Question NW1571 to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
07 June 2022 - NW1571
Mbabama, Ms TM to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Whether (a) her department and/or (b) entities reporting to her concluded any commercial contracts with (i) the government of the Russian Federation and/or (ii) any other entity based in the Russian Federation since 1 April 2017; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, for each commercial contract, what are the (aa) relevant details, (bb) values, (cc) time frames, (dd) goods contracted and (ee) reasons that the goods could not be contracted in the Republic?
Reply:
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, LAND REFORM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(a) No (i) no
(b) No (ii) no
However, a bilateral agreement on cooperation in the field of agriculture was signed in 2018 between this Department and the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation.
The agreement prioritizes the following areas of cooperation:
- Livestock farming and veterinary medicine;
- Plant cultivation and phytosanitation;
- Personnel training development in the field of agriculture;
- Agricultural products marketing;
- Investment in agriculture; and
- Cooperation in the field of agriculture within the framework of international organizations and unions.
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
(a) No (i) no
(b) No (ii) no
Perishable Products Export control Board
(a) No (i) no
(b) No (ii) no
NATIONAL AGRICUTLURAL MARKETING COUNCIL
(a) No (i) no
(b) No (ii) no
Ingonyama Trust Board
(a) No (i) no
(b) No (ii) no
ONDERSTEPOORT BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (OBP)
(a) No (i) no
(b) No (ii) no