Question NW1200 to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
02 July 2020 - NW1200
Steyn, Ms A to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
With reference to the shift that was approved by the National Treasury of R400 million from the Administration, Rural Development and Land Reform programmes of her department to Alpha and Land Bank at the end of the Fourth Quarter to fund small-scale farmers to address effects of the Covid-19 pandemic to ensure continuity of food security, (a) where did the rest of the funds for the R1,3 billion Covid-19 grant come from and (b) what are the relevant details of the programmes and amounts shifted for Covid-19?
Reply:
a) The funds were shifted from Programmes, 1, 3 and 5 of the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development.
b) Please refer to the table below.
|
Programmes |
Relevant Details |
Amount |
|
Programme 5 |
Land Reform |
R 147 600 000 |
|
Agricultural Land Holdings Account (ALHA) |
R 923 000 000 |
|
|
Programme 1 |
Administration |
R 129 400 000 |
|
Programme 3 |
Rural Development |
R 100 000 000 |