ARC-IAE
Small-scale farmers/Emerging farmers
	First workshop at Thabina Telecentre The first workshop at the telecentre of Thabina was held on 31 February 2002, in the office of the telecentre. A copier-printer-fax-scanner (MFC-9180) was bought from Netstorm in Tzaneen. In order to ensure acceptance of ownership, it was arranged for the Development Committee to contribute R5 000, and the balance of R5 600 was donated by HR Wallingford, UK. The workshop lasted four hours.
	First meeting held with the Development Committee of Thabina on October 11, 2001 at the office of the Thabina Irrigation Scheme The purpose of this meeting with the Development Committee of Thabina was to inform the Development Committee on the progress of the pilot project - the establishment of a telecentre for their Water Users Association (WUA) at Thabina.
	Thabina telecentre hosts international visitors Thabina is a rural farming community, situated about 30 km south-east of Tzaneen, in the tranquil rural area at the foot of the Rita Mountain. The water from the Thabina River is delivered through a canal system to the various plots of the Irrigation Scheme, where the farmers cultivate maize, vegetables and sub-tropical fruit. Having recently established a Water Users Association at their Irrigation Scheme, the farmers identified the telecentre as a means to get easy access to informations concerning their daily farming and social activities, that will contribute to their social and economical development.
	Publication on implements for animal traction For many years, animal traction users have received very little, if any official support from governments in South Africa. It really is only since the formation of the South African Network of Animal Traction in 1992, that the use of animal traction has been admitted back into the spotlight.