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Will strive to deliver services to the communities in an effective, economic, efficient & sustainable manner
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Setsoto Dairy Project
Setsoto Municipality Head Office, Ficksburg (Free State)
Overview
The basic project objective and strategy is to firstly overcome the impact of overgrazing and offer a lifeline for small farmers, cow owners and the broader community in the Setsoto Municipality and beyond by implementing a well researched and evidently successful integrated dairy farming, which includes dairy, piggery, crops and Biogas (electricity and carbon credits). The shareholding structure includes community (cow owners, farmers, organisations such as churches, orphanages), business and municipality.
The basic project objective and strategy is to firstly overcome the impact of overgrazing and offer a lifeline for small farmers, cow owners and the broader community in the Setsoto Municipality and beyond by implementing a well researched and evidently successful integrated dairy farming, which includes dairy, piggery, crops and Biogas (electricity and carbon credits). The shareholding structure includes community (cow owners, farmers, organisations such as churches, orphanages), business and municipality.
Deemster Pilot Farm 1 474ha
The municipality has teamed up with the German company, ProTec which has vast knowledge (processing equipment), experience and network of associates and businesses across the industries in Europe. The dairy farming will be based on the feed and grazing methods, (Pasture and TMR, Total Mixed Ration).
When fully operational, the project will create more job (Direct and Indirect) and business opportunities for the local communities and business respectively. The activities at the pilot site will be replicated throughout the Setsoto Municipality, Thabo Mofutsanyane District and the province in the long term.
When fully operational, the project will create more job (Direct and Indirect) and business opportunities for the local communities and business respectively. The activities at the pilot site will be replicated throughout the Setsoto Municipality, Thabo Mofutsanyane District and the province in the long term.
Progress
The following activities have already taken place:
Site: A farm, Deemster has already been acquired by the municipality for this purpose.
Project Manager: Mr Sello Tsolo was appointed by the municipality and has started his job in May 2009.
Trainee Managers: Four trainee managers have been appointed and have gone through basic German language training in preparation for their two month training at Futterkamp in Germany. A fifth trainee manager from the Premier’s adopted project in Diatalawa/Makgolokweng area.
Business Plan: The Business Plan is 85% complete and will be completed by October 2009.
Training: Trainee Managers started their training in Germany on the 7th September 2009, and will be joined by Ms Nozika Mjwaga from Diatalawa from the 24th September 2009.
Comprehensive Planning and construction of dairy farming facilities: the tender inviting relevant service providers was released on the 4th and 6th September 2009 in local and national newspapers respectively, and closes on the 18th September 2009.
The following activities have already taken place:
Site: A farm, Deemster has already been acquired by the municipality for this purpose.
Project Manager: Mr Sello Tsolo was appointed by the municipality and has started his job in May 2009.
Trainee Managers: Four trainee managers have been appointed and have gone through basic German language training in preparation for their two month training at Futterkamp in Germany. A fifth trainee manager from the Premier’s adopted project in Diatalawa/Makgolokweng area.
Business Plan: The Business Plan is 85% complete and will be completed by October 2009.
Training: Trainee Managers started their training in Germany on the 7th September 2009, and will be joined by Ms Nozika Mjwaga from Diatalawa from the 24th September 2009.
Comprehensive Planning and construction of dairy farming facilities: the tender inviting relevant service providers was released on the 4th and 6th September 2009 in local and national newspapers respectively, and closes on the 18th September 2009.