Question NW3179 to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
26 October 2023 - NW3179
Cebekhulu, Inkosi RN to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Whether her department has its own target for job growth within the agriculture sector; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
Yes, the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development DALRRD) has signed a social compact, the Agriculture and Agro-processing Master Plan (AAMP) in May 2022. In summary the AAMP is a sectoral growth strategy that sets out a series of immediate and medium-term actions needed to enable inclusive growth and sustainable job creation in the agriculture and rural economies. In partnership with business and labour, we believe that the AAMP interventions could potentially create 71 487 new jobs.
Through rural development initiatives a total of 964 jobs has been facilitated for the current financial year.
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NUMBER OF JOBS FACILITATED IN THE RURAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES FOR 2023/ 2024 FY |
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PROVINCES |
ANNUAL TARGET |
ACHIEVEMENTS |
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MALE |
FEMALE |
YOUTH |
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY |
TOTAL |
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Eastern Cape |
50 |
48 |
8 |
22 |
0 |
56 |
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Free State |
50 |
47 |
12 |
8 |
0 |
59 |
|
Gauteng |
50 |
38 |
9 |
26 |
0 |
47 |
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KwaZulu Natal |
50 |
24 |
7 |
10 |
0 |
31 |
|
Limpopo |
50 |
78 |
55 |
48 |
0 |
133 |
|
Mpumalanga |
50 |
108 |
37 |
78 |
0 |
145 |
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North West |
50 |
75 |
11 |
45 |
0 |
86 |
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Northern Cape |
50 |
43 |
3 |
21 |
0 |
46 |
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Western Cape |
50 |
41 |
15 |
24 |
0 |
56 |
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Technology Research and Development (TRD) |
50 |
25 |
25 |
20 |
1 |
50 |
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OVERALL TOTAL |
500 |
527 |
182 |
302 |
1 |
709 |
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NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE LINKED TO JOB OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE NARYSEC PROGRAMME FOR 2023/ 2024 FY |
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PROVINCES |
ANNUAL TARGET |
ACHIEVEMENTS |
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MALE |
FEMALE |
YOUTH |
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY |
TOTAL |
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|
NARYSEC |
485 |
36 |
110 |
146 |
23 |
146 |
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OVERALL TOTAL |
485 |
36 |
110 |
146 |
23 |
146 |
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NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE SUPPORTED WITH BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE NARYSEC PROGRAMME FOR 2023/ 2024 FY |
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PROVINCES |
ANNUAL TARGET |
ACHIEVEMENTS |
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|
MALE |
FEMALE |
YOUTH |
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY |
TOTAL |
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|
NARYSEC |
309 |
45 |
64 |
107 |
1 |
109 |
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OVERALL TOTAL |
309 |
45 |
64 |
107 |
1 |
109 |