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Distell Initiates Trout Farming Venture For Farm Workers
Distell Group Limited
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
Registration number 1988/005808/06
Share code: DST
ISIN Code: ZAE000028668
("Distell")
Distell has created an opportunity for workers on its 985-hectare Plaisir de
Merle farm at Simondium to earn additional income in their spare time by
becoming involved in a broad-based trout farming venture.
Through Distell"s negotiations, Plaisir de Merle is embarking on a pilot
project, involving 12 of the farm"s 64 workers in the venture. Although an
autonomous profit centre, the trout farming venture is connected to a larger
initiative led by the Hands on Fish Farmers Co-operative that will provide a
smoking service and also market all the fish, fresh and smoked, to retailers and
restaurants, on behalf of its members
The co-operative is being run in association with the University of Stellenbosch
Department of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, with funding supplied by the
national Department of Science and Technology.
The first fingerlings will be introduced to one dam on Plaisir de Merle in next
May, with the trout harvested in November 2006. According to farm manager
Freddie le Roux, in its pilot phase the project is expected to yield between 6
and 8 tons of fish with an estimated turnover of R150 000, generating a profit
of around R50 000.
"Depending on the success of the venture in year one, the extent of the
operations can be expanded and additional workers encouraged to join and thus
share in the benefits," says Hannes van Rensburg, Distell group manager: farms.
"The intention is to broaden the skills of the workers, enabling them to augment
their income while also exposing them to business management training. We hope
to facilitate the involvement of more workers as we are confident the scale of
production can be increased after the first year."
Distell is also providing some of the infrastructure necessary to establish the
venture at no cost, including the use of the dams and water supply as well as
all legal input.
"Our keenness to support the project is to help workers in constructive, self-
empowering ways that will enhance the quality of their lives," says Van
Rensburg.
DATE DECEMBER 2005
ISSUED BY DKC (DE KOCK COMMUNIATIONS)
FOR DISTELL GROUP LIMITED
QUERIES HANNES VAN RENSBURG: DISTELL GROUP MANAGER:
FARMS (021) 809 7000 082 564 3259
FREDDIE LE ROUX, PLAISR DE MERLE
FARM MANAGER
082 412 1589
TESSA DE KOCK/PIPPA PRINGLE, DKC
(021) 4222690
Date: 05/12/2005 02:17:04 PM Produced by the JSE SENS Department
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