Question NW432 to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development:
06 April 2020 - NW432
Masipa, Mr NP to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development:
In view of the fact that only two of the nine export protocol targets were met, what are the details of the (a) targets that were (i) not met and (ii) met and (b) plan(s) to correct the situation and ensure that the targets are met?NW613E
Reply:
In terms of the quarterly performance targets in the 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan (APP), 9 export protocols were implemented during Quarter 1, but were reported to be still in progress pending validation of reported data at the regional offices (WC, KZN, PE) by the unit responsible for Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E). As at to date, validation of the 9 export protocols by both M&E and the Directorate Inspection Services(DIS) has been concluded and all 9 export protocols have been implemented.
7 export protocols were implemented during Quarter 2 of 2019/20, but were also reported to be still in progress pending validation.M&E is allowed 90 days after each Quarter to validate reported performance.
The implementation of the protocols is seasonal and sometimes overlaps to the next quarter. The table below shows in which quarters each export control is expected.
|
Export protocol |
Quarter 1 |
Quarter 2 |
Quarter 3 |
Quarter 4 |
|
Apples to China |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Apples to Mexico |
X |
|||
|
Apples to Taiwan |
X |
|||
|
Citrus to China |
X |
X |
||
|
Citrus to Japan |
X |
X |
||
|
Citrus to S. Korea |
X |
X |
||
|
Citrus to Thailand |
X |
X |
||
|
Citrus to USA |
X |
X |
||
|
Pears to USA |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
Table grapes to China |
X |
X |
||
|
Table grapes to Israel |
X |
X |
||
|
Table grapes to Thailand |
X |
X |
||
|
Table grapes to USA |
X |
X |