Question NW1012 to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
06 January 2021 - NW1012
Steyn, Ms A to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
What is the breakdown of the R1,3 billion Covid-19 support for agriculture in terms of each (a) item and (b) province; (2) whether her department advertised a tender to source the personal protective equipment; if not, why not; if so, (a) who were the service providers, (b) what items were bought and (c) what was the cost of each item; (3) whether she will furnish Mrs A Steyn with a list of all successful applications of farmers; if not, why not, if so, on what date; (4) what (a) amount did each farmer receive in each district, (b) is the name of each farmer who received the Covid-19 financial support and (c) are the contact details of each farmer?
Reply:
(1)(a) Please refer to the table below.
|
Breakdown of the R1,3 billion |
(a) Items |
|
R 100 million |
Land Bank |
|
R 400 million |
Production Support (Stimulus Package) |
|
R 20 million |
Hygiene |
|
R 1 million |
Communication |
|
R 745 million |
Production Support (Smallholder & Communal Farmers support) |
|
R 4.1 million |
OCR Hardware |
(b) There is no breakdown of allocations per province.
2. No. The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) sourced personal protective equipment by means of quotations and transversal contracts through emergency procurement process as outlined in National Treasury Instruction Notes No.8 of 2019/2020 and No. 5 of 2020/21.
(a),(b),(c) Falls away.
3. Yes. Please refer to Annexure A.
(4)(a),(b), Please refer to Annexure A.
(c) Minister is unable to divulge the contact details of each farmer without their knowledge and consent.