who had not been trained or equipped to carry out this project management type function. This meant that there were occasions when deadlines had been missed which had a knock-on effect on project implementation. The farm owner expressed frustration with the CPAC administration stating that they had never visited the project to understand issues and concerns firsthand. Assets, capabilities and activities Assets Capabilities Activities Social Material Employer Tractor and Skills and experience in Dairy production for sale to Parmalat goodwill and planter dairy and small grain mentorship production Support of Irrigation Farmer business skills and Raising of bull calves on irrigated pasture independent infrastructure entrepreneurship for sale trustee and water for 8 ha Shareholding in Worker practical farming Land preparation and planting services 100 dairy cows skills and experience Compost Compost making with dairy manure chipper Factors enhancing livelihood security Enabling influences Economic Institutional/political Social Environmental 3.2 million rand support Support from Agri Mes Social networks Productive land with from grain and dairy established pastures CPAC Secure markets for milk, Water rights beef and tillage Factors undermining livelihood security Shocks and stresses Economic Institutional/political Social Environmental Procurement delays cost Inflexibility of SOPs Differentials of education, money governing CPA power and knowledge administration and create stresses in approval processes relationship between owner/mentor and employee/partners Tight margins on milk Extension officers Neighbours unsupportive
who had not been trained or equipped to carry out this project management type function. This meant that there were occasions when deadlines had been missed which had a knock-on effect on project implementation. The farm owner expressed frustration with the CPAC administration stating that they had never visited the project to understand issues and concerns firsthand. Assets, capabilities and activities Assets Capabilities Activities Social Material Employer goodwill and mentorship Tractor and planter Skills and experience in dairy and small grain production Dairy production for sale to Parmalat Support of independent trustee Irrigation infrastructure and water for 8 ha Farmer business skills and entrepreneurship Raising of bull calves on irrigated pasture for sale Shareholding in 100 dairy cows Worker practical farming skills and experience Land preparation and planting services Compost chipper Compost making with dairy manure Factors enhancing livelihood security Enabling influences Economic Institutional/political Social Environmental 3.2 million rand support from grain and dairy CPAC Support from Agri Mes Social networks Productive land with established pastures Secure markets for milk, beef and tillage Water rights Factors undermining livelihood security Shocks and stresses Economic Institutional/political Social Environmental Procurement delays cost money Inflexibility of SOPs governing CPA administration and approval processes Differentials of education, power and knowledge create stresses in relationship between owner/mentor and employee/partners Tight margins on milk Extension officers Neighbours unsupportive
Western%20Cape%20Report.docx