KZN Community of Practice Overview of the three sites Roy Dandala Project Manager

KZN Community of Practice

KZN Community of Practice

Overview of the three sites Roy Dandala

Project Manager

Dannhauser

Estcourt

Hlanganani

HLANGANANI (Madzikane Farmers Association)

Co op Sizes Fields planted OutcomeZamimpilo ,7ha Zamimpilo AbandonedMadodazamani 1ha Emashakeni HarvestedMasakhane 1ha Emavondweni Harvested

Ngwagwane HarvestedKwaShusha ,1ha KwaShusha Neglected

Farmer Assoc Co-op Farm Outcome

Private Msizi Abandon’dKhanyakhwezi Mdwebu Mdwebu

(5 men & 6 women)

Harvested

Mhlungwini Siyaphambili Goodhome(6 men & 6 women)

Harvested

Estcourt trials

DANNHAUSER (Poona Secondary Coop)

Co operative name Location 2013/14

Emabheleni co op Jessie farm Harvested

Ndlulamithi co op Poona Abandoned

CoP Trials

Dannhauser Estcourt HlangananiChair: Mr. C.D. XabaGoodhome Chair: Mr.

MlangeniTrial was run successfully

Chair: S.C. Hadebe

Poona farm – disturbed by livestock and the storm

Mdwebu Chair: Mrs. HadebeTrial was run successfully

Ngwagwane: C.D. XabaTrial was successfulMavondweni: Mrs. V. GambuTrial was successful

Jessie farm - trial was run successfully

Msizi farm: Mr. S. MahlinzaTrial was destroyed by wild animals and warthogs

Mashakeni: Mr. S. NzimandeTrial was successfulKwa Shusha: Mr. W. ZuluTrial was not looked after

FARMER TRAININGCedara - Soil samplingDept of Agric - Weed controlMonsanto - GMO seed productionPannar - Maize productionGrain SA - Plant diseases and pestsDept of Agric - Farm bookkeeping skills

Assistance by advisors and seed companies

• Pannar Seed ran a farmers day on GM crops

• Pannar Seed supplied• Monsanto supplied seed• Monsanto provided seed training

courses• Dept of Agric attended to land

preparation• Cedara analysed soil samples

and gave advice• Cedara/KZNDOA courses – Basic

book keeping skills, how to run co operativers and Conservation tillage (No till)

Workshops attended by each group

• Midseason crop inspection and feedback

• Tasting (cooking and preparation)

• Harvest-time feedback on the results

Challenges Msizi farm:Warthogs eating the Maize

Goodhome:Theft and fires

Hlanganani: Birds, livestock

and Thieves

Dannhauser: Livestock

invasions, theft and floods

(natural disaster)

Trial layout 2013/14Estcourt and Hlanganani trials

Own Hybrid HT BT (no till)

Stacked (No till)

Own 8lines

CRN 3505 8 lines

DKC 7815B 8 lines

DKC 7835 R8 lines

DKC 7845 BR 8 lines

Trial layout 2013/14 Dannhauser93 lines of own seed

44 lines of DKC 7845R 45 lines of PAN 708BR30 Lines of own seed

31 lines of PAN 6616

32 lines of 6Q 408CB

Thank you!