Question NW352 to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural DevelopmentQUESTION
03 September 2019 - NW352
Weber, Mr WL to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural DevelopmentQUESTION
What (a) number of official international trips is (i) she and (ii) her deputies planning to undertake in the 2019-22 medium term expenditure framework, (b) will the (i) destination, (ii) date, (iii) purpose and (iv) number of persons who will travel with the delegation be and (c) is the detailed breakdown of the expected cost of (i) flights, (ii) accommodation and (iii) any other expenses in each case?
Reply:
*All reflected costs are estimate amounts.
*This is not an exhaustive list as a number of Ministerial interventions may be proposed based on the market dynamics for agricultural products and Minister may also be invited by her counterparts on a bilateral issues and those of global governance. therefore, this will be updated regularly.
|
Date |
Destination |
Purpose of trip |
Delegation |
Flights |
Accommodation |
Other Expenses |
|
31 July – 6 August 2019 |
Benin |
FAO conference |
Minister Private PA DG Mlengana Act DG Sadiki |
R111 000 |
R60 000 |
R10 000 |
|
August 29-30 2019 |
Denmark |
World Food Summit |
To be confirmed |
R50 000 |
R20 000 |
R34000 |
|
September 2019. (To be confirmed with Botswana) |
Gaborone, Botswana |
Resolve bilateral issues on trade in agricultural products. |
To be confirmed |
R27 000 |
R24 000 |
R7 000 |
|
25 to 26 September 2019 |
Brasilia |
9th BRICS Ministers of Agriculture meeting |
To be confirmed |
R50 000 |
Minister +3 to be paid by the host country |
R10 000 |
|
September 25 - 26 |
Brazil |
Meeting of Ministers of Agriculture of BRICS, to be held in Brasilia |
To be confirmed |
R50 000 |
Host country provide accommodation for the (Minister + 3 ) |
R10 000 |
|
October 2019 |
Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA. |
Attend the Specialized Technical Committee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Water and Environment. Minister is the outgoing 2nd Vice Chairperson of the Bureau of this committee. |
To be confirmed
|
R30 000 |
R20 000 |
R 13 000 |
|
November 2019 (To be confirmed by Presidency) |
Windhoek, NAMIBIA. |
Binational Commission (BNC) postponed from last year. Minister may be invited to the Joint Cooperation Commission (JCC) which precedes the BNC to accompany the DIRCO Minister. |
To be confirmed |
R26 000 |
R20 000 |
R7 000 |
|
22 November to 01 December 2019 |
Abidjan, COTE D’IVOIRE. |
5th Agriculture and Animal Resource Fair To be an effective international interlocutor for the agriculture of South Africa and effectively contribute towards the African Agenda |
To be confirmed |
R50 000 |
R20 000 |
R10 000 |
|
2020 venue and date not available yet 2021 venue and date not available yet |
Russia India |
10th BRICS Ministers of Agriculture meeting 11th BRICS Ministers of Agriculture meeting |
To be confirmed |
R50 000 |
Minister +3 paid by the host country as per ToR |
R10 000 |
|
2020 (date still to be confirmed |
Zimbabwe |
31st FAO Regional Conference |
To be confirmed |
R50 000 |
R15 000 |
R10 000 |
|
November Date not confirmed yet |
France |
F’SAGRI Steering Committee meeting |
Deputy Minister To be confirmed |
R50 000 |
R16000 |
R10 000 |
|
May 2020. |
Saudi Arabia |
G20 Ministers of Agriculture meeting |
To be confirmed |
R50 000 |
R20 000 |
R10 000 |
|
12 -16 July 2021 |
Italy, Rome |
42nd session of the FAO Conference |
To be confirmed |
R50 000 |
R20 928 |
R6000 |
|
January 2020 (last week to be confirmed by the AU Commission) |
Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA |
African Union General Assembly |
To be confirmed |
R50 000 |
R20 000 |
R 10 000 |
|
2022 venue and date not available yet |
China |
12th BRICS Ministers of Agriculture meeting |
To be confirmed |
R50 000 |
Minister +7 paid by the host country as per ToR |
R10 000 |