Question NW1518 to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
03 December 2019 - NW1518
Steyn, Ms A to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
What (a) amount has her department spent on the Recapitalisation and Development (RECAP) programme annually, (b)(i) number of farmers and/or projects were part of the RECAP programme and (ii) amount has been spent on each farmer and/or project for the duration of the implementation of the programme and (c)(i) number of farmers applied for the RECAP programme and were not assisted and (ii) were the reasons why the farmers were not assisted?
Reply:
(a) Please refer to the table below
|
Year |
2009-2012 |
2012-2013 |
2013-2014 |
2014-2015 |
2015-2016 |
2016-2017 |
|
Amount Spent |
R 995 379 034 |
R 1 151 028 123 |
R 1 081 827 772 |
R 461 957 000 |
R 836 612 144 |
R 308 311 000 |
b) (i) 1 675 projects were part of the RECAP programme.
(ii) Please refer to Annexure “A”
c) (i) 375
(ii) Discontinuation of the RECAP programme.