National Agri-Fibre Strategy

A PROPOSED PRESENTATION FRAMEWORK
for the DTI agro-processing
by Diverse International Holdings PTY (Ltd) agri-business

Fundamentals
Respect for WSSD 2002 protocols and conventions, as well as other world conventions on biodiversity, agriculture, food security and safety, environment, carbon audits, etc..

The initiative is a vehicle to implement PPP principles
advertised as: People, Planet, Prosperity
should be read as: Planet, People, Prosperity.

Compliant with Government policy and its trading partners
 Poverty alleviation - job creation.
 Food security & safety.
 BEE (emerging farmers).

Markets
 Creation of a new sector based on innovative technology.
 Export potential.
 Hi-value crops.
 Sustainable.
 North South cooperation framework.

Evolution-revolution in agri-business
From coping with survival and dependency economy to dynamic and sustainable prosperity

From one bottom line = profit
to value money
to Triple bottom line = environmental - social - economical
to value life.

CPPP Community, public, private, partnerships
or
ICE Institutions, communities, enterprises
A model.

Sunlight (biomass) is life & ozone generation therefore sustainable prosperity. Soils & waters are managed by indigenous communities (LED).

The current global & local situation

Economy based on HYDROCARBONS	Prosperity based on CARBOHYDRATES
Ancient sunlight	Present sunlight
Oil -gas-coal	Plant bio-mass
Co2 emission	Co2 absorbtion - O2 production
death	life
Assets are stored underground and owned by multinationals	Assets are land and owned by people who works with it
Non renewable	sustainable
Climate change	Seasonal continuity
Emphasis on industry	Emphasis on agriculture

Strategic evolution in IDP management

Currently we evolve segmentally and sectorially:
 Agriculture and land affairs.
 Water affairs and forestry.
 Trade & Industry.
 Environment and tourism.
 Provincial and local government.

We need institutional clusters which addresses inter-connected value chains:
 Agri-fibres.
 Organic produce.
 Forestry.
 Waste management.
 Feed and food resources.

Critical Need for agri-fibre National Strategy as a model for the clusterisation of economy. Agri-fibres

Established markets	New emerging markets
Cotton	Hemp: Multi uses
Wood fibre & timber	Flax : Technical fibres - proteins - textiles
Cellulose from wood fibre	Sisal: technical fibres
Pulp and paper	Kenaf: cellulose
Agri-board	Others + waste beneficiation

We shall call new emerging markets: the Old-New fibres The historical heritage in agri-fibres
The Old-New fibres have been seen as a competition to cotton and wood, as the perception has been created in the 1930’s in the US, where the petro-chemical lobby "owned "the cotton and synthetic fibres sector, as well as, the timber and paper industry which were major clients for the chemical industry (also in the hands of the petro chemical industry).
Through a series of tax legislations and industrial acts, the Old-New fibres were "pushed out" from the Western trading zones, but remained an essential part of the economy of the non-aligned countries (communist and developing countries). A Turn around fact
Under pressures of the world environmental lobby, mostly in the EU, Old-New fibres are being "reconsidered" positively after an eclipse of nearly 60 years. With the new modern processing technologies and environmental protocols shaping industrial standards (ISO 14 000, climate change, soil and water conservation, biodiversity etc.) the Old-New fibres are unavoidable for the future economy.

They are not competitive to cotton of wood fibre.
They are complementary to them as they don’t "perform" in the same way. The challenge is to create Agri-fibre regions to create a New Industrial Biomass culture.

Competitive situational analysis
All other southern countries are heavily involved in the promotion and developments in Old New fibres : Australia, Argentina, China, India, Indonesia, Brazil
e.g.: most of their legislative framework on industrial hemp in particular has been accommodated to unable the industrial production of agri-fibres.
It is complementary to the food security priority principle as advocated by NDA
Rotational crops, additional cash crops... Hemp and flax seeds are producing omega 3-6-9 essential fatty-acids central to immuno-efficiency. Exclusion Vs Integration
Today:
Cotton at the exclusion of other fibres for the production of technical fibres (woven and non woven). Wood fibre at the exclusion of other fibres in the production of cellulose (pulp, paper, timber and board products).
The norm should be inclusion not exclusivity because all fibres are complementary and non-competitive. And the agri-fibre production shall be evaluated following an environmental impact status (carbon credits and zero waste and effluents) Case study:
 Hemp is a rotational crop and soil rehabilitator.
 Flax is a stand alone companion cash crop.
 Sisal grows on non arable lands companion with essential oils plants.
 Pineapple, banana, agava, sugar cane, sugar beet can produce fibre from reengineered waste management.

For agri-fibre to become a successful economic sector, providing for a consequent job creation, the provinces shall be engaged in a multifibre strategy with specialized industrial parks offering primary and secondary agro-processing, and the manufacture of finished products.

Case study:
Eastern Cape - A multi fibre strategy.
An integrated processing park for:
 Pulp and paper from 4 different sources of supply: Waste paper, alien tree forestry, hemp, pineapple, and kenaf.
 Automotive components: flax, hemp sisal, kenaf.
 Construction materials: hemp.
 Protein: flax and hemp.
 Waste management: biochemicals, composts, animal feed.

A panel for a car needs 3 ha of agri-fibre cultivated per year for technical fibres for non woven textiles and 100% waste beneficiation (cellulose, protein, dust).

Solution Provincial multifibre pilots to be used as integrated industrial economic models.

Eastern Cape	Western Cape
Pulp & paper Automotive components Construction materials Proteins textiles	Construction materials Horse bedding and care products Insulation and isolation materials Proteins textiles
Role players: Agriculture and land affairs Economic affairs and tourism Forestry and water affairs Public works housing	Role players: Agriculture and land affairs Economic affairs and tourism Forestry and water affairs Public works housing

Principles:.
 Mix of emerging and commercial farmers.
 Sewage and land fill sites.
 Work for water programs.
 District and local municipalities.
 Local SME’s.
 One project management team.