Conservation Agriculture Highlights

1. CA HIGHLIGHTS IN SACA HIGHLIGHTS IN SA

2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. What was the most important CA activity to happen in your
country in 2013/2014?
2. Why is it important?
3. How many farmers practice CA in your country? Remain a
question to be addressed in 2015
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3. KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF CA IN SOUTH AFRICA
1. MOST IMPORTANT ACTIVITY
1.1 CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE FORUM
DECENTRALISATION
• Launched CA forum in Limpopo (Inclusive of Agro-Forestry)
and Mpumalanga Provinces
• CA forum meetings consistent and gaining new valuable
partners
• KZN and GP
2. WHY MOST IMPORTANT
• Decentralisation of advocacy & awareness
• Key to bottom up planning of CA projects
• Synergistic alignment with broader agricultural and other
related programmes
• Heightening interest to other provinces
• Maintenance of CA initiatives and scaling out
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4. KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF CA IN SOUTH AFRICA
1.2 INCREASED AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS
• Ministerial speech focus on CA articulating opportunities
• CA side event in LandCare conference
• CA papers and CA farmers presentation in LandCare conference and CA
awards
1.3 CA POLICY DEVELOPMENT & STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT
• ARC appointed as professional service provider and
• Inception meeting planned to start with CA policy development
• Development of mainstreaming strategy for CA in sustainable use and
management of natural resources focus area (LandCare Programme)
1.4 CA CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
• Reconfiguration of TCP proposal for alignment and assisting lead sector for
synergies e.g. SAQA, QCTO, CHE
1.5 CA INNOVATION PLATFORM
• CA demonstration with NGO Mahlatini organics (Matatiele and Bergville)
• CA farmer lead experimentation in Free State, Mpumalanga & Limpopo
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5. CA IS A CHANGE DRIVER IN ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION
OF CLIMATE CHANGE

6. THANK YOU
“follow your dream and persevere for their realisation,
otherwise you will be the labour of others dreams”

7. THANK YOU
“follow your dream and persevere for their realisation,
otherwise you will be the labour of others dreams”