Question NW1320 to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
04 May 2023 - NW1320
Matiase, Mr NS to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
What is the (a) total number of subsistence and small-scale farmers who have been assisted from the target of 75 000 which was set in 2020 and (b) breakdown of farmers who were assisted in each (i) province and (ii) district; (2) whether the target has been met; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
1. (a) A total of 53 286 subsistence producers were supported across all 9 provinces.
(b) Table 1: supported subsistence producers, by province and district.
|
Provincial Totals |
|
|
Eastern Cape |
9 927 |
|
|
Alfred Nzo |
1631 |
|
|
Amathole |
1424 |
|
|
Buffalo City |
211 |
|
|
Chris Hani |
1646 |
|
|
Joe Gqabi |
706 |
|
|
Nelson Mandela Bay |
364 |
|
|
O.R.Tambo |
3748 |
|
|
Sarah Baartman |
197 |
|
|
Free State |
2 905 |
|
|
Fezile Dabi |
434 |
|
|
Lejweleputswa |
385 |
|
|
Mangaung |
826 |
|
|
Thabo Mofutsanyane |
1092 |
|
|
Xhariep |
168 |
|
|
Gauteng |
2 594 |
|
|
City of Ekurhuleni |
646 |
|
|
City of Johannesburg |
676 |
|
|
City of Tshwane |
544 |
|
|
Sedibeng |
423 |
|
|
West Rand |
305 |
|
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
13 134 |
|
|
Amajuba |
658 |
|
|
City of ethekwini |
1356 |
|
|
iLembe |
1105 |
|
|
King Cetshwayo |
2367 |
|
|
Sisonke |
1003 |
|
|
Ugu |
1504 |
|
|
UMgungundlovu |
1024 |
|
|
Umkhanyakude |
844 |
|
|
Umzinyathi |
654 |
|
|
Uthukela |
603 |
|
|
Zululand |
2016 |
|
|
Limpopo |
7 707 |
|
|
Capricorn |
1799 |
|
|
Great Sekhukhune |
1642 |
|
|
Mopani District Municipality |
1017 |
|
|
Vhembe |
2719 |
|
|
Waterberg |
530 |
|
|
Mpumalanga |
8942 |
|
|
Ehlanzeni |
4342 |
|
|
Gert Sibande |
1825 |
|
|
Nkangala |
2775 |
|
|
North West |
5 505 |
|
|
Bojanala |
1299 |
|
|
Dr Kenneth Kaunda |
447 |
|
|
Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati |
2138 |
|
|
Ngaka Modiri Molema |
1621 |
|
|
Northern Cape |
1 649 |
|
|
Frances Baard |
214 |
|
|
John Taolo Gaetsewe |
1108 |
|
|
Namakwa |
73 |
|
|
Pixley Ka Seme |
126 |
|
|
Siyanda |
128 |
|
|
Western Cape |
923 |
|
|
Cape Winelands |
112 |
|
|
Central Karoo |
30 |
|
|
City of Cape Town |
343 |
|
|
Eden |
247 |
|
|
Overberg |
45 |
|
|
West Coast |
146 |
|
|
Grand Total |
53 286 |
|
(2) No. The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020/21 resulted in several complexities and time-consuming activities that impacted on the acceleration of the implementation process. The latter includes but is not limited to the following:
- The setting up and operationalisation of the setting electronic systems which impacted on the management of the e-voucher solution.
- The physical verification of approved applicants for conformity to the qualification of set criteria.