Question NW3505 to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
20 December 2023 - NW3505
Cebekhulu, Inkosi RN to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Whether her department has details of the total number of successful young commercial farmers who have attained funding through her department in the (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21, (c) 2021-22 and (d) 2022-23 financial years; if not, why not; if so, (i) what are the figures in each municipality, (ii) which sectors of agriculture have seen the most investment and (iii) what was the total expenditure?
Reply:
(a),(b),(c),(d) Yes. This response covers young commercial farmers who have received funding from the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) through Conditional Grants (Comprehensive Agricultural Support Programme “CASP” and Ilima/Letsema) that are transferred to Provincial Departments of Agriculture who implement agricultural projects. The young farmers reported herein are beneficiaries (owners or shareholders) of projects that were implemented in the respective financial years reported below.
(i) The number of youth farmers supported per province in the respective financial years as follows: Tables 1 and 2 depicts figures for CASP and Ilima/Letsema respectively, while Table 3 provides information for the Jobs Fund.
Table 1: CASP – Number of youth supported per financial year:
|
CASP |
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Eastern Cape |
195 |
257 |
131 |
278 |
|
Free State |
235 |
610 |
300 |
155 |
|
Gauteng |
67 |
21 |
231 |
1 575 |
|
KwaZulu Natal |
188 |
442 |
484 |
503 |
|
Limpopo |
79 |
77 |
26 |
26 |
|
Mpumalanga |
190 |
61 |
115 |
94 |
|
Northern Cape |
29 |
3 |
39 |
5 |
|
North West |
128 |
128 |
41 |
51 |
|
Western Cape |
251 |
131 |
95 |
3 |
|
Total No |
1 363 |
1 731 |
1 462 |
2 690 |
|
Males/Female |
717 / 646 |
911 / 820 |
840 / 622 |
1 189 / 1 501 |
Source: CASP Annual Reports from Provincial Departments of Agriculture.
Table 2: Ilima/Letsema- Number of youth Supported per financial year
|
Ilima/Letsema |
|
|
|
|
|
Eastern Cape |
5 059 |
410 |
3 894 |
5 672 |
|
Free State |
13 331 |
5 789 |
222 |
0 |
|
Gauteng |
83 |
18 |
2 000 |
55 |
|
KwaZulu Natal |
603 |
607 |
1 241 |
1 235 |
|
Limpopo |
461 |
474 |
2 070 |
1 253 |
|
Mpumalanga |
403 |
191 |
1 408 |
395 |
|
Northern Cape |
26 |
10 |
22 |
0 |
|
North West |
62 |
19 |
0 |
21 |
|
Western Cape |
232 |
36 |
0 |
432 |
|
Total No. |
20 260 |
7 554 |
10 857 |
9 063 |
|
Males/Female |
8 885 / 11 375 |
3 804 / 3 750 |
4 136 / 6 721 |
3 893 / 5 170 |
Source: Ilima/Letsema Annual Reports from Provincial Departments of Agriculture.
Table 3: Jobs Fund – Number of youth supported per financial year:
|
Year |
2019-20 |
2020-21 |
2021-22 |
2022-23 |
|
(i) what are the figures in each municipality? |
Dr. Ruth Segomotsi Mompathi District - 1 livestock farmer (34 years) - Allocated Amount = R 1 021 600 |
Bojanala District (North West) - 2 young citrus farmers (28 & 32 years) - Allocated Amount = R 10 815 965 Chris Hani District (Eastern Cape) - 1 livestock farmer (32 years) - Allocated Amount = R 4 013 514 |
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(ii) which sectors of agriculture have seen the most investment? |
Horticulture and livestock production received the most investment. Funding went towards both primary production and agro-processing. |
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(iii) What was the total expenditure? |
R 15 851 079.00 |
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Total Project Budget |
R 38 437 823.25 |
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% Expenditure on Young Commercial Farmers |
41 % |
(ii) In terms of CASP (Ilima/Letsema), the support focused on grain production followed by livestock, vegetable, and fruit while horticulture and livestock production received the most investment with regards the Jobs Fund intervention.
(iii) Conditional Grants and Jobs Fund Expenditure reported:
|
Financial Year |
CASP Budget spent R’000 |
Ilima/Letsema Budget Spent R’000 |
Jobs Fund Budget Spent |
|
2019/20 |
1 537 000 |
510 000 |
- |
|
2020/21 |
1 041 000 |
415 000 |
- |
|
2021/22 |
1 228 875 |
546 574 |
1 021 600 |
|
2022/23 |
1 478 007 |
593 818 |
10 815 965 4 013 514 |
|
Total spent |
5 284 882 |
2 065 392 |
15 851 079 |
Note! The total expenditure against the budget transferred to the province was reported, not expenditure against gender or vulnerability groups.