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CERES WATER<br />
STEWARDSHIP<br />
INITIATIVE<br />
A water stewardship initiative in South<br />
Africa’s stone-fruit sector in Ceres (partnering<br />
with M&S, Woolworths and WWF) first<br />
looked at the on-farm water practices and<br />
the planning of on-site water stewardship<br />
initiatives for nine different farms. All farmers<br />
commented on the value of the process and<br />
have implemented a variety of local water<br />
stewardship steps, including staff training,<br />
regular drainage water quality control<br />
and changes in irrigation approaches. The<br />
initiative further brought together a broader<br />
set of stakeholders from Ceres, through which<br />
three particular broader catchment water<br />
risks were highlighted: urban water quality,<br />
alien invasive plant clearing and information<br />
availability. All three of these issues are now<br />
being addressed with the involvement of the<br />
original farmers, key stakeholders in the<br />
supply chain and representatives from the<br />
catchment management agency.<br />
© WWF-SA
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