The ARPM Agricultural Development
Model
Stes de Necker
Through a combination of skills,
experience and expertise, a unique co-operative economic and sustainable farming system was developed by Stes de
Necker and Mann Oelrich of South Africa. This development model, known as the
ARPM Development Model, has the potential to not only benefit existing land owners
– both established and emergent, but also has the potential to once again bring
unproductive arable agricultural land back into active production, to stimulate
the development of rural agriculture and to grow the GDP of the country where
it is applied.
The thinking behind the development model is
a direct result of the concern about diminishing food production while a
considerable number of available hectares of potentially productive land are
lying underutilized in Africa . This concern is
reinforced by the call of agriculturalists, politicians and the general public
for attention to this critical problem.
The proposed model has the element of
sustainable food production, job creation, in-house training and the upliftment
of rural communities as its core function. The successful application of proven
practices led by experienced practitioners, using the latest technology and
practical business principles, could go a long way to encouraging replaced
skilled farmers to re-establish themselves as self-sustaining agriculturalists.
Already in 2004 it was evident in South Africa
that poorly developed agricultural development policies will not achieve its
socio- economic objectives. Uncoordinated and sometimes haphazard funding of
agricultural related projects failed to achieve the economic growth needed in
this sector of the economy.
These unsuccessful policies, coupled with
the increased economic demands on the agricultural sector, resulted in failed
land reform and agriculture related development projects throughout South Africa .
Numerous once productive and vibrant farming enterprises are currently little
more than unproductive wasteland. The biggest threat to future food security in
South Africa and the rest of
Africa , is the current exodus of farmers from
the agricultural sector due to economic pressures. During the period 2000 to
2009, 175,000 farm workers in South
Africa lost their jobs as a result of farming enterprises closing down.
The increasing application of modern crop
rotation systems, the development of new technology and the application of new
tillage methodologies are rapidly creating vast new possibilities to solve the
problems experienced with previous orthodox farming practices.
The ARPM Development Model is recognized
by leading South African economists as one of the best designed and
economically viable development models, containing all the key elements
necessary to restore the agricultural potential of Africa. This potential is not
limited only to grain production, but through the application of these same
principles, could suit the particular requirements of most branches of
agricultural production.
Any one interested in obtaining more details about this model can
contact Stes de Necker via E-mail at
lasiandra@telkomsa.net
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