Economic Opportunities

1. The Departments of Agriculture and Economic Development and Tourism have invested R31.9 million and R622 590 into the Kannaland Municipality respectively between 2011 and 2014. Both departments have provided a full suite of services to the region.

2. The Department of Economic Development and Tourism’s initiatives include:

Intervention	Amount
Business retention and expansion training	R28 090
Access and application to Participatory Appraisal of Competitive Advantage Tool. This tool seeks to measure economic potential and develop action plans	R483 600
Local Economic Development Maturity assessments	R1 089 000

The Department of Agriculture’s initiatives include:

Intervention	Amount
Klein Swartberg River (Ladismith Riverworks Groynes)	R120 000
2013/14 Flood Relief Scheme	R28 million
Rietfontein (sheep and wool)	R2 129 274
Pat Anta (piggery)	R623 048
Voorbat Kleinbegin (food security)	R65 000
Protea Park Creche (food security)	R50 000
Zoar Clinic garden (food security)	R90 000
Calitzdorp clinic garden (food security)	R12 000
Household Gardens (food gardens)	R500 000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In addition,  the economic investment support includes assistance to livestock farming , namely sheep and wool which received R2 129 274 and Piggery which received R623 048.  Food security support (subsistence farming) comprised of a creche park, clinic gardens and household food gardens.

The Department also conducted farmer days and information days to strengthen farmers knowldege and  improve production. A total of 110 households had been reached over the same period through the Department’s suitcase programme, i.e. household food production packages for own food production.

The Programme:  Structured Agriculture Education and Training is also actively involved in skills development in the Kannaland Municipal area through continuous client liaison, marketing initiatives, Learnership and skills- and formal training.

Students in the area also received bursaries, participated in learnerships or registered for courses. A further 80 residents participated in training.

Further skills development initiatives include:

Place	Type	Description
1st Quarter 2014/15
Ladismith Secondary	Visit	Learnership and Het application forms
FET George	Meeting	Advice on training for beekeeping in Eden
Van Wyksdorp / Zoar	Thusong	Attendance of Thusong mobile : training services
2nd Quarter 2014/15
Ladismith (Zoar)	Meeting	Confirm training for funding of Zoar small farmers and additional training needs
Ladismith	Meeting	Training request from Civic Youth movement
3rd  Quarter 2014/15
Zoar	Meeting	Arrangements training for small farmers
Ladismith (Skoongesig)	Meeting	Training needs for project beneficiaries
Heidelberg	Meeting	Possibility for accredited Beekeeping course (Eden bee farmers)

 

4th Quarter 2014/15
Amalienstein	Meeting	Facility / Venue for presenting training course for small and subsistence farmers
1st Quarter 2015/16
Kannaland municipality	Application forms	Distribute learnership and HET application and bursary forms
Ladismith Secondary School	Application forms	Distribute learnership and HET application and bursary forms and collect complete applications

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following interventions have been implemented by the Programme Rural Development Coordination (RDC):

Sub-Programme	Organisation	Funding	Purpose
Farm Worker Development	Calitzdorp Port and Wine Festival	R  50,000	Donation towards farm worker initiatives during festival
Farm Worker Development	Calitzdorp Port and Wine Festival	R  40,000	Donation towards farm worker initiatives during festival
Farm Worker Development	Child Welfare Ladismith	R  72,239	Life skills development for farm worker community
Farm Worker Development	Calitzdorp Port and Wine Festival	R  35,000	Donation towards farm worker initiatives during festival
	Engedi Haven for Rural Youth	R147,500	Life skills development and substance abuse awareness and prevention for farm worker community