevelopment with its social, economic, • The result is enduring underdevelopment with its social, economic, and cultural manifestations: poverty, gross income inequality compared to urban areas, chronic unemployment, and cultural backwardness

(CONT.)

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Unfortunately, the status quo continued unabated in the post 1994 democratic dispensation. Massive waves of African urbanisation from rural areas to towns and cities, often accompanied by unbearable inhuman social-ills, became one of the political burning issues.

Many once close-knit families were torn apart. The once high rural morality was, subsequently, superseded by unprecedented high levels of crime often characterised by lack of respect for human lifeof crime often characterised by lack of respect for human life

Indeed, such given status quo became a potential threat to our democracy. Drastic positive action was needed to intervene in the market place so as to identify the essence of the problem and come out with appropriate strategies of remedy.

(CONT.)

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It is, therefore, against this backdrop of a deep organic crisis of lack of rural service delivery that in 2009, the government conceptualised the Comprehensive Rural Development Programme, solely designed to re-instill the agrarian culture to the historically marginalised communities, especially the black Africans. This is one of the keys to emancipation.especially the black Africans. This is one of the keys to emancipation.

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The major focus of the CRDP is on the following:

� An Integrated Programme of Rural Development;

� Land Reform; and,

�Agrarian change.

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1

MANDATE

2

VISION

3

MISSION

4

PRINCIPLES

5

BROAD

APPROACH

7

TACTIC

8

INSTITUTION

9

GOAL

Rural D

evelopment, Land R

eform and A

grarian Change

(52nd

Conference: A

NC

)

Vibrant, equitable and sustainable rural com

munitie

s

To initiate, facilitate, co

implem

ent an integrated rural development program

me

�D

eracialization of the rural economy;

�D

emocracy and equity; and

�P

roduction discipline

CR

D P

LAN

Cross-cutting

•C

RD

P costed norm

s and standardscom

prehensive plan

�P

hase I= M

eeting Basic H

uman N

eeds�

Phase II

= Rural E

nterprises�

Phase III

= Light Rural Industries w

ith markets

•E

xecution to be sequential and simultaneous

�S

ocial cohesion and development : the ultim

ate state

National unity, dem

ocracy, nonsexism

, relative income equality, shared grow

th and

prosperity, full employm

ent and cultural progress.

�O

ffice of the Land Valuer

�Land M

anagement C

omm

ission�

Land Rights M

anagement B

oard with localised

comm

ittees�

Rural D

evelopment A

gency6

STRATEGY

Agrarian T

ransformation

Fundam

ental change in the relations (patterns of

ownership and control) of land, livestock, cropping

and

comm

unity.

Rural D

evelopment, Land R

eform and A

grarian Change

Conference: A

NC

)

Vibrant, equitable and sustainable rural com

munitie

s

To initiate, facilitate, co

-ordinate, catalyse and

implem

ent an integrated rural development program

me

.

Deracialization of the rural econom

y;

Dem

ocracy and equity; and

Production discipline

CR

DP

costed norms and standards

comprehensive plan

= Meeting B

asic Hum

an Needs

= Rural E

nterprises= Light R

ural Industries with m

arkets and C

redit Facilities

Execution to be sequential and sim

ultaneous

Social cohesion and developm

ent : the ultimate stat

eN

ational unity, democracy, non

-racialism, non

sexism, relative incom

e equality, shared growth and

prosperity, full em

ployment and cultural progress.

Office of the Land V

aluer –G

eneralLand M

anagement C

omm

issionLand R

ights Managem

ent Board w

ith localised

Rural D

evelopment A

gency

2

Agrarian T

ransformation

Fundam

ental change in the relations (patterns of

ownership and control) of land, livestock, cropping

and

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SUSTAINABLE RURAL SETTLEMENTS

The Draft Land Reform Green Paper and the Draft LandTenure Security Bill (LTSB) referred to these humansettlements as Agri-villages

However, it is clear that this is only one of many possiblevariants of sustainable human settlementsvariants of sustainable human settlements

Other forms being considered:SMART Villages (Sustainable, managed assets,resources and technology);Agri-parks

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SUSTAINABLE RURAL SETTLEMENTS

The proposal is to establish new forms of ruralsettlements, and transform, or improve some of theexisting ones, under the rubric Sustainable RuralCommunities (SRM)The United Nations (UN) ascribes effectiveness of“sustainability” to the following conditions:“sustainability” to the following conditions:

Socio-cultural development: health, education,recreationEconomic developmentEnvironmental developmentInstitutional/ political

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SPECIAL PROGRAMMES TO SUPPORT CRDPRevitalisation of Small Rural Towns

Vital for rural-urban networking and linkages;Active player and contributor to regional economies;andIntegrated planning

CRDP Costed Norms and StandardsWill help to establish efficiency and effectiveness inplanning as well as equitable resource allocationQuantification of backlogs

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SPECIAL PROGRAMMES TO SUPPORT CRDP

National Rural Youth Service CorpsRural youth based skills development and job creationprogramme.Emphasis is on character building, community service,discipline and artisan skills.Youth provided with skills related to needs of ruralYouth provided with skills related to needs of ruralcommunities identified through household profiling.Current priorities are construction, disaster managementand records management.A total of 7 956 youth have been enrolled into theprogramme.Construction training of 6 000 youth that began in July2011.

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Institutions to Support CRDP• Rural Development Agency

– Rationalisation of existing entities with experience in rural development– Coordination; resource mobilisation; monitoring and evaluation

• Funding Institutions to Support CRDP eg Construction Bank (support local contractor development

• Councils of Stakeholders– stakeholder participation model has been developed with the CoS functioning as the planning, – stakeholder participation model has been developed with the CoS functioning as the planning,

implementation and monitoring body established to support social cohesion and development, effectively introducing a “parliament at village level”.

• Land Rights Management Board – Dealt with in the Land Reform Policy document

• CPA’s and Trusts– Review process underway

• Communal Land Tenure System– Dealt with separately under land Reform

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SCOPE

The Scope of the presentation is as follows:

1. Tri-partite Council of Stakeholders;

2. The Concept of Sustainable Rural Settlements;

3. The Farming Methods;

4. The Expected Outcomes; and

5. Conclusion

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1. THE TRI-PARTITE COUNCIL OF STAKEHOLDERS

a) 3 SPHERES OF GOVERNMENT:

• National (Potential sectors/ Depts : National Treasury, CogTA, Health, Human Settlements, DAFF, DWA, Environmental Affairs, Social

Development.)

• Provincial; and

c) Business Community: •Mining Houses;•BEEs; •White Capital; and

• Local

b) Civil society/Social/ Movements/ community:• Political parties;• NGOs; • Pressure/Interest Groups•Traditional leaders

•White Capital; and•International Solidarity•Development Financial Institutions (IDC, DBSA, IDT etc)•Retail Financial Institutions (CONT.)

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Social Compact

2.

Social Compact : Agreement among stakeholders

(CONT.)

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Driving Force : Based on the concept of Systems Approach - working all together; each unit is part of the whole, Interdependency.

Silo Approach: disaster; create destructive individual empire.

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EXAMPLE OF SUSTAINABLE RURAL SETTLEMENTS

(CONT.)

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NUCLEUS OF SUSTAINABLE AGRI-VILLAGE

http://www.amandlaresources.com/agri-village.php

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VERMI-CULTURE: ADDED ELEMENT TO FOOD VALUE CHAIN

schools

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The settlement could be based mainly on two farming methods

� Collective farming methods with control administration.

� Individual home.

(CONT.)

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COLLECTIVE FARMING METHODS

Broiler Milk Beef Crops

Feed milk Dairy Beef Cattle Maize

Hatchery

Broiler Farms

BroilerAbattoir

Dairy Plant Abattoir Options

Lucerne Animal Feed

Grazing

(CONT.)

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AGRI-VILLAGE FAMILY UNIT

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FAMILY FARMING METHOD

VEGETABLE OPEN FIELD

VEGETABLE TUNNEL

Management and Control Will be carried out by professional team at the initial stages. Gradual transfer of skills programme to the locals with time frames shall be part of the management and control.

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Agri-Villages – Application in Land Reform

Community Streets Housing

Agri - Processing Community SpacesParksSchoolsClinics

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Rural Housing

•1000sq/m Plots•60sq/m House•Backyard Food Garden•Rainwater Harvesting•Solar Panels

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Agri-Villages – Private Public Partnership – Crossway s Farm, EC

1. Working & integrated learning milking parlour

2. Agricultural land

4. NARYSEC student accommodation

3. University satellite campus (NARYSEC and Texas A&M)

5. Texas A&M lecturers and student accommodation accommodation

7. High school with sport fields & gardens

8. Relocate existing world-famous cricket bat factory

6. Agro-industry processing facility

CROSSWAYS FARM VILLAGE

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EXPECTED OUTCOMES(The Basic Building Blocks)

� Motivated Individuals

�Productive Families

�Thriving Communities

�Supportive Governments

�Know-how international support solidarity

�Emergence of local Socio-political and economic community

structures and leadership

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CONCLUSION

Deducing from the above expanded Comprehensive Rural Development Plan, the department is of the view that a strong, united, self-sufficient, and a strong, united, self-sufficient, and hence sustainable rural settlement shall be achieved: the ultimate solution to our vision and mission.

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