Success = Communities + Farmers + Innovation + Support
- This is what a successful Agricultural Centre of Excellence might look like: See more...
- Meet the man, Mr Martin Burt...
- See an Agricultural Centre of Excellence that AFSD has implemented, "Jobs in a Box". See more...
- See a study conducted for the provincial co-operative strategy. Read more...
- Conduct a Community Needs Analysis that takes cognisance of what the community "wants" and refine this to what the community "needs". Respect the community structures that are in place, even if you do not agree with the leadership. Dispense with the "divide and rule" approach,it only succeeds to increase the complexity of dispute resolution. Bring the communities along, it is their project. Contact AFSD is you'd like more information regarding community needs analysis frameworks.
- AFSD believes that the greatest catalyst to the sustainable socio-economic upliftment of communities is energy, and in particular, biogas. Read more...
- Ensure that we mainstream gender, women are the greatest asset.
In
order to develop the teachers, artisans, doctors, lawyers, engineers – we have
to change the paradigm at the stage of early childhood development
