NARDI Acting Board Chairperson Dr Mbatshi Mazwiduma has revealed that its strategic objectives include improving agricultural impact, increasing shareholder value and running a sustainable organization when launching the maiden financial results report.The organizations performance is monitored using the balanced scorecard pinned by strategic customers and stakeholders objectives, strategic financial objectives, strategic internal processes objectives and strategic learning and growth objectives.
“Growth has been sluggish during the initial years due to the focus on establishing foundational operating structures. The merger process of incorporating former DAR, NFTRC and BNVL is now complete, performance is expected to improve,” said Mazwiduma.
2022/2023 Performance Highlights include
- Clean final audits
- Attracted external funding that contributed towards revenues
- Development of the corporate performance management framework
- Revision of NARDI Strategic Plan 2022-2026 and workshopping it to all staff
- Field Crops and Horticulture (e.g. sowing of different citrus varieties)
- Animal Health and Production (e.g. Lobu Small Stock project)
- Food Science and Technology (e.g. Characterisation of milk from different goat genotypes)
- Technology Transfer and Commercialisation (e.g. demonstrations of organic farming practices)
