Commerical 1 (Maize) 									Zulu

Isimo sokwezomnotho sabalimi abasakhulayo



 Instructions:

Folio strap: Iphrogramu yokuthuthukisa abalimi 

Byline: UJane McPherson, umphathi weGrain SA Farmer Development Programme 

Photos: Izinto ezinhle - 035, 060, 065, 067, 069, 073, Use info supplied with photo 

Captions: 

I-250 Ton Club (photo Club250-Amos 060)

Abalandelayo ngabakhiqizi abangamalunga esigaba se250 Ton. Bathole ibheji elibhulonze:

Abangemuva: UJob Metswamere, uAmos Njoro (umhlanganisi wephrovinsi), uOrapeleng Bankies.

Abangaphambili: UPhillip Xaba, uDeliwe Ntebele-Mutlwane, uDavid Malo noSolomzi Boozene. 

I-250 Ton Club (photo Jerry Mthombothi 067)

Abalandelayo ngabakhiqizi abangamalunga esigaba se250 Ton. Bathole ibheji elibhulonze:

UGeorge Mahlangu, uJerry Mthombothi (umhlanganisi wephrovinsi) noJosias Masombuka.

I-500 Ton Club (photo Club 500 073) 

Abalandelayo ngabakhiqizi abangamalunga esigaba se500 Ton. Bathole ibheji elisiliva:

Abangemuva: USamuel Moloi, uIsaac Khuto, uMoss Malo.

Abangaphambili: ULungile Malo, uIsrael Motlhabane, uPaul Morule noThando Lolwane. 

I-1 000 Ton Club (photo club1000 076)

Abalandelayo ngabakhiqizi abangamalunga esigaba se1 000 Ton. Bathole ibheji eligolide:

Abangemuva: Nico Vermaak (umphathi: Corporate Services, Grain SA), uJane McPherson (umphathi wephrogramu).

Abangaphambili: UBasie Ntsimane, uLepati Macaphasa noBoy Mokoena. 

Ongekho: ULabious Manoto.

I-250 Ton Club (photo Club250- 065)

Abalandelayo ngabakhiqizi abangamalunga esigaba se250 Ton. Bathole ibheji elibhulonze:

Abangemuva: UJohan Kriel, (umhlanganisi wephrovinsi), uArnold Jenkins, uPetrus Monnane, uSimon Motsima.

Abangaphambili: UJacob Khomako, uMichael Ramoholi, uMalefane Makubo, uSamuel Nyambose.

	 I-250 Ton Club (photo Club250- 069)

Abalandelayo ngabakhiqizi abangamalunga esigaba se250 Ton. Bathole ibheji elibhulonze:

Abangemuva: UTonie Loots, (umhlanganisi wephrovinsi), uKarabo Peele.

Abangaphambili: USimon Mazwi, uLasarus Mothusi, uJohn Setshwaro, uDaniel Mocwiri.

Ongekho: UAbednigo Zilimbola. 

Usuku luka-25 Septhemba 2008, luzokunjulwa iFarmer Development Programme leGrain SA ngokuthi bekungusuku obeluyisipesheli, oluqhamileyo – usuku oluzokhunjulwa. 

Iphrogramu lokuthuthukisa abalimi liqonde ukuthuthukisa abalimi bezomnotho abansundu. Umbhidli obekhona eNAMPO ngo-25 Septhemba 2008, nawo ubeqonde futhi ukubonga labo balimi abazokwazi ukungena esikhundleni sabalimi bezomnotho ekulimeni jikelele. 

Indlela yokungena esikhundleni sabalimi bezomnotho inzima,azikho izinto ezenzeka kalula. Ukulima kuyinto eyinselele, kufana nokuthi ‘beka induku’ futhi inzuzo ivama ukubancinci. Laba balimi babesekelwa izisebenzi zeGSA Farmer Development Programme, nabanye abaningi abasemsebenzini wezokulima – amabhange, ama-agribusiness, izinkampani ezithengisa izinto zokuqala ukutshala nabanye abakhiqizi bezomnotho. 

Emva kweminyaka eminingi ukusekela abalimi ngeziqembu zokufunda, ngokuhlolwa ngezifundo zokukhombisa, ngezinsuku zabalimi, ngomncintiswano womlimi wonyaka, ngezifundo zokuqeqesha, ngokukhuluma nani emsakazweni, ngokucicisha iphephandaba “Pula/Imvula” njalo ngonyanga, sicabange ukuqala into ebizwa ngokuthi I-“Advanced Farmer Programme” ukunikeza isisekelo esiyisipesheli kubalimi abanekhono, abathanda ukulima, abakhombisa ukuthi bafisa ukuqhubekela phambili. Abaningi abalimi ababongwayo kuleli dili bebamalunga e-“Advanced Farmer Programme”. Kodwa kukhona abanye abasebenze nathi kuleli phrogramu isikhathi eside, asisakwazi ukubasiza ngokuthuthuka ngoba sebafikile lapho: bangabakhiqizi bezomnotho. 

Sicabange ukuthi kuzoba into enhle ukuvusa into ezobizwa ngokuthi i-250 Ton Club ukubonga labo abakhiqize ukudla okuzinhlamvu okungaphezu kwamathani angu-250 ngonyaka, futhi abasondele ngokubizwa “abalimi bezomnotho”. Abaningi abalimi labo bazoba malunga ephrogramu lethu ngonyaka olodwa nje, kodwa sifisa ukubonga ukuthuthuka kwabo. 

Iphrogramu lokuthuthukisa abalimi selihambe iminyaka eminingi, futhi iGrain Trusts, kakhulukazi iMaize Trust ingenise imali eningi ukusekela ukuthuthuka kwalabo balimi. Kuyinto efudumazisa inhlinziyo ukubona ukuthi sekukhona abalimi abangu-8 abaphumelel ukuba abakhiqizi bezomnotho. Futhi bekukhona abanye abalimi abangu-28 ababonakale ukuthi baqonde ukuya lapho. Sibamemile ukuba amalunga e250 Ton Club. Kukhona izigaba ezahlukene ku250 Ton Club, kodwa sekukhona abalimi abane abakhiqiza amathani angaphezu kwa-1000, abayisikhombisa abakhiqiza amathani angaphezu kwa-500, futhi abangu-21 abakhiqiza amathani angaphezu kwa-250. Siqonde ukwenza leli dili njalo ngonyaka futhi sibhekela phambili ukuthi sizothi ‘Halala!” kubanye abalimi ngo-2009. 

