Question NW3605 to the Minister in the Presidency
08 January 2024 - NW3605
Cebekhulu, Inkosi RN to ask the Minister in the Presidency
Whether her Office has contributed towards the training and/or upskilling of youth agri-preneurs in rural areas in the current financial year; if not, why not; if so, (a) how was thee training and/or upskilling done and (b) what total (i) number of youth were beneficiaries and (ii) amount was spent in this regard?
Reply:
The Presidential Employment Stimulus is coordinated by the Presidency while the budgets and implementation sit with line departments
The pandemic illustrated the vulnerability of our food production and distribution systems. Although exempt from the strictest lockdown regulations, the sector faced severe challenges with disruptions to production and marketing experienced by many small-scale farmers. The Presidential Employment Stimulus has provided production input vouchers to subsistence farmers, to assist them back into production.
In the 2022/ 23 financial year, a total of 104, 906 beneficiaries were reached with vouchers using rollover funds. This is made up of 70% female and 30% male. In the current financial year, a further 17,000 beneficiaries were added to the programme.
Presidential Employment Stimulus – Dashboard is available on www.sons.gov.za
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Phindile Baleni (Ms)
Director General and Secretary of Cabinet
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Khumbudzo Ntshavheni
Minister in the Presidency
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