Question NW3501 to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
25 November 2022 - NW3501
Kruger, Mr HC to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
What (a) number of skill development programmes for small-scale farmers does her department offer and (b) amount has her department spent on each respective skill development programme for entrepreneurs in each of the previous five financial years?
Reply:
a) The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) offers training and capacity-building programmes to smallholder farmers/producers with the Provincial Departments of Agriculture through the Comprehensive Agricultural Support Programme (CASP). Skills development and mentorship was provided under the following 5 broad categories:
- Production: livestock, pig, goat, poultry, vegetable/crop, plant, beef, dairy etc;
- Business and Entrepreneurship: farm management, marketing, financial management, project management, organisational management, conflict management, record keeping;
- Technical: welding, tractor and irrigation maintenance, fencing, etc;
- Occupational Health and Safety: safe use of chemicals, first aid, pest control etc; and
- Mentorship: people management skills, business management skills, production/technical skills and activities, social skills etc.
b) For the last 5 years, 2017/18 – 2021/22, DALRRD offered skills programmes and mentorship to 104 660 beneficiaries and R398 565 000 was spent as outlined below.
Table 1: Budget spent on training and mentorship per province per financial year for the previous 5 years (2017/18 - 2021/22):
|
Province |
Year |
Total Budget over 5 Years |
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|
2017/18 |
2018/19 |
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
2021/22 |
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|
Eastern Cape |
R5 773 000 |
R6 391 000 |
R8 600 000 |
R6 232 000 |
R16 201 000 |
R 43 197 000 |
|
Free State |
R10 231 000 |
R7 194 000 |
R6 900 000 |
R8 700 000 |
R15 043 000 |
R 48 068 000 |
|
Gauteng |
R9 307 000 |
R7 724 000 |
R7 489 000 |
R3 000 000 |
R8 100 000 |
R 35 620 000 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
R7 100 000 |
R10 500 000 |
R8 000 000 |
R8 000 000 |
R15 043 000 |
R 48 643 000 |
|
Limpopo |
R8 691 000 |
R9 165 000 |
R8 276 000 |
R10 000 000 |
R15 043 000 |
R 51 175 000 |
|
Mpumalanga |
R7 322 000 |
R4 545 000 |
R7 033 000 |
R12 143 000 |
R13 886 100 |
R 44 929 100 |
|
Northern Cape |
R2 800 000 |
R1 800 000 |
R1 500 000 |
R8 520 000 |
R9 257 400 |
R 23 877 400 |
|
North West |
R10 695 000 |
R9 000 000 |
R13 767 000 |
R12 468 000 |
R13 886 100 |
R 59 816 100 |
|
Western Cape |
R8 995 000 |
R9 406 000 |
R9 751 000 |
R5 830 000 |
R9 257 400 |
R 43 239 400 |
|
Total |
R 70 914 000 |
R 65 725 000 |
R 71 316 000 |
R 74 893 000 |
R 115 717 000 |
R 398 565 000 |
Table 2: Number of beneficiaries trained per province per financial year for the previous 5 years (2017/18 - 2021/22):
|
Province |
Year |
Total Beneficiaries Trained over 5 Years |
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2017/18 |
2018/19 |
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
2021/22 |
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|
Eastern Cape |
2 137 |
2 919 |
1 683 |
1 108 |
1 550 |
9 397 |
|
Free State |
1 816 |
0 |
402 |
811 |
1 221 |
4 250 |
|
Gauteng |
3 373 |
4 130 |
698 |
154 |
1 526 |
9 881 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
833 |
2 133 |
755 |
536 |
734 |
4 991 |
|
Limpopo |
1 268 |
2 561 |
2 802 |
2 451 |
3 297 |
12 379 |
|
Mpumalanga |
8 246 |
9 596 |
7 372 |
5 911 |
3 155 |
34 280 |
|
Northern Cape |
1 854 |
2 416 |
2 201 |
1 206 |
295 |
7 972 |
|
North West |
1 010 |
1 711 |
1224 |
488 |
1 193 |
5 626 |
|
Western Cape |
2 943 |
1 693 |
1746 |
2 557 |
4 352 |
13 291 |
|
Total |
23 480 |
27 159 |
18 883 |
15 222 |
17 323 |
102 067 |
Table 3: Number of beneficiaries who received mentorship per province per financial year for the previous 5 years (2017/18 - 2021/22):
|
Province |
Year |
Total Beneficiaries Mentored over 5 Years |
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|
2017/18 |
2018/19 |
2019/20 |
2020/21 |
2021/22 |
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|
Eastern Cape |
116 |
375 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
505 |
|
Free State |
17 |
0 |
0 |
104 |
205 |
326 |
|
Gauteng |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
0 |
0 |
0 |
343 |
81 |
424 |
|
Limpopo |
57 |
73 |
71 |
119 |
103 |
423 |
|
Mpumalanga |
43 |
200 |
65 |
0 |
262 |
570 |
|
Northern Cape |
25 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
|
North West |
14 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
0 |
44 |
|
Western Cape |
36 |
159 |
9 |
37 |
35 |
276 |
|
Total |
308 |
807 |
145 |
633 |
700 |
2 593 |