Question NW4620 to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
13 December 2022 - NW4620
Masipa, Mr NP to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Given that the high inflationary environment has meant that most emerging farmers are shouldering high input costs as they prepare for the 2022-23 farming season, what steps has her department taken to cushion emerging farmers against high input costs in order to ensure a successful farming season?
Reply:
The below three tables highlight in summary, the state of readiness with regards to the upcoming planting season. The funds are made available to assist producers with production inputs.
- Table 1 depicts the different commodities and the hectares to be covered. In total approximately 81 000 of hectares will be planted with different commodities;
- Table 2 depicts the state of preparation of hectares per province;
- Table 3 depicts cost incurred on grain production support; and
- Based on the data received from all provinces, a total of 29 514 producers will benefit from the intervention. This constitutes 11 809 males and 17 704 females.
A1 Table 1- Planned Ha under production per commodity in 2022/23
|
COMMODITIES |
EC |
FS |
GP |
KZN |
LP |
MP |
NC |
NW |
WC |
TOTAL |
|
FRUIT |
24 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
291 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
17.8 |
352.8 |
|
WINE & TABLE GRAPES |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12.8 |
12.8 |
|
VEGETABLES |
1 216 |
12 |
200 |
2 073 |
878 |
1 140 |
140 |
267 |
30 |
5 756 |
|
GRAINS (MAIZE, DRY BEANS, GROUNDNUTS, WHEAT, SUNFLOWER, SORGHUM) |
26 660 |
1 414 |
4 000 |
10 465 |
6 314 |
15 050 |
200 |
11000 |
848 |
71 951 |
|
MACADAMIA/ NUTS |
0 |
0 |
|
30 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
54 |
|
CHICORY |
40 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
|
COTTON |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
462 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
462 |
|
FODDER |
1 845 |
210 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
110 |
206.3 |
2 371.3 |
|
TOTAL |
29 785 |
1 636 |
4 200 |
12 568 |
7 945 |
16 200 |
340 |
11 411 |
1 114.9 |
80 999.9 |
A2: Progress overall – Table 2
|
Province |
Planned hectares |
Land preparation done |
HA planted |
HA harvested |
Budget Allocated - RANDS |
|
EC |
28 529 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
125 000 000 |
|
FS |
1 636 |
654.4 |
0 |
0 |
39 870 000 |
|
GP |
4 200 |
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|
KZN |
12 568 |
1 344 |
1 144 |
0 |
55 542 000 |
|
LP |
7 945 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
46 256 000 |
|
MP |
16 240 |
8 460 |
921.9 |
602 |
42 069,00 |
|
NC |
200 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 000 000 |
|
NW |
11 411 |
555 |
0 |
0 |
54 401 328 |
|
WC |
1 114.9 |
1 114.9 |
1 114.9 |
8 |
12 998 835 |
|
Total |
83 843.9 |
12 128.3 |
3 180.8 |
610 |
292 900 488 |
A3 COSTS INCURRED – Table 3
|
PROVINCE |
TARGETED HECTARES |
SEEDS ORDERED AND DELIVERED |
FERTILIZER ORDERED |
MECHANISATION UNITS (TRACTORS) |
PESTICIDES (LITRES) |
TOTAL COSTS INCURRED |
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|
TONS |
COSTS INCURED (Rands) |
TONS |
COSTS INCURED (Rands) |
REPAIR / MAINTENANCE |
COSTS INCURRED (Rands) |
LITRES |
COSTS INCURRED (Rands) |
(Rands) |
||
|
EC |
28 529 |
226 |
27 150 552 |
1 103 |
24 167 293 |
Not yet contracted |
Not yet contracted |
846 |
1 124 114 |
52 441 959 |
|
FS |
1 636 |
TRANSFERS TO BENEFICIARY HOLDING ACCOUNT |
26 340 000 |
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|
GP |
4810 |
70.750 |
11 595 660 |
1 000 |
13 000 000 |
None |
N/A |
240 |
56 400 |
24 639 060 |
|
KZN |
22 310 |
61 |
7 216 838 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
810 470 |
0 |
0 |
8 027 308 |
|
LP |
7 945 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 080 000 |
38 914 liters & 4 988 kg |
4 520 000 |
4 928 000 |
|
MP |
16 200 |
274.7 |
40 418 812 |
1 100.1 |
23 297 371 |
58 |
600 000 |
43 050 |
5 567 035 |
69 883 218 |
|
NC |
200 |
None |
None |
None |
None |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
NW |
9489 |
63 |
8 026 840 |
1088 |
19 388 972 |
0 |
0 |
4900 |
691 902 |
28 057 714 |
|
WC |
321.3 |
134 |
765 143 |
237 |
1 437 911.08 |
0 |
118 000 |
1 198 |
1 034 112.50 |
3 355 166.58 |
|
TOTAL |
91 440.3 |
829.45 |
95 173 845 |
4 528.1 |
81 291 547.08 |
70 |
5 608 470 |
89 148 |
12 993 563.5 |
217 672 425.58 |