Service Contract No 2007 / 147-446 Strategic ... - Swaziland

RECOMMENDATION INVOLVED INSTITUTION /ACTORSIMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTSTo strengthen the capacity building and training of farmers, particularly in skills relating tomanaging farms, individually and as part of a FA. One body needs to be designated the taskof managing training across-the-board, ensuring that the training offered is appropriate to therequirements of farmers, is of a high level, is standardised across the country, and is beingimplemented, reaching all those in need.In order to address concerns around a ‘safety net’, to ensure social safeguards againstpotential failure of sugar cane farming through allocating portions of land to alternative cropsand livestock farming. This would have to be incorporated into the development plans ofsmallholder irrigation projects.To undertake a cost-benefit analysis of the socio-economic impacts of increasedmechanisation on the sugar industry, particularly on income and hence cash flow.Mechanisation will have both positive and negative effects; it may reduce labourrequirements (thus indirectly related to HIV/AIDS) and labour costs, yet result in higherinvestment in equipment and energy costs, and cause the loss of jobs and potentiallyincrease levels of poverty. Research into mechanisation would thus link in with broadersocio-economic impacts.In order to reduce energy costs, an energy efficiency audit for the small cane growers shouldbe undertaken to identify savings measures and equipment.SHIP, in collaboration with theSSA.The SSA and the SCGA, tomonitor implementation bySWADE.RDMU, with assistance from theSSA.SSA with assistance fromSWADE.This recommendation falls directly in thescope of the NAS, and could beintegrated in it.It could be funded by the EC throughSHIP. Information is to be gained fromall organisations currently or potentiallyinvolved in training, including SEDCO.This recommendation falls directly in thescope of the NAS, and could beintegrated in it.This recommendation falls directly in thescope of the NAS, and could beintegrated in it.It could be funded by the EC withpossible financial support from SSA,and with input from the SSA, canegrowers and Millers.This recommendation falls directly in thescope of the NAS, and could beintegrated in it.RDMU (Strategic Environmental Assessment of the National Adaptation Strategy) - Page 117