Question NW210 to the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform
14 March 2017 - NW210
Mbabama, Ms TM to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform
(1)(a) How many hectares has his department (i)(aa) purchased under the One Hectare One Household programme and (bb) at what cost, (ii) allocated to beneficiaries and/or farmers and (b) how many beneficiaries and/or farmers received farms; (2) what budget has been allocated to the specified programme since its inception in each year in the Medium-term Expenditure Framework period; (3) how many farmers are currently involved in the specified programme since its inception on 30 October 2015; (4) what are the names of the farms that were transferred to farmers in each (a) province and (b) district by the specified programme in each year since its inception?
Reply:
1. (a) (i)(aa) None, since this is a land development programme targeting State
owned farms, PLAS farms and Communal land.
(bb) Falls Away
(ii) 689 hectares have been allocated to beneficiaries from Gorah (14), Krugerpost (221), Mantusini (373), Westwood (18), Kwa-Mashabalane (41) and Libhaba CPA (22)
(b) 689 Beneficiaries have received Gorah (14), Krugerpost (221), Mantusini (373), Westwood (18), Kwa-Mashabalane (41) and Libhaba CPA (22)
2. The budget allocation over the MTEF is as follows:
|
Year |
2016/2017 |
2017/2018 |
2018/2019 |
2019/2020 |
TOTAL |
|
Budget Allocation |
R 100 000 000 |
R 247 808 000 |
R 619 497 000 |
R 698 973 000 |
R 1 566 278 000 |
3. There are 689 beneficiaries currently involved in a programme
4. (a) and (b)
|
Province |
District |
Farm Name |
Year |
|
Eastern Cape |
OR Tambo |
Mantusini |
July 2016 |
|
Eastern Cape |
Sarah Baartsman |
Gorah |
July 2015 |
|
Eastern Cape |
Sarah Baartsman |
Krugerspost |
August 2016 |
|
KwaZulu Natal |
Umgungundlovu |
Westwood |
July 2016 |
|
Mpumalanga |
Mkhondo |
Kwa-Mashabalane |
March 2016 |
|
Mpumalanga |
Mkhondo |
Libhaba CPA |
March 2016 |