The purpose of this document is to provide Part 1 of the Final Report for the Mapping of Agricultural Commodities Production and Infrastructure in the Western Cape Province (Bid 910 – 2022/2023). As per the Terms of Reference (TOR) the following is the anticipated deliverables for the project:
- Deliverable 1 – Mapping, geo-referencing of crops and rural agricultural infrastructure
- Deliverable 2 – Value of agricultural production in the Western Cape
- Deliverable 3 – Agro-processing & related infrastructure and facilities
- Deliverable 4 – Agricultural strategic analysis & business reporting
The final report will be submitted as two parts i.e. Part 1 and Part 2. In essence Part 1 will focus more on the methodology and the approach of collecting the baseline information for the project. Part 2 on the other hand will be more focused on the analysis and interpretation of the baseline information given current trends and market conditions as well as the comparison with the previous baseline studies and other relevant studies.
Given the deliverables above, it was decided that Part 1 would mainly focus on Deliverable 1 and 3 and Part 2 on Deliverable 2 and 4.
Part 1 and Part 2 of the Final Report should be read in conjunction with the 17 monthly reports that were submitted during the project period. These reports were as follows:
- Inception Report
- Literature Review Report
- Summary of the Summer Survey Report
- Remote Sensing Report 1 – 3
- 11 x Monthly Progress Reports
Download the full Report here.