THE DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL SCALE SUGARCANE PRODUCERS IN SWAZILAND USING PATNERSHIPS A case study of KDDP A Paper Presented at Regional Implementation Workshop for IFAD - Supported Projects and Programmes Prepared by: Humphrey Nxumalo & Kenneth Tsabedze Venue: Joaquim Chissano International Conference Centre (Maputo) Date: 15 November 2010
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THE DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL SCALE
SUGARCANE PRODUCERS IN SWAZILAND USING
PATNERSHIPS
A case study of KDDP
A Paper Presented at Regional Implementation Workshop for
IFAD - Supported Projects and Programmes
Prepared by: Humphrey Nxumalo & Kenneth Tsabedze
Venue: Joaquim Chissano International Conference Centre
(Maputo)
Date: 15 November 2010
INTRODUCTIONo Most world’s poor people live in rural areas
o Governments can play a constructive role in eradicating poverty
o GoS’s poverty reduction strategy include increasing rural household income through:
o harvesting water from the major River basins and
o Commercial agricultural development downstream
o SWADE was Established to plan and implement the Komati Project and the Lower Usuthu Project, and any other Large Water Project that Government may assign”
PAPER OBJECTIVE
o To present the partnership between public-private sectors in the development of rural community in Swaziland.
o To present the impact of the KDDP on the land utilisation and livelihood of the community.
METHODOLOGY
o Project reports
o Project progress reports 2010
o SWADE Annual reports
o Socio-economic survey report 2009
o SWADE Water quality monitoring reports
PARTNERSHIPS
Int. Funding Organisations
Rural Community
Sugar Industry
Traditional Authorities
RSAFinancial
Institutions
GoS
Treaty
Markets
Project funding
Land availability
Bus. Dev. funding
Socio-econo. Dev.
SWADE
ROLESo GoS
o Dam construction through partnering with RSA and international funding agents
o SWADE formation for project implementation
o Financing development from River to farm edge
o Providing infrastructure, roads, bridges, electricity, potable water and sanitation
o Legislation- Sugar Act, labour laws, policies
o Sourcing funding for downstream development
ROLES
o SWADEProject implementation through
o mobilization and group formation,
o capacity building,
o mentoring,
o extension service,
o linking communities with stakeholders i.e stakeholder forum for project update.
People
and
Land
Water
Talent (HR)
Markets
Finances
Empowered
People with: - potable water
- sanitation
- source of
income (job or
business)
SWADE Process &
Values
25,000 KDDP
20,000 LUSIP 1
10,000 LUSIP 2
ROLES
o Financial institutions
o Providing credit for business development
o Loan management services
o Partnering with SWADE on monitoring payment of service providers.
o The Sugar Industry
o Securing Market by SSA
o Mill expansion for crushing sugarcane from Growers
o Provide Extension services to farmers
o Secures loan repayment through stop orders directing farmers’ payments to the bank
ROLES
o SWAZILAND ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY
o Ensuring environmental compliance by farmers
o Assessment of EIAs and CMPs.
o Conducting Environmental Audits
o Water quality monitoring
ROLES
o TRADITIONAL AUTHORITIES
o Identification of community groups/FAs
o Authority to use land
o Conflict management
o COMMUNTY MEMBERS
o Work with SWADE to form and manage the businesses
o Obtain loans from the Financial institutions
o Ensure agreements with Sugar industry are adhered to.
LAND UTILISATIONo 4000ha under commercial agric production in 2009
(3700ha sugarcane and 300ha other crops) from less than 500ha in 2000.
o 19 farmers associations
o Sugarcane yields at 99tch at 14.87% compared to industry average of 99.4tch at 14.4% sucrose.
o Revenue generated from sugarcane increased from SZL1M (US$143, 000)in 2000 to SZL100M (US$14, 300, 000) in 2009
o Crop diversity increased from 10 in 2000 to 17 in 2009.
Impact/Year 2000 2009
Children aged less
than 6 years who
have never been
to school 21.15% 20.45% 2004
Population 25000 29000Access to clean
water 21.50% 25% 2004People earning
more than
SZL2000.00/
month 0.90% 20%People earning
less than
SZL100.00/
month 32% 3.15%
Infant motality 77/1000 63/1000
Livelihood Security
CHALLENGES
o Informal partnerships leading to duplication of resources
o Cost of financing the projects
o Slow realization of income because of long repayment period
o Low Literacy level of community leading to slow business acumen.
LESSONS LEARNED
o Provision of necessary structures for development i.e finance, market, conducive environment, capacity building.
o The need to formalize the partnerships (MoUs) to avoid duplication of resources.