Aldam Stockman School Gerhard - October 2014

30 Pages·2014·4.29 MB·English

CURRENT ACTIVITIES IN
THE SOUTH AFRICAN
BEEF INDUSTRY
15 October 2014
GERHARD SCHUTTE
CEO : RED MEAT PRODUCERS’ ORGANISATION
SWOT ANALYSIS FOR THE SOUTH
AFRICAN BEEF INDUSTRY
• Weaknesses
• Threats
• Opportunities
• Strengths
• Conclusion
WEAKNESSES
• Inadequate government support – veterinary
services and import policy
• Limited traceability / individual ID of
livestock and movement control
• Lack of training for farmers & workers
• Market access for emerging sector – limited
infrastructure in rural areas
WEAKNESSES
(CONT.)
• Shortage of availability of livestock statistics
• Lack of capacity to enforce legislation
• Porous international borders
THREATS
THREATS
(CONT.)
THREATS
• Sustainable monitoring of controlled and notifiable animal
diseases (CA, TB, FMD, RVF, PPR) and diseases that impact
on trade
THREATS
(CONT.)
• Natural disasters – periodic droughts, floods
Veld fires / Burning
Manage the control of veld fires both for the purposes of protection of
people and their assets as well as for protecting our environmental
values such as grazing land and biodiversity
30,6% Extreme risk
31,3% High risk
11,7% Medium risk
26,4% Low risk
THREATS
(CONT.)
•Alien plant invasions
Invasive alien species affect water security, the ecological functioning of natural systems and
they also pose a threat to the productive use of land. They intensify the impact of veld fires and
floods, and increase soil erosion.
Invader species (Slangbos / Seriphium plumosum)
Relationship between aboveground grass phytomass production loss (%) and Seriphiumplumosum density (shrubs ha− 1)
(P < 0.01; n = 9). (Snyman, 2012)
•Over regulation and legislation of the industry
(Agriculture is dictated by 88 Acts)
THREATS
(CONT.)
• Unilateral trade arrangements of neighboring countries
• Global warming / Water footprint
• Risk factors posed by the game industry
• Lack of written bio-security plans on individual farming
level