DuPont Pioneer's South Africa Smallholder Farmer Project can help improve food security. Learn more at http://foodsecurity.dupont.com

1. A GROWING POPULATION PUTS INCREASED DEMAND ON
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY:
Improve farm
productivity.
SOUTH AFRICA SMALLHOLDER FARMER DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
IMPROVE SOUTH AFRICA’S FOOD SECURITY
SOUTH AFRICA SMALLHOLDER FARMER DEVELOPMENT PROJECT CAN HELP
BILLION
+2.3
2050 70%
60% 40%
20%
of the world’s
population.
In global population growth
is expected by 2050.
population will soon pass 1 billion and
could reach up to 2 billion by 2050 at
which time it will represent more than
AFRICA'S
increase in global food
production will be
needed by 2050.
of the world’s
uncultivated arable land.
Africa has
Africa could
emerge as a global
breadbasket provided an
enabling agricultural
environment is fostered:
Africa also
faces a lot of food
security challenges:
As much as 40%
of food production going
to waste due to lack of
transport and storage
facilities.
The need for investment in
science, technology, education
and human capital that will
ensure household and national
food security is imperative.
Increasing economic
and political stability.
Average maize yields in Africa are
below 2 tons per hectare –
significantly below the U.S.
(about 10 tons per hectare) and South
Africa averages (4 tons per hectare)Sizeable water
reserves.
Youthful population.
R20m
Training programs will cover:
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South Africa smallholder farmer goals:
Improve household food
security.
Increase incomes
DuPont Pioneer will invest R20 million over 5 years to assist smallholder farmer development in South
Africa. DuPont Pioneer is collaborating with the Limpopo Department of Agriculture and the Madzivhandila
College of Agriculture in the Limpopo province of South Africa, and since the beginning of the collaboration
in November 2012, has invested R500 000 in the project.
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Source: Global Harvest Initiative Symposium, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, FAO
Plant breeding. Variety selection. Agronomic practices.
Plant biotechnology
Techniques utilized in
crop production.
Empower farmers to adopt
best practices for use of maize
hybrid seed, fertilizer and
herbicides, to improve their
maize yields.
How to select the
best seed variety for
their geographical
locations in order to
maximize yields.
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