The Footprint of Forestry in the National Development Plan (NDP)

For discussion at the 49th Annual Conference of the South African Society of Agricultural Extension (SASAE)

Ingwenyama Conference & Sport ResortWhite RiverMpumalanga Province2 -4 June 2015

By: Norman Dlamini

Presentation outline• Who is Forestry South Africa (FSA)• Policy context

– NDP– NGP– DAFF APAP

• Forestry & chapter 3 • Forestry & chapter 4 • Forestry & chapter 5• Forestry & chapter 6• Forestry & chapter 7• Forestry & chapter 9• Forestry & chapter 10• Forestry & chapter 13• The Extension Link

FSA Formed in 2002

There was a political imperative to create a single, all inclusive organisation that represented all private timber growers

Why?

SA Timber Growers Assoc.

(commercial farmers)

Forest Owners Assoc. (corporate growers)

FSA… in essence FSA is a voluntary Association of timber growers whose overriding role is to represent the best interests of its members

MEMBERSHIPAll 11 Corporate timber companies in SA1 300 commercial timber farmers20 000 small-scale timber growers

ACTIVITIESActs as a Lobby GroupActs as collector & distributor of funding Acts as the keeper, analyser & distributor of informationCo-ordinates, organises and capacitates small-scale growers

* TOTAL PLANTATION AREA = 1 268 443 HA: FSA MEMBERS 91.6%*

Policy Context

National Development Plan• The NDP aims to eliminate poverty and reduce

inequality by 2030• The NDP and its proposals will need to be

implemented in the right order over the next 17 years• Long-term plans of Govt Departments must be

aligned with the NDP• NDP is a plan for the whole country• Plan will shape budget allocation over the next 17

years• NDP will strengthen the ability of Local Government

to fulfil its developmental role• Evidence-based monitoring and evaluation should

inform planning and implementation• The President and Deputy President will be the lead

champions

Forestry & Forest Products in … Economy and Employment

Total contribution to GDP - R45.5 billion

Forestry contribution to Agricultural GDP - 10.4%

Forest Products Industry contribution to Manufacturing GDP – 6.1%

Forestry employment in Agriculture - 9.6% (62 000 jobs out of 650 000 in total)

Total “direct” jobs in Forestry and Forest Products Industry – 165 000.

Exports of Forest Products in 2014 – R23bnTrade surplus in 2014 – R6bn (DAFF 2012, FSA 2014, STATSSA, 2014)

• 100 000 ha afforestation potential in Eastern Cape & 39 000 ha in KZN can add a substantial contribution the current footprint

Forestry in…Environmental sustainability and resilience

• More than 80% of timber plantations in SA are FSC certified

• Mission of FSC is to promote environmentally sound, socially beneficial and economically prosperous management of the world's forests

• SANBI Grasslands Programme• DEA & FSA – Environmental Impact

Assessment and Management system• Dr Oscar Mokotedi (DEA) and SA Forest

industry – Climate Change M & E

Forestry in…Improving Education, training and innovation

• Substantial funds are spent annually on the provision of bursaries at the Universities of Stellenbosch, NMMU and Venda through FSA and the FP&M SETA

• FSA involved with developing:– New QCTO aligned qualifications– Sector Skills Plan– New curricula at US, NNMU and Fort Cox– Establishment of training centres (through KZN

DARD and UNIDO)– Small-scale grower certification system– Forest Engineering and other research

programmes (e.g. forest protection) to benefit small-scale timber growersFSA in discussions with Government to second staff to act as FSA

“extension officers”.

Forestry in…Nation building and social cohesion

The Forestry Industry provides the following:• Clinics• Schools• Crèches• Transport to and from work• Sporting facilities • Feeding schemes• “Out-grower” schemes:

– Subsidised loans– Seedlings and other inputs (e.g. fertilizer)– Extension services– Guaranteed market

The Extension Link• Good extension requires strong and capable

management which is a scarce commodity • Extension management challenges are compounded

by the separate extension services for each commodity

• Globally, extension systems are increasingly multi-focal and address diverse issues

• Contemporary extension, advisory and innovation systems involve multiple actors (Public, Private, Commodity groups, Producer organisations, NGO’s)

• Public extension personnel are increasingly leaving behind their role of technical advisers to become facilitators to enable the people they serve to access a wide range of support services

Thank-you!

Siyabonga!