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CLARIFICATION OF TERMS: FPSU

  • A Farmer Production Support Unit (FPSU): Are Centers (more than one per district) of :-

  • Agricultural input supply control, in terms of quality, quantity and timeous deployment of inputs.

  • Extension support and training, using Universities, agricultural graduates and Narysec working in a symbiotic relationship to “hold-hands” with farmers over the next 10 years.

  • Mechanization support (tractor driving, ploughing, spraying, harvesting etc.)

  • Machinery, servicing workshop facilities.

  • Local logistics support, which could entail the delivery of farming inputs, transportation post-harvest, transportation to local markets.

  • Primary produce collection.

  • Weighing of produce and stock.

  • Sorting of produce for local and other markets.

  • Packaging of produce for local markets

  • Local storage.

  • Processing for local markets (small scale mills etc.)

  • Auction facilities for local markets

  • Provide Market information on commodity prices (ICT).

  • Farmers wanting services and support from the FPSU will register with the FPSU of their choice.

  • Small Business Development and Training center.

  • Banking

  • Fuel (energy center)

CLARIFICATION OF TERMS: AH

  • Agri-hub: Agri-hubs are located in central places with in a District Municipality,  preferably places both sufficient, physical and social infrastructure to accommodate :-

  • Storage/warehousing facilities; cold storage, dehydrators, silos etc.

  • Weighing facilities 

  • Agri-processing facilities;ginners, mills, abbitoirs, 

  • Enterprise development areas that lease space to high intensity start-up     industries that can benefit from the inputs of outputs of the Agri-hub, i.e. piggeries, tunnel grow crops, bio-gas production etc.

  • Large scale Nurseries to supply FPSUs.

  • Packaging facilities for national and international markets.

  • Logistics hubs for collection of goods from the FPSUs.

  • Transport service workshops and spare parts for larger maintenance tasks of Agri-hub and FPSU equipment.

  • Agri-cultural technology demonstration parks to to train farmers in the AP catchment area on new technologies in terms of fertilizers, plants and seeds, irrigation, energy use and farm implements

  • Soil testing laboratories.

  • Accommodation for extension training and capacity building programmes

  • Housing and recreational facilities for workers and Agri-hub staff.

  • Business, marketing and Banking facilities, (ICT)

CLARIFICATION OF TERMS: RUMC

  • A Rural Urban Marketing Center (RUMC): RUMCs are located on the periphery of large urban areas,these facilities provide :-

  • Market intelligence 

  • Assist farmers, processors in managing a nexus of contracts. 

  • Large warehousing and cold storage  facilities to enable market management. 

  • Logistic and transport in collection of produce from FPSUs or Agri-hubs

  • Both FPSU’s and Agri-hubs provide inputs to the RUMC. 

  • Agri-parks  share RUMCs.

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