Reply:

 

Please refer to Annexure A below.

ANNEXURE A OF NA-QUES 2385 OF 2021

1. Land Bank support during the proof of concept phase (2018/2019 financial year):

Farmers supported during the proof of concept phase in 2018/19 financial year.
Province	Type of Support	Commodity	Total Value (R'000)	Approved Grant (R'000)	Approved Loan (R'000)	Amount Drawn (R’000)	Insurance (Y/N)	Permanent Jobs	Status
KwaZulu Natal	Mortgage and production loam	Sugarcane	15 000	7 000	8 000	15 000	Y	13	Operational. Although the client experienced a small fire which burnt ± 39 ha of sugar cane, ±21 ha was mature cane. On 4 November 2019 the client lodged claim against insurance for the damage to the 18 ha. Despite the above, the client is on track with farming operations and payments. The instalment has already been provided for.
Northern Cape	Mortgage and Production loan	Livestock	8 152	4 000	4 152	8 152	N	3	Operational. Although drought is still persistent in NC, supplements continue to be given to livestock and farmer drilled borehole.
Mpumalanga	Mortgage and Production loan	Mixed (crops and Livestock)	51 386	33 826	17 560	51 386	N	23	Operational. 15 Cattle were reported stolen in December 2019. 70ha under production.
North West	Mortgage and production loan.	Broilers and Cattle	10 214	2 714	7 500	10 214	N	29	Operational. chickens.	Sells	broilers	to	Supreme
North West	Mortgage and Production loan	Broilers	19 158	13 858	5 300	19 158	N	8	Operational. chickens.	Sells	broilers	to	Supreme
North West	Mortgage and Production loan	Mixed (crops and Livestock)	55 000	35 500	19 500	55 000	N	5	Operational.
Gauteng	Mortgage and Production loan	Broilers	6 852	4 710	2 142	6 852	N	7	Operational although the farmer experienced challenges with poor project management during construction of 3 poultry houses. Contract with Avon chickens.
Total			165 762	101 608	64 154	165 762		88
PS: It took the Land Bank 272 days on average from approval to disbursement.

PS: The agreement with Land Bank is still effective however, the current liquidity challenges at Land Bank has prevented Land Bank to support the farmers through Blended Finance after it was relaunched on 18 March 2021 as they are still awaiting their challenges to be resolved before supporting new transactions.

Support through IDC

The IDC started implementing blended finance after the re-launch by Ministers of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development and Trade, Industry and Competition on 18 March 2021. The following is the IDC performance since the launch:

• 1. DALRRD transferred R200 million to IDC in March 2021. The second Tranche will be disbursed before end November 2021;
  2. The base target contribution from IDC is R4 billion and Dalrrd has committed R1 billion in five years to the IDC;
  3. Approvals as at 30 September 2021 – IDC has approved total funding of R260,340 million, of which R182,340 million is loan and R78 million grant; supporting 5 enterprises and creating 128 permanent jobs as shown in the table below:

	Producers supported through IDC as at end September 2021
Province	Type of support	Commodity	Total Value R'000	Grant Approved	Loan Approved	Total Drawn	Insurance (Y/N)	Permanent Jobs	Comment
KZN	Acquisition Production loan	Timber (Forestry)	25 400	10 000	15 400	0	Y	26	Expansionary acquisition.
GP	Production loan (Capex & Opex)	Agro- processing (vegetables)	11 000	4 000	7 000	0	Y	32	Support working capital and machinery.
MP	Production loan (Capex & Opex)	Broilers	75 400	23 000	52 400	0	Y	21	start up: 360 000 chickens per cycle
GP	Production loan (Capex & Opex)	Broilers	72 640	23 000	49 640	0	Y	25	Expansion:380 000 to 680 000 chickens per cycle
MP	Production loan (Capex & Opex)	Broilers	75 900	18 000	57 900	0	Y	24	Expansion:545 000 to 845 000 chickens per cycle
Total			260 340	78 000	182 340	0		128
Final conditions to be met before transfers are made.

Furthermore the current pipeline is as follows:

• 1. Eight (8) transactions are at Due diligence phase (DD) requiring R534 million and R168 million grant, creating 656 permanent jobs;
  2. Transactions that have passed the deal development forum (DDF) and are moving to Due diligence phase are four (4), requiring R199 million loan and R38 million grant, creating 314 permanent jobs;
  3. Lastly there are 13 transactions that are at assessment phase requiring R1, 320 billion and R337 million grant, creating 260 permanent jobs;

  4. The commodities supported include poultry, beef, piggery, Horticulture, agro- processing and forestry.

Jobs Fund Facility

• • DALRRD has received funding amounting to R300 million from the Jobs Fund to support 108 smallholder producers towards their commercialisation. The fund received from the Jobs Fund required match funding of an equal amount of R300 million from DALRRD. A contract has been signed with the Land Bank as the authorised credit provider. The Land Bank has been appointed as the Implementing Agent for DALRRD’s Jobs Fund project.

• • The R300 million from the Jobs Fund coupled with the R300 million match fund from DALRRD is allocated to producers as 50% loan and 50% grant. The loan is repayable at a 7.5% interest to be used as a revolving fund to support additional producers.

Reply:

(1) (a) 57 406, 6707 hectares.

(b) The current usage of the land is for livestock, crop production, and settlement.

1. The commonage land belongs to different municipalities and they will assist the beneficiaries should the need for water rights arises.

1. Yes. Please refer to Annexure A.

1. No. There are no reports of any invasion of commonage land that has been reported to the Department by the Municipalities.

• 1. ,(b) Falls away.

ANNEXURE A OF NA-QUES 2701 OF 2021

Property Description	Hectares Acquired	Production Type	Water Rights	Invasions
Ptn 0 of the farm No: 7/R Macleantown, East London	245,0000	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Remaining Extent of Farm No.313, Remaining Extent of Farm No.314, Remaining Extent of Farm No.315, Remaining Extent of farm No.316, Remaining Extent of Farm No.317, Remaining Extent of Farm No.318 and Remaining Extent of Farm No.319, Stockenstrom.	148,7439	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Ptn 0 of the farm Hogsback no178, Ptn 0 of the farm Hogsback no182, Stockenstrom	1019,0000	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Remaining Extent and Portion 1 of Farm Buxton Commonage No.1316	615,0000	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Ptn 1 of the farm no: 950 Gonzana, Stockenstrom RD	650,0000	Settlement	Unknown	Unknown
Remaining Extent of Farm No.162 and Remaining Extent of Farm No.188, Victoria East	1109,6571	Settlement	Unknown	Unknown
Remaining Ext of Farm Keibolo No 37; Remaining Ext of Farm Elfin No 38 Elfin, Stutterheim RD	1568,8953	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Ptn 0 of the farm No: 129. EAST LONDON RD	212,8977	Settlement	Unknown	Unknown
Portion 3 of the Farm 149, Remainder of farm 148	698,6132	Crops	Unknown	Unknown
Remaining Extent of Farm KARKOTS KRAAL No.116; Remaining Extent of Farm No.391	1600,0000	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Ptn 1 of the Farm 129; Erven 466; 467; 468	2448,9494	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
358/80,81,102,103,104,110,302,303,304,325,327,328,329,330,334,335,336,337; 366/1,2	476,0000	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Remaining Extent of Farm No.334, Graaf Reinet	973,0000	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
280/R8,343/R,344/R,345,346/R1,347/R,372/2,373/R2	700,1537	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Ptn 1 of the farm Klipplaat Commonage no214; Ptn 0 of the farm Klipplaat Commonage no214; Ptn 3 of the farm Klipplaat Commonage no257, Jansenville	4263,9206	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Ptn 0 of the Farm Kareedouw no797, Humansdorp	1123,0000	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Remaining Extent of Portion 1 of Farm Groote Vlei No.146, Baviaans	1326,7477	Settlement	Unknown	Unknown
Portion 1 of Farm No.55, Hankey	522,8771	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Ptn 0 of the farm Grahamstown no240, Ptn 0 of the farm Grahamstown no241, Ptn 0 of the farm Grahamstown no335, Albany RD	2070,1935	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Rem Ext of Portion 5 of the Farm BRAKFONTEIN No.241, Portion 8, 18 and 19 of the Farm KRUISFONTEIN No.249	597,7495	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Ptn 0 of the farm bushmans river no338, Ptn 5 of the farm Bushmans river 228, Bathutrust	621,0000	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Remaining Extent and Portion 1 of the Farm No 145; Portion 1 and 4 of the Farm Cypress Valley No.144, Aberdeen RD	3920,0000	Crops	Unknown	Unknown
Portion 1 of Farm No.128, Takastad	3084,0000	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Lukhanji Commonage, Queenstown	909,2616	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Ptn 2 of the farm commonage no164, Ptn 6 of the farm commonage no 164, Queenstown	237,0256	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Ptn 4, 8 & 17 of the farm PAARDE KRAAL 64, Molteno RD	741,0000	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Remaining extent of Portion 2, Portion 3, Portion 4 & 5 of the Farm Weltevreden No. 45 Division of Queenstown: and Remainder of Portions 1,2, &4 of farm Weltevrede Annex No. 196 Wodehouse Registration Division.	1376,5635	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Portion 3, Portion 11, Portion 13, Portion 14 of Farm No.50; Portion 2, Portion 4, Portion 15 of Farm No.59; Remaining Extent of Portion 1 of Farm No.61, Venterstad	5297,0000	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Remaining Extent of Farm No.26; Remaining Extent and Portion 12 of Farm No.32; Remaining Extent of Portion 1 of Farm No.46, Lady Grey	2591,0000	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Remaining Extent of Portion 2 and Portion 4 of Farm No.56; Remaining Extent of Farm No.189; Portion 1 of Farm No.190, Albert	1700,0000	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Ptn 0 of the farm No: 236, WODEHOUSE RD	171,4971	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Portion 4 and Portion 5 of Farm No.181; Portion 7 of the Farm No.180; Portion 2 and Portion 3 of the Farm No.181, Burgersdorp	2079,0400	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Portion 1 of Farm No.72, Portion 17 of Farm No.73, Remaining Extent of Farm No.75, Remaining Extent of Farm No.76, Steynsburg	1228,0000	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Ptn 0,1, of the farm DRIEFONTEIN 168; Ptn 0 & 1 of the farm COFFEE FONTEIN 138 and Ptn 0 of the farm ANDERSON VREDE 263 Wodehouse RD	3570,0000	Crops	Unknown	Unknown
Remaining Extent and Portion 1 of Farm No.168; Remaining Extent and Portion 2 of Farm No.138; Remaining Extent of Farm No.263, Wodehouse	3579,3911	Crops	Unknown	Unknown
62 Ruigterfontein, 12 Melkspruit, Fonteinskloof (61/4,5,6)	2161,0000	Crops	Unknown	Unknown
177/2 (Dunkeld) Craigievar, 203/13 Portion of Portion12) Gelege Fontein, Albert RD	1239,1463	Crops	Unknown	Unknown
Remaining Extent, Portion 4 and Portion 9 of Farm Vaalkop No. 48, Venterstad	531,3468	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown

Reply:

 

(1) (a) 17 945,6863 hectares.

(b) The current usage of the land is for crop, livestock production and settlement.

The commonage land belongs to different municipalities and they will assist the beneficiaries should the need for water rights arises.

Yes. Please refer to Annexure A.

No. There are no reports of any invasion of commonage land that has been reported to the Department by the Municipalities.

,(b) Falls away.

ANNEXURE A OF NA-QUES 2803 OF 2021

Property Description	Total Hectares Acquired	Production Type	Water Rights	Land Invasions
R/E of Ptn 1 & 34 (a portion of portion 7) Elandsdrift 467, JQ	70,4326	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
PTN 235 ( a portion of Portion 233) and one and a half share of PTN 182 of the farm Rooikoppies 297	60,0000	Settlement	Unknown	Unknown
PTN 23 (a portion of Portion 3), PTN 9 ( a portion of Portion 2), remaining extend of PTN 11, PTN 5 ( a portion of Portion 1, PTN 22 (a portion of Portion 3), PTN 25 ( aportionof Portion 1) and remaning extent of PTN 1 of the farm Leeuwfontein 456	862,0000	Crops	Unknown	Unknown
Ptn 11, 25, 26 and 1/24 of Syferfontein 381	784,9574	Settlement	Unknown	Unknown
1/48 share in R/E of the farm Klipgat 249 JQ	807,3071	Settlement	Unknown	Unknown
Remainder of Ptn 7; Remainder of Ptn 8; Ptn of Ptn 18; Ptn 23; Remainder of Ptn 13; Ptn 11 (Ptn of Ptn 3) of the farm Doornpan No 195, IP	1538,0000	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Portion 7 of the Farm Eleazer 377, IP	818,7054	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Portion 24 of the farm Klipkop no 24 HP,Portion 21( a Portion of portion 5), Remaining portion of portion 4,a Portion of portion 35 of portion 29, certain portion 29 of portion 4,portion 38 (a Portion of portion 7), remaining extent of portion 7 and remaining extent of the farm LEEUBOSCH 44 HP.portion 52(a Portion of portion 50), remaining Portion of portion 50, remaining extent of portion 1and remaining Portion of portion 12 all of the farm Rietkuil 43 HP	1464,7601	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Remaining extent of the Farm Rosendal 673 IN	1044,2062	Crops	Unknown	Unknown
Remaining Extent of Portion 3 (A por of Por 1) of the farm Zoutpan, Por 14 of the farm Zoutpan 349.	425,6793	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Remaining extent of Farm FOREST HALL 182	2534,4682	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Portion 3 of the farm Zoutpan 301 and portion 2 of the farm Holwater West 303 HO	869,9300	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
farm Kareeplaas No 255 HO; ptn 2 of Smitskraal No 254 HO and Remaining extent of the farm Uitkyk No 256 HO	3085,0000	Settlement	Unknown	Unknown
Remaining portion of the farm Witpoortje 88 and Portion 22 (portion of Portion 19 of the farm Palmietfontein 92	1422,0000	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown
Remainder Portion 33 (Harmonie) (a portion of portion 18) and Portion 51( a portion of Portion 44) of the farm Rietdraai 51	72,2400	Crops	Unknown	Unknown
portion 2 of the farm zandpootje 95 JP and portion 10 of the farm petrusdam 55 JP	2086,0000	Livestock	Unknown	Unknown

Reply:

 

The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) provides technical support and advice to the organic farming sector. This include cultivation practices, pests and disease control and post-harvest handling practices. Provincial departments of agriculture provide financial support to farmers through the Comprehensive Agricultural Support Programme (CASP) and Ilima/ Letsema conditional grants.

Organic farming has great potential in terms of economic growth and job creation. This is due to the fact that organic farming is highly labour intensive. There is a bigger scope for increasing the size of the industry in terms of hectares and farmers because organically produced products fetch premium prices on both local and export markets.

DALRRD had also collaborating with the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition regarding linking smallholder organic farmers to retail outlets, including the big supermarket chains. The biggest efforts were directed at helping farmers to comply with market requirements of these retail outlets. This was in line with recommendations from the Fund for Research into Industrial Development, Growth and Equity (FRIDGE) study on organic farming carried out through National Economic Development and Labour Council (NEDLAC).

DALLRD is also responsible for regulating the organically produced products through the Agricultural Products Standards Act (Act 119 of 1990). This is done to ensure that good agricultural products are used when products are produced as well as the post-production handling procedures to ensure the quality and safety of products destined for local as well as export markets. Inspection services of the DALRRD ensures that all farmers and other stakeholders in the food value chain comply with the prescribed requirements.

Reply:

(1)(a) The Department worked with Organised Agriculture and appointed Locust Control Contractors. Organised Agriculture submitted the names of the people to be appointed as locust control contractors for each locust district. All appointed Locust Control Contractors were trained and supplied with insecticide, spray pumps and protective clothing. Reimbursement of the Locus Control Contractors was informed by number of days worked and distance travelled.

The Helicopter Service Provider was appointed to supplement the ground control teams in reaching inaccessible areas.

The officials of the Department monitored and evaluated the locust control operations. The locust outbreak was successfully controlled in 45 locust districts in the Northern Cape Province from January 2020 to August 2021.

(b) The Department appointed a total number of 1076 Locust Control Contractors and Helicopter Service Provider to control the outbreak.

(c) The total cost of the operation for Eastern Cape, Free State, Northern Cape and Western Cape was R 74 667 464.14. It is not possible to give cost only for Northern Cape due to centralization of items such as insecticides, protective clothing, etc at the depot in the Northern Cape from where it is dispatched as required.

(2) Not all service providers were paid within 30 days. The reasons for not paying within 30 days were:

• closure of departmental buildings due to exposure to Covid-positive cases (processing of payments cannot be done remotely); and
• incorrect banking details of the service providers (which required another process of engaging the service provider).

Reply:

(1)(a) The extent of the commonage land in the Western Cape is 8 617,0442 hectares.

(b) The current usage of the land is for horticulture, crop, and livestock farming.

(2),(3) Please refer to Annexure A.

4. Yes.

• a) The land that has been invaded is Erf 3617 in Citrusdal in Clanwilliam Registration Division measuring 87,4921 hectares and which is under the ownership of Cederberg Municipality.
• b) There is a Notarial Deed registered against the property to be used only for agricultural purposes. The Department had previously supported the famers through the One Household One Hectares Programme.

ANNEXURE A OF NA-QUES 2591 0F 2021: COMMONAGE PROPERTIES

Farm/ Project name	Property Description	Hectares Acquired	Commodity	Production Type 1	Water Rights (including relevant details) Yes or No and what steps to be taken to ensure water rights	Current Situation
Vredendal Saamwerk Boerdery	The Remaining Extent of Erf 771 in Vredendal (Matzikama Municipality) in the Vanrhynsdorp registration Division	21,7302	Vegetables	Horticulture	Yes, 5ha of water rights is registered	This commonage is not in optimal use as the farmers are not using the full 21.7 ha but is farming on a piece of the adjacent land which is an airstrip. The farmers have formal leases with the Municipality.
Petersfield	Erf 3617 in Citrusdal in Clanwilliam Registration Division	87,4921	Vegetables	Horticulture	Yes, 10ha of water rights is registered	The property is under ownership of Cederberg Municipality and currently illegally occupied. Absence of formal contracts between Municipality and Farmers. There is a Notarial Deed registered against the property to be used only for agricultural purposes. The Department had previously through the One Household One Hectares Programme supported the famers.
Prince Albert Commonage	Portion 1 of the farm Damascus Nr 153, Prince Albert Municipality	5 580,3060	Crops and Livestock	Crops and Livestock	No, the land has Schedule 1 water, as it is only suitable for livestock use, therefore no water rights are required to be registered.	Commonage is still under the ownership of the Municipality and leased to farmers.
Beaufort West Commonage	Farm Bulskop No.423	2 667,0374	Red Meat	Livestock	No, the land has Schedule 1 water, as it is only suitable for livestock use, therefore no water rights are required to be registered. The Municipality has registered boreholes on the property.	Beaufort West Municipality sold the commonage to a commercial farmer to purchase Hansrivier for water for the town.
Bitou Commonage	Remainder of Farm No. 487	196,4785	Vegetables	Horticulture	Yes	Commonage transferred back to the DALRRD. This property forms part of the PLAS projects allocation done and 30 years lease signed.
Oudtshoorn Commonage	Remainder of Portion 11 of Welgemeend	64,0000	White Meat	Livestock	No, the land has Schedule 1 water, as it is only suitable for livestock use, therefore no water rights are required to be registered. The Municipality has registered boreholes on the property.	The Municipality is currently leasing the land to the Oudtshoorn community farmers farming with pigs on a three years renewal contract. DALLRD Recap branch previously tried to support famers through 1hh1ha unfortunately the program was discontinued.

Reply:

No.

(a),(b)(i)(ii),(c)(i)(ii) Falls away.

Reply:

Yes.

a) The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) has signed agreements to implement blended finance with Land Bank and the Industrial Development Cooperation (IDC).

• The 1st Memorandum of Agreements (MOA) made and entered into between the former Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) and Land Bank was signed on March 2018;
• The 2nd one was a tripartite that was entered into between former DAFF, Land Bank and former Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) signed in September 2018; and
• The 3rd one was between DALRRD and IDC signed in March 2021.

b) Details of funding provided to farmers: Please refer to Annexure A.

ANNEXURE A OF NA-QUES 2307 OF 2021

(i) Land Bank support during the proof of concept phase (2018/2019 financial year):

Farmers supported during the proof of concept phase in 2018/19 financial year.
Province	Type of Support	Commodity	Total Value (R'000)	Approved Grant (R'000)	Approved Loan (R'000)	Amount Drawn (R’000)	Insurance (Y/N)	Permanent Jobs	Status
KwaZulu Natal	Mortgage and production loan	Sugarcane	15 000	7 000	8 000	15 000	Y	13	Operational. Although the client experienced a small fire which burnt ± 39 ha of sugar cane, ±21 ha was mature cane. On 4 November 2019 the client lodged claim against insurance for the damage to the 18 ha. Despite the above, the client is on track with farming operations and payments. The instalment has already been provided for.
Northern Cape	Mortgage and Production loan	Livestock	8 152	4 000	4 152	8 152	N	3	Operational. Although drought is still persistent in NC, supplements continue to be given to livestock and farmer drilled borehole.
Mpumalanga	Mortgage and Production loan	Mixed (crops and Livestock)	51 386	33 826	17 560	51 386	N	23	Operational. 15 Cattle were reported stolen in December 2019. 70ha under production.
North West	Mortgage and production loan.	Broilers and Cattle	10 214	2 714	7 500	10 214	N	29	Operational. Sells broilers to Supreme chickens.
North West	Mortgage and Production loan	Broilers	19 158	13 858	5 300	19 158	N	8	Operational. Sells broilers to Supreme chickens.
North West	Mortgage and Production loan	Mixed (crops and Livestock)	55 000	35 500	19 500	55 000	N	5	Operational.
Gauteng	Mortgage and Production loan	Broilers	6 852	4 710	2 142	6 852	N	7	Operational although the farmer experienced challenges with poor project management during construction of 3 poultry houses. Contract with Avon chickens.
Total			165 762	101 608	64 154	165 762		88
PS: It took the Land Bank 272 days on average from approval to disbursement.

PS: The agreement with Land Bank is still effective however, the current liquidity challenges at Land Bank has prevented Land Bank to support the farmers through Blended Finance after it was relaunched on 18 March 2021 as they are still awaiting their challenges to be resolved before supporting new transactions.

(ii) Support through IDC (the spreadsheet with details is attached)

The IDC started implementing blended finance after the re-launch by Ministers of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development and Trade, Industry and Competition on 18 March 2021. The following is the IDC performance since the launch:

a) DALRRD transferred R200 million to IDC in March 2021. The second Tranche will be disbursed before end November 2021;

b) The base target contribution from IDC is R4 billion and Dalrrd has committed R1 billion in five years to the IDC;

c) Approvals as at 30 September 2021 – IDC has approved total funding of R260,340 million, of which R182,340 million is loan and R78 million grant; supporting 5 enterprises and creating 128 permanent jobs as shown in the table below:

Producers supported through IDC as at end September 2021
Province	Type of support	Commodity	Total Value R'000	Grant Approved	Loan Approved	Total Drawn	Insurance (Y/N)	Permanent Jobs	Comment
KZN	Acquisition Production loan	Timber (Forestry)	25 400	10 000	15 400	0	Y	26	Expansionary acquisition
GP	Production loan (Capex & Opex)	Agro-processing (vegetables)	11 000	4 000	7 000	0	Y	32	Support working capital and machinery
MP	Production loan (Capex & Opex)	Broilers	75 400	23 000	52 400	0	Y	21	Start up: 360 000 chickens per cycle
GP	Production loan (Capex & Opex)	Broilers	72 640	23 000	49 640	0	Y	25	Expansion:380 000 to 680 000 chickens per cycle
MP	Production loan (Capex & Opex)	Broilers	75 900	18 000	57 900	0	Y	24	Expansion:545 000 to 845 000 chickens per cycle
Total			260 340	78 000	182 340	0		128
Final conditions to be met before transfers are made.

Furthermore the current pipeline is as follows:

d) Eight (8) transactions are at Due diligence phase (DD) requiring R534 million and R168 million grant, creating 656 permanent jobs;

e) Transactions that have passed the deal development forum (DDF) and are moving to Due diligence phase are four (4), requiring R199 million loan and R38 million grant, creating 314 permanent jobs;

f) Lastly there are 13 transactions that are at assessment phase requiring R1, 320 billion and R337 million grant, creating 260 permanent jobs;

g) The commodities supported include poultry, beef, piggery, Horticulture, agro-processing and forestry.

ii) Jobs Fund Facility

• DALRRD has received funding amounting to R300 million from the Jobs Fund to support 108 smallholder producers towards their commercialisation. The fund received from the Jobs Fund required match funding of an equal amount of R300 million from DALRRD. A contract has been signed with the Land Bank as the authorised credit provider. The Land Bank has been appointed as the Implementing Agent for DALRRD’s Jobs Fund project.

• The R300 million from the Jobs Fund coupled with the R300 million match fund from DALRRD is allocated to producers as 50% loan and 50% grant. The loan is repayable at a 7.5% interest to be used as a revolving fund to support additional producers.

Reply:

(1) As responded to in March 2021, the proposed Animal Welfare Bill has not been introduced to Parliament due to reasons advanced in the response. The Bill is still in its infancy and currently only an internal departmental (DALRRD and Provincial Departments of Agriculture) document. The department will not extend the process of drafting the proposed Animal Welfare Bill as far back as Green and White Papers. The reason for this is that the draft Bill is not a new policy direction since it aims to consolidate and update animal welfare issues which are currently dealt with in different pieces of legislation. Full consultation is however envisaged with all stakeholders after the necessary approvals have been obtained within the department.

(2) The Department is in communication with the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment with regard to the implementation of the recommendations of the High Level Panel on the management of lions, elephants, rhinos and leopards. Some of the recommendations will be addressed in the draft Animal Welfare Bill, however, the Departments are considering drafting regulations under the current Animals Protection Act, 1962 (Act No. 71 of 1962) to address the issues that have been identified in the report and require additional regulations.

(3) The response under part (1) above addresses the question.

(4) The response under part (1) above addresses the question.

Reply:

a) There are 1 535 farms amounting to 691 523 hectares of agricultural state land that were identified for redistribution of which currently a total of 1 421 farms amounting to 650 550 hectares translating to 91% have been approved for allocation to various categories of beneficiaries.

b) The support to these farmers with production inputs and other agricultural inputs will commence in the new financial year starting 2022/23 through the Comprehensive Agricultural Support Programme (CASP). This will happen over the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) period due to the number of farmers and the budget required. The roll – out of training programmes in the allocated farms has started. A total of 106 beneficiaries have received training on business entrepreneurship in 66 farms in Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West

Reply:

1. Yes. The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) had contracted two hundred and fifty-eight (258) suppliers with regards to intervention package through the Presidential Employment Stimulus Initiative (PESI) project. Farmers were also assisted in a form of vouchers up to a maximum of R 50 000.

2. No. DALRRD decided to put benchmark prices on all items that were in the list of agricultural production inputs approved to be part of the support of the beneficiaries. Prices for each item in the list, per particular unit of size, were checked in the form of a quotation from all major existing agro-dealers per Province, around the country. An average price per item was then calculated for each Province. Since the time of the implementation of the project, DALRRD had sourced the services of the services providers and there was an agreement to determine a percentage benchmark of 27% which was going to determine a ceiling price above which these service providers could not charge their mark-up for each item. This was done to prevent middlemen from charging any amount that they want, an advice that had been given to us by the auditors when they were auditing the COVID-19 relief fund for smallholder producers.

Reply:

1. Yes. Eight (8) Cohort of attachés have returned from foreign postings during the period 1 April 2018 until 30 July 2021. Seven (7) attachés have been suitable placed.

One (1) attaché did not complete her term of posting abroad and was recalled due to a court case she had with the head country for contravening national laws on employment (employment of an illegal immigrant). She is not yet placed and is currently additional to the approved establishment.

2. (a) The qualifications of Senior Managers ranges from matric, National Diplomas, Junior Degrees, Honours Degrees, Masters Degrees and PhDs.

(b) The Senior Managers in Corporate Services qualifies to be occupying the positions they currently occupy because of the experience they acquired over the years and further qualifications that they pursued while employed.

(c) (i) 367 Senior managers were directly placed.

(ii) 11 Senior managers became redundant in terms of PSCBC Resolution 1 of 209.

Reply:

1. (a) The total number of veterinarians in the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) is sixteen (16).

(b) (i) The current vacant post is nine (09).

(ii) The Department is planning to recruit four (4) state veterinarians in the current financial year and then follows the next financial year.

2. One veterinarian in an average of 40 000 livestock unit.

3. The Department has implemented the Compulsory Community Service (CCS) since 2016. Currently we have received thirteen (13) veterinarians doing CCS. The department is in a process of procuring twelve (12) more prefabricated clinics to complement the five (5), procured by national department.

4. (a) The animal disease outbreak that occurred during the past financial year in KZN is Rabies, Brucellosis and Foot and Mouth Disease.

(b) Interventions are:

• • Rabies: The province conducted awareness campaigns led by Hon MEC Mrs B.N. Sithole-Moloi. Strategic vaccination campaigns across the province and worked with relevant stakeholders.
  • Brucellosis: Embarked on awareness campaigns led by Hon MEC Mrs B.N. Sithole-Moloi across the province. Sero-surveillance vaccinations across the province.
  • Foot and Mouth Disease afflicted KZN in May 2021 and continues to be a serious concern. Surveillance has been conducted and the initial large area that was declared a Disease Management Area has been reduced. Further new information and latest control measures are being employed in the management of the disease.

Reply:

1. (a) The total number of veterinarians in the Gauteng is 28 permanent, 2 contract and 18 CCS veterinarians.

(b) (i) The current vacancy rate is 7%. There are 2 vacancies.

(ii) The two (02) vacant posts of veterinarians have been advertised, interviews conducted and appointment process is underway.

2. The number of mature veterinary livestock unit in Gauteng is 266294. With the veterinarians allocated for animal health the ratio of livestock units to veterinarians becomes 19000 livestock units to a veterinarian.

3. Compulsory Community Service for Veterinarians is a National driven program, which is implemented in all provinces. For 2021/2022 financial year, Gauteng has been allocated 18 CCS veterinarians. These have been distributed to the four (04) regional offices.

4. (a)The animal disease outbreak that occurred during the past financial year in Gauteng is African Swine Fever.

(b)There is neither treatment nor vaccine available for the disease. In instances where pig owners were cooperated, they were assisted with culling and disposal. The department conducted an extensive awareness campaign during the last quarter of the financial year. The lack of compensation for affected farmers has made it difficult for the department to convince farmers to cull their animals.

Reply:

An order for eviction was granted by court on 15 October 2019. The Department did not act on the order because it had not yet received the Court order from the State Attorney. The delay was caused by the fact that after matters are finalised at High Court Registry files are taken and stored somewhere.

(b)The Court order was received on 30 September 2021. The State Attorney was instructed on 8 October 2021 to instruct the Sheriff to serve the order on the respondents (unlawful farm occupiers) to give them time to vacate the farm on their own accord.

(c) On the 11 October 2021 the Sheriff of Mogwase, Northwest, served the Court order on persons who reside in villages. The same process was undertaken by the Sheriff of Thabazimbi, Limpopo on persons on the farm Nooitgedacht 11 JQ.

(d)In terms of the Court order the Sheriff is authorised to evict any occupant who fails to vacate the farm, within fourteen (14) after service of the order.

(e)The countdown commenced on the 13 October 2021 and ends on 3 November 2021.

1. If the occupants fail to vacate the farm on their own accord, the Sheriff will be instructed to execute the order by :

• 1.1 Demolishing the herdsmen’s shack erected on the farm.
• 1.2 Liaising with the nearest Poundmaster to find space where the livestock will be accommodated after removal from farm.
• 1.3 The Sheriff will, with the assistance of the South African Police Services remove the livestock from the farm, using trucks or hired trucks.
• 1.4 After removal the animals will be accommodated at the pound of the nearest

Poundmaster so that their owners can go and remove them there.

(f)In terms of the Court order, “in the event that that unlawful occupiers and any other unauthorised person fail to vacate the farm on 3 November 2021, the costs of removing, transporting and impounding the livestock are borne by the owners

thereof”.

Reply:

1. No. The Agri-Parks programme was conceptualised to be implemented through its defined three legs as outlined in the programme simultaneously. An Agri-park comprises three distinct but interrelated basic components:

• The Farmer Production Support Unit (FPSU): A rural small-holder farmer outreach and capacity building unit that links with farmers and markets. The FPSU does primary collection, some storage, some processing for the local market, and extension services including mechanisation;
• The Agri-hub (AH): A production, equipment hire, processing, packaging, logistics, innovation and training unit; and
• The Rural Urban Market Centre (RUMC): The RUMC has three main purposes. Linking and contracting rural, urban and international markets through contracts. Acts as a holding-facility, releasing produce to urban markets based on seasonal trends. Provides market intelligence and information feedback, to the AH and FPSU, using latest Information and communication technologies.

However, noting the less than desired and envisaged private sector investment and active involvement of other government departments, it became evident that implementing all three legs of the programme at the same time is not affordable. The approach of prioritising the first leg of the programme (FPSUs) became the obvious one and is what the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development is focusing on.

The implementation of the programme is not unfolding as originally planned but we would not classify it as a failure given the fiscal constrains the country faced post introduction of the programme.

There are success stories that can be shared with regards to Agri-Parks. One of the success stories is support provided by the African Development Bank. In an effort to build capacity of the Agri-Parks, the African Development Bank has recently approved Technical Assistance (Transaction Advisory Service MIC TAF Grant) of UA 400,000 (about R9.9 million), to support the development of two Agri-Parks, namely Tsiame Agri-Park located in the Free State Province and Springbokpan Agri-Park, located in the North -West Province. This grant is intended to upscale the South Africa Agri-Park program to the Sustainable Infrastructure Development System (SIDS) methodology at the Infrastructure Investment Office (IIO) in the Presidency. This grant will also assist with coordination, bringing the project to financial closure and provide an operations and management structure that will enable investors to provide investment funds for infrastructure development and attract private sector investment to the respective provinces.

A letter of Agreement is currently under preparation by the legal team of the African Development Bank for review and signature. Once this process is completed it is estimated that the launch will be in November 2021, whereafter the process of recruiting a Transactions Adviser will commence.

 

2. No. There has not been corruption detected or reported on the Agri-Parks.

3. No. No maladministration and incompetence have been detected or reported.

(a),(b),(i),(ii) Falls away.

Reply:

1. The Foreign Placement policy stipulates the process as follows:

(a) The vacant foreign posts are advertised, shortlisting is undertaken and interviews are conducted for final selection of candidates.

(b) The advertisement shall outline the inherent requirements such as academic qualifications as well as specific attributes as per the specific job evaluation specifications that are required for each post, in accordance with the foreign mission.

2. The posts have not been advertised. The number foreign offices have been rationalized. This took into consideration the impact over the years in various foreign offices. The posts for all foreign offices are all vacant and are being advertised. Shortlisting will be done and interviews will be conducted. Candidates will be appointed from the recommended interviewed qualifying candidates.

3. The former Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) had a Foreign Placement Policy:

a) The Policy was periodically reviewed.

b) With the merger of the two departments, a new policy has been finalised. .

Reply:

a) The sugarcane industry is regulated by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) and they have assessed the damage. Initial assessments have been undertaken and further information was also requested from the industry.

b) All those industries which were affected by the unrests will apply to the Sasria Insurance and National Empowerment Fund (NEF).

Reply:

a) The Public Service Central Bargaining Council (PSCBC) Resolution 1 of 2019 determines the provisions to be applied in the integration and migration process. These provisions were closely followed in the implementation of the integration and migration process.

b) The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development rolled out the Change Management and Leadership programme to boost the morale of employees especially on Senior Management Service (SMS) and Middle Management Service (MMS) levels. Some of the key issues addressed which contributed to the establishment of the new Department were:

• Understanding how to manage new teams;
• How to build and keep cohesive teams;
• Working together as senior managers;
• Embracing change/common culture;
• Change management tools;
• Managing virtual teams;
• Dealing with fear on the ground;
• Creating an environment where there can be sharing of ideas and new ways of working;
• How to motivate the demotivated; and
• Improve my leadership skills.

c) The exposure of the initial advertisement was found to be too limited, and thus not all potential candidates were reached.

Reply:

1. (a) The total number of Veterinarian's posts in the province is 28 (Animal health, Labs and VPH).

b) N(i) 6 of these are vacant (5 in Animal health and 1 in the laboratory).

(ii) The province intends filling vacant positions in the new financial year.

2. With up 1000 000 mature livestock units in Limpopo province and 22 filled positions, the Livestock Units per State veterinarian ratio is 1:45 000.

3. Yes, the Compulsory Community Services (CCS) with Veterinarians has been implemented, and have been having a new cohort on an annual basis. There are currently 10 CCS Veterinarians across the Province.

4. (a) Foot and Mouth disease, Rabies, Lumpy skin disease and sporadic tick- borne diseases have been the major challenges.

(b) Vaccinations and identification of the susceptible population in the protection zone. Dipping of the communal cattle.

Reply:

1. Yes, an administration plan has been submitted to Court by the Department as part of the application to place Richtersveld Sida Hub CPA under Judicial Administration, in terms of section 13 of the CPA Act.

2. Yes. Following the Northern Cape High Court order of 28 February 2020, in terms of court order number 961/2019, the Department appointed Honey Attorneys, represented by Mr Don Majiedt as the Judicial Administrator of Richtersveld Communal Property Association for a period of three (3) years. Mr Chris Viljoen has been appointed for a period of 6 months as an Accountant to do the bookings of the CPA from January 2015 to date.

3. (a),(b),(c),(d),(e),(f) Yes. It is part of the Administration Plan as per the court order number 961/2019.

4. Yes. As part of the Judicial Administration process and providing support to the CPA in terms of in terms of the CPA Act, the Department is legally obliged to assist the CPA in terms of arranging AGM and other meetings as indicated below:

Meeting	Date Scheduled
Annual General	December 2021
Others: Special General Meeting	20-23 September 2021

5. Yes. The Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa; Northern Cape office has been asked for assistance but are unable to assist due to the coming local government elections. Department has appointed an independent election agency to assist with nominations and elections.

Reply:

1. (a), (b), (c )(i)(ii) Attached as Annexure A

2. Attached as Annexure A

3. Attached as Annexure A

END

Reply:

1. (a)The Free State Province has a total of fifteen (15) field veterinarian positions, ten (10) of these positions are filled.

(b)(i)There are five (5) positions that are currently vacant, and the department has advertised three (3) positions linked to the provincial budget.

(ii)The department plans to therefore to fill the three advertised positions as early as 1st October 2021.

2. The ratio of mature livestock unit is approximately 50000 livestock units to a veterinarian.

3. The Free State has implemented the compulsory community service with success, and the program has been running since inception in 2016. During 2021, the compulsory community service year the Free State Provincial Department is hosting 14 Veterinarians in the following eight (8) provincial clinics that are again distributed among the province’s five (5) Districts:

• a) Bloemfontein State Vet Clinic in Mangaung Metro;
• b) Thaba Nchu State Vet Clinic in Mangaung Metro;
• c) Qwa Qwa State Vet Clinic in Thabo Mofutsanyana;
• d) Kroonstad State Vet Clinic in Fezile Dabi;
• e) Ladybrand State Vet Clinic in Thabo Mofutsanyana;
• f) Fauresmith State Vet Clinic in Xhariep District;
• g) Welkom State Vet Clinic in Lejweleputswa District; and
• h) Heilbron State Vet Clinic in Fezile Dabi.

On average all the clinics are seeing an average 928 Clients per month. Each client brings to the clinics a minimum of two (2) animals. The clinics are providing assistance for both companion animals (dogs and cats) and farm animals (cattle sheep and goats). Primary animal health care remains the focus area of intervention at these clinics. Farmer extension services and farmer workshops are being offered to assist our rural emerging farmers to improve their livestock production.

4. (a) The Free State Province shares the same disease profile as the rest of the country. Bovine brucellosis, Bovine tuberculosis and Rabies continue to be recorded from time to time as a result of our field personnel performing routine disease surveillance function. The outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and African Swine Fever also spread to the Free State Province, this being a result of movement of migratory wild water birds; as well as movement of pigs and pig products between different provinces (livestock auctions as possible route).

(b) The veterinary and para-veterinary personnel continue to implement disease prevention and disease control interventions as part of their day-to-day functions linked to these diseases.

Reply:

1. (a) There are 39 posts of which only 24 are filled.

(b) (i) The current vacancy rate is 33% that is 13 positions are not filled.

(ii) The process of filling these critical vacant posts has started. The Department will be advertising the posts within this financial year.

2. There are approximately 1150000 livestock units in Mpumalanga province with only 24 veterinarians servicing the animals which translates into approximately 48 000 livestock units per State Veterinarian. This are State Veterinarians and therefore excludes private veterinarians.

3. Yes, Mpumalanga has implemented the Compulsory Community Service. There are 24 CCS Veterinarians placed in Mpumalanga.

4. (a) Prevailing animal diseases during the past financial year in Mpumalanga were African Swine Fever. Mpumalanga province occasionally experiences outbreaks of Foot and Mouth Disease and Avian Influenza.

(b) Interventions to treat the diseases includes strategic guidance, provision of technical advice, assistance with procurement of the Foot and Mouth Disease vaccine and continual monitoring and reporting.

Reply:

1. (a) The total number of Veterinarians in North West is 30 Veterinarians. This includes 7 Veterinarians that are in middle management, 4 the laboratory.

(i) There are 9 vacant posts.

(ii) 9 posts have been advertised and the shortlisting process has been completed waiting for approval. Interviews will be held immediately afterwards. These include posts that are occupied by short term contract veterinarians.

2. In each State Veterinary area there is one (1) State Veterinarian taking care of all livestock unit’s needs. These includes activities related to animal health, veterinary public health and export related matter of all commodities.

3. Yes. The Department is implementing Compulsory community services for veterinarians in the North West Province. In 2021, eleven (11) Compulsory Community Services veterinarians are employed mainly in the rural areas providing both primary animal health care services and State Veterinary services.

4. (a) During the past financial year we have has the following major outbreaks of diseases

(i) African Swine Fever

(ii) African Horse Sickness

(iii) Avian Influenza

(iv) Rabies

There were also singular/minor outbreaks of the following

i. Blue Tongue

ii. Salmonella enteritidis

iii.Malignant Cattarhal Fever

(b) Interventions undertaken to treat diseases:

i. African Swine Fever: The outbreak was controlled by depopulation of the farm both initially by the farmer and later due to a court instruction. Carcasses were buried with lime on the farm. The farm was cleaned and tested and the quarantine notice will be lifted when the last test indicates negative results

ii. African Horse Sickness: These outbreaks were reported and quarantine notices issued. The individual outbreak farms were advised to vaccinate the animals and employ location of animals to higher lying areas to avoid vector insects.

iii. Avian Influenza: The affected farms had their flock culled. The company/farm used their own rendering plant to dispose of dead carcasses. Surveillance was conducted and quarantine lifted after negative results.

Reply:

1. Yes. With regards to the initial request for an oversight visit, the Phase 3 site up until handover was not conducive to hosting groups of visitors on what was an active construction site. Covid-19 regulations for onsite health and safety had a substantive impact on construction sites. The Contractor who was responsible for the safety of the site until the handover to the Department was reticent about having to host a group of visitors including media on site while still being expected to meet their deadlines to completion. If the Department had to impose the visit request to the contractor, they would in turn be liable to be granted a claim for an extension of time (EOT) which would have a financial impact and an impact on the contractual practical completion date. It was thus agreed that the visits be conducted after the practical completion and the site handed over to the Department. Which has since taken place.

2. Yes. The Department’s responses to the questions and enquiries by the Deputy President’s offices was addressed and submitted. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought an onset of many challenges to the implementation of the original programme that was devised in 2019. Before the factoring of COVID-19 the original programme was scheduled for completion by 2023. The revised programme is scheduled for completion by August 2024.

The revision in time is based on the changes made to the original design of the housing unit by the claimants and allowing a process to fully consult with claimants while adhering to lockdown regulations. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on supply chain processes has also been a critical factor. The new program has been devised to catch up as much time that was lost by allowing for larger phases and doing them concurrently.

3. The Department’s role and mandate in District Six is the Restitution of claimants through the provision of houses. However, the Department has always acknowledged that the District Six Redevelopment requires more than housing to cater for the needs of the returning claimant community. To this end, since the very onset the Department initiated and supported the drawing up of the District Six Development Framework.

The Development Framework, an extensive document that has been widely consulted with the community, is a framework for the development of the whole area of approximately 40 hectares. It presents a set of principles, strategies, design and planning guidelines; as well as infrastructure proposals based on the existing inner city context of the site. The Development Framework proposals begin to address the issue of social justice and the restoration of land rights lost to give effect to the provisions of the Restitution of Land Rights Act (Act 22 of 1994).

The Framework recognizes that District Six is an inner city area that can significantly contribute to the revitalisation of the city. It argues that the site should neither be speculated upon nor encouraged to be gentrified as may ordinarily be the case had restitution not formed the basis of its redevelopment imperative. An integrated approach is therefore taken that includes a range of social, environmental and economic concerns relevant to District Six and the Cape Town CBD. The approach is strongly informed by the history and memory of the site as the subject of forced removals more than 40 years ago. Social justice and restoration of land rights therefore form the pillars that proposals towards the realisation of the framework, are based on.

The holistic redevelopment of District Six requires the participation and contribution from various sector departments, the province and very intrinsically the City of Cape Town. The Department last year granted the City of Cape Town to use the District Six Development Framework to form the underpinning of a process it has undertaken to develop and adopt a Local Spatial Development Framework for District Six.

The Department has provided and continues to provide support to the local authority in their mandate of providing the necessary social infrastructure to ensure that District Six is redeveloped in an integrated and sustainable manner.

4. The Department’s and Minister’s position on this matter has always been resolute. The 42 Hectares of land that is included in the settlement agreement should be used to solely enhance and benefit the claimant community of District Six. The land should neither be speculated upon for private gain nor encouraged to be gentrified.

5. The District Six Beneficiary Trust has always been acknowledged as a key body of representatives for the community of District Six. It was on that basis that they were a partner and signatory to original settlement agreement of District Six. The Trust were given the role of Developer from inception and subsequently were responsible for the development of Pilot Phase 1 and Phase 2 of District Six between 2002 and 2012.

In 2012 the full group of verified claimants in a meeting with the then Minister, addressed concerns and grievances to the Minister regarding the issues of progress and representation. The Minister at the time acceded to these concerns and allowed for the election of nominated claimant representatives to deal with the Department on matters pertaining to the development of the remaining phases. The members of District Beneficiary Trust were encouraged to participate in that elective process but chose not to. The body of representatives who were nominated and elected by the claimants themselves became the District Six Reference Group (RG), whom the Department has since dealt with as representatives of the verified claimants on matters pertaining to the design of the future phases.

The Minister in her tenure has always tried to consult with all the community groupings in District Six – of whom there are many - from the onset and will continue to encourage their participation in the redevelopment process.

Reply:

1) The omission of the Spatial Data Infrastructure Act (Act 54 of 2003) in the Annual Performance Plan (APP), was due to an administrative oversight and will be rectified in the revision of the APP of the Department for 2022/23. Although the SDI Act is omitted in the APP, its implementation is underway with the Committee for Spatial Information appointed and the Electronic Metadata Catalogue developed in the current financial year.

2) The Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development has appointed the Committee for Spatial Information (CSI) on 8 August 2021.

3) Yes. The Minister has appointed the CSI and she is well informed about the importance of the CSI including the functions performed by the CSI in relation to the processing of applications for spatial data.

4) Funding allocated for 2021-2022 for the implementation of the SDI Act is R7million. The CSI will hold a strategic planning session to determine the activities and the cost of operationalising the CSI. The Department will then fund the priorities as outlined on the strategic plan of the CSI.

5) The Department is in the process of developing a service delivery model to support the full implementation of the SDI Act, which includes support to data custodians. The CSI strategic planning session will guide the Department terms of establishing a functional national spatial data Infrastructure which will contribute positively to spatial transformation.

Reply:

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

WRITTEN REPLY

(1)(a) The Commission filed the Notice of Referral as ordered by the Court. All interested and affected parties have been served. We are awaiting the Legal Representatives for the claimants /plaintiffs and owner defendants to proceed. The Commission arranged Legal Representation for the claimants in terms of section 29(4) of the Restitution of Land Rights Act, 1994.

(b) The land claim in question is pending in court. This claim was lodged with the Commission on Restitution of Land Rights on behalf of Molekwa Sekungwe Community before the cut-off date of the 31st December 1998. The claim was referred to court for the reason that the landowner is challenging validity of the claim on farm Vluchtkraal 38 KR.

2. No, the matter is pending in court.

3. No, the matter is pending in court.

Reply:

The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development does not keep or maintain information on farms that were acquired during any period to act as buffer zones between the commercial farmers and the tribal areas.

Reply:

1. The forensic investigation into appointment and performance of the Implementing Agent called Agridelight has been instituted as part of the Section 100 intervention into the affairs of the North West Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. All Section 100 intervention forensic investigations in the North West are being supervised by the National Treasury. The National Treasury appointed firm for the investigation of Agridelight is still investigating in collaboration with the Directorate of Priority Crime Investigations (DPCI/Hawks) towards finalizing these investigations, which we are assured will be concluded soon. Agridelight has after a court order submitted a close out report which has been referred to National Treasury for analysis.

2. National Treasury, in consultation with the DCPCI is still busy with the report.

Reply:

Yes.

(a),(b),(c) Please refer to the table below.

Year	Programme	Amount R	Details
2015/16	Recapitalisation & Development	64 974 477	Support to small scale farmers during drought
	Proactive Land Allocation Strategy (PLAS)	6 025 523	Support to PLAS farmers affected by drought
		3 550 000	Management fee
2018/19	Rural Enterprise & Industrial Development	96 089 280	Ratoon management
2019/2020	Restitution	18 096 000	Restitution farmers
	Rural Enterprise & Industrial Development	36 992 000	Ratoon management for small scale farmers
2020/21	Rural Infrastructure Development	20 937 010	Rebuilding & operationalisation of Mkhuze Rail siding
Total	R246 664 290.00

2. Yes.

a) The Department has an MoU signed on 02 March 2016, as well as a Service Level Agreement also signed on 09 March 2016. The agreements are meant to have provided assistance to small scale farmers/ sugar cane growers with production inputs, as well as the utilisation of machinery, equipment, provision of farm infrastructure, training and mentorship.

b) The Provincial offices of the Department are responsible for monitoring the implementation.

3. Yes. Please refer to Annexures A and B. available on request.

Reply:

Yes.

a) 365.3609 hectares.

b) The Payne and Qelana communities.

c) Crops production and grazing.

Reply:

1. (a) The size of Erf 292 Butterworth in the Mnquma Local Municipality is 595 m2

(b) No. The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) does not have a lease agreement with anyone on Erf 292.

(c) Falls away.

2. (a),(b),(c) Falls away.

3. Yes.

• a) The total amount of R 11 134.64 is in arrears.
• b) The invoice indicated that the outstanding amount is for April 2021.
• c) The outstanding amount will be paid as soon as an engagement between DALRRD, Provincial Department of Public Works and the Municipality had reached an agreement.

Reply:

1. (a)The total number of veterinarians in the Eastern Cape is 34.

(b) (i) The vacancies is 12, which gives us a current vacancy rate of 26 %.

(ii) The intended date to fill the vacant positions is 1 August 2021.

2. Livestock census as per National livestock statistics are as follows:

Cattle = 3 050 m which is equivalent to 3.050 m LSU

Sheep = 6 513 m which is equivalent to 1.085 m LSU

Goats = 1 991 m which is equivalent to 0.331 m LSU

Therefore, total Live Stock Unit (LSU) = 4.466 million which is equivalent to 131 352 LSU per veterinarian. The international norm is 100 000 LSU per veterinarian. (SOUTH AFRICAN VETERINARY STRATEGY (2016-2026, p26: FAO). There are therefore fewer veterinarians per livestock unit than desired.

3. Compulsory Community Service for Veterinarians is a National driven program, which is implemented in all provinces including the Eastern Cape. For 2021/2022 financial year, the Eastern Cape has been allocated 22 CCS veterinarians. These have been distributed to the six (06) districts of the Eastern Cape.

4. (a) Prevailing animal diseases during the past financial year are Rabies and African Swine Fever.

(b) Awareness and vaccinations were carried out in areas with Rabies outbreaks. Awareness and surveillance were carried out in areas with African Swine Fever outbreak.

Reply:

Yes.

The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development has completed the Producer/Farmer Register. The report will be made available by end of July 2021.

Reply:

1. (a) Veterinary services in the Western Cape is a directorate headed by the Senior Manager (Director) who is a veterinarian and who reports directly to the Executive Manager (Chief Director) in the department. There are 23 (18 State veterinarians and 5 Managers (Veterinarians).

(b)(i) There are only four unfilled positions out of the twenty two positions for veterinarians. Please note that this response excluded the director position which would have made the positions for veterinarians 23. The vacancy rate is therefore 18.8%.

(ii) The Western Cape Province is considering filling the vacant positions by December 2021. The filling of these positions will be guided by government prescripts related to resource constraints.

2. The FAO recommends a ratio of 1 veterinarian per 100 000 livestock units, and using this norm would result in the province requiring 15 State Veterinarians to carry out disease control, laboratory diagnostics and veterinary public health, which are the minimal requirements for a basic service. Considering the historical figures of veterinary livestock units in the Western Cape, the available veterinarians per veterinary livestock units is below norm that is 12.

3. The Compulsory Community Service (CCS) programme for veterinarians is being implemented. A total of 17 CCS veterinarians have been allocated to the Western Cape Province and are deployed in the various districts.

4. (a) The following diseases were prevalent in the Western Cape during the past financial year:

• Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza;
• African Swine Fever ;
• African Horse Sickness and
• other day to day animal diseases.

(b) Whenever an animal disease outbreak occurs, relevant disease contingency plans are activated. Highly Pathogenic Avian influenza and African swine fever causes high mortalities in poultry and pigs respectively and are a serious threat to food security. Awareness campaigns are being conducted and improved surveillance for the diseases is implemented. African horse sickness is a disease of horses and other equines. It is a disease that is very trade sensitive and its occurrence leads to export restrictions.

Reply:

a) Since 1 January 2014 till 31 March 2021 the land development support grants were received by a total of 1664 beneficiaries across three different programs as reflect in attached Annexures A: Recapitalisation and Development Programme (RADP) projects; B: 1House Hold 1 Hectare (1HH1H) projects and C: Land Development Support projects.

b) (i) Please refer Annexures A, B and C.

(ii) The monitoring of the specified funds for the implementation of projects is done at different levels. The first level is at operational, which is at the Province through our Provincial Shared Service Centres (PSSCs), and lastly at programme level in national office.

When it comes to evaluation, the responsibility in the Department lies with the Monitoring and Evaluation Unit, which is independent from the implementing unit. However, this function is not only limited to this unit, it also happens through Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) and Public Service Commission (PSC), in some instances done by non-government organisations and institutions of higher learning.

Reply:

Yes.

(a)(i),(ii) Please refer to the table below.

(i) Name of Consultant	(ii) Business of each consulting firm	Spent since 01 January 2019 to 31 May 2021
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL	Research And Advisory Services	R83,575,461
DATA WORLD	Research And Advisory Services	R33,245,315
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL	Implementation Of Kaonafatso Ya Dikgomo Scheme	R25,000,000
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL	Survey On Available Turfs In Provinces	R24,201,000
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL	Project Management	R16,967,000
J Maynard Pty Ltd	Project Management	R16,558,295
FEM PLAN	Project Management, Planning, Feasibilty And Detail Design And Cost Estimation	R16,087,482
THE DECIDUOUS FRUIT PRODUCERS' TRUST	Research And Advisory Services	R15,203,000
THE DECIDUOUS FRUIT PRODUCERS' TRUST	Research And Advisory Services	R14,410,000
UNDP Representative SA	Research	R13,174,000
NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION	Valuations Advisory Services	R11,618,400
SPATIAL INTELLIGENCE	Research And Advisory Services	R10,993,976
NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION	Implementation Of Research And Technology Fund Projects	R10,968,600
SIZEYA CONSULTING ENGINEERS	Project Management	R10,370,729
ESRI SA	Advisory Consulting Services	R9,853,684
ENTSIKA CONSULTING SERVICES	Project Management	R8,751,903
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN	Project Management	R8,553,606
BOIKGANTSHO CONSULTING AND EVENTS	Financial Management	R8,252,250
SEMH AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENT, CONSULTING AND TRAI	Research And Advisory Services	R6,137,000
BOIKGANTSHO CONSULTING AND EVENTS	Training	R5,950,875
Moses Kotane -NW	Research	R5,608,118
Forestry South Africa	For South African Sirex Control Programme	R5,560,000
SMEC SA	Project Management	R5,533,882
ESRI SA	Advisory Consulting Services	R4,926,842
THUSO ENVIRO AND AGRIC DEVELOPMENT	Research And Advisory Services	R4,721,500
FEM PLAN	Project Management	R4,535,132
FEVERTREE CONSULTING	Project Management	R4,118,387
Urban Econ Development Economist	Research	R3,723,163
GABHISA PLANNING INVESTMENTS	Research And Advisory Services	R3,335,804
CADRE PLAN	Research And Advisory Services	R3,266,797
ENTERPRISES UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA	Research	R3,042,775
ERNST AND YOUNG ADVISORY SERVICES	Business And Advisory Services	R3,016,817
ILIFA AFRICA ENGINEERS	Project Management	R2,923,144
FEM PLAN	Research And Advisory Services	R2,830,040
DATA WORLD	Valuations Advisory Services	R2,787,600
MDAVANZI FOODS	Project Management	R2,693,221
DATA WORLD	Advisory Consulting Services	R2,619,355
MASWANA JV	Research And Advisory Services	R2,564,389
ORI PROFESSIONALS	Advisory Consulting Services	R2,552,241
UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA	Research And Advisory Services	R2,490,325
MVD KALAHARI	Research And Advisory Services	R2,414,713
NEMORANGO CONSULTING ENGINEERS	Project Management	R2,158,148
FEVERTREECONSULTING	Project Management	R2,153,574
BVI CONSULTING ENGINEERS KWAZULU-NATAL	Research And Advisory Services	R2,136,025
ARUP (USE D1649)	Research And Advisory Services	R2,118,292
CASNAN CIVILS	Project Management	R2,084,746
URBAN-ECON DEVELOPMENT ECONOMISTS	Research And Advisory Services	R2,082,273
UMBUSO TRAINING SERVICES	Research And Advisory Services	R2,013,650
WATER RESEARCH COMMISSION	Support Water Research Commission Projects In Water Management	R2,000,000
ELEMENT CONSULTING ENGINEERS	Research And Advisory Services	R1,925,064
THE SUPREME TRAINING ACADEMY	Research And Advisory Services	R1,880,500
ISIBUKO DEVELOPMENT PLANNERS	Advisory Consulting Services	R1,865,875
GFK CONSULTING ENGINEERS	Research And Advisory Services	R1,707,535
ENTERPRISES UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA	Research And Advisory Services	R1,674,842
ICT WORKS	Business And Advisory Services	R1,637,140
METROPLAN TOWN PLANNERS AND URBAN DESIGNERS	Research And Advisory Services	R1,610,000
TOKSEO	Research And Advisory Services	R1,560,629
Enterprise University Of Pretoria	Research	R1,552,270
KENA CONSULT	Research And Advisory Services	R1,550,000
AKANYA DEVELOPMENT SOLUTION	Valuations Advisory Services	R1,545,600
SETPLAN SETTLEMENT PLANNING SERV	Research And Advisory Services	R1,434,510
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL	Research And Advisory Services	R1,416,029
EVN AFRICA CONSULTING SERVICES	Research And Advisory Services	R1,368,149
TOWNSCAPE PLANNING SOLUTIONS	Research And Advisory Services	R1,321,925
PLANNING PARTNERS	Research And Advisory Services	R1,262,580
URBAN-ECON DEVELOPMENT ECONOMISTS	Project Management	R1,240,132
ISIBUKO DEVELOPMENT PLANNERS	Research And Advisory Services	R1,185,535
TSITELLO	Project Management	R1,183,474
FEMPLAN (PTY) LTD	Project Management	R1,111,337
EVN AFRICA CONSULTING SERVICES	Project Management	R1,044,552
Koma OO	Financial Management	R1,024,335
ZARON BUSINESS SOLUTIONS	Research And Advisory Services	R958,260
POAD CONSULTING	Project Management	R937,252
PHUNGA CONSULTING ENGINEERS	Research And Advisory Services	R921,590
M AND M EXECUTIVE CONSULTING SERVICES	Research And Advisory Services	R890,790
ISIKHUNGO SETHU ENVIRONMENTAL SER	Advisory Consulting Services	R860,310
FEM PLAN	Advisory Consulting Services	R850,865
MAYECON CONSULTING	Research And Advisory Services	R780,840
ELECTIONS FACILITATORS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA	Election Facilitators	R760,605
RAIN CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS	Financial Management	R755,741
TPS DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS	Research And Advisory Services	R750,000
MACHAKA NC	Project Management	R714,604
DR JOHN LANGALIBALELE DUBE INSTITUTE	Research And Advisory Services	R660,000
ICT WORKS	Advisory Consulting Services	R654,856
Stellenbsoch University	Project Management	R623,213
MOILWA AND SONS RESOURCES	Project Management	R602,590
MASWANA INVESTMENT HOLDINGS	Advisory Consulting Services	R593,400
PLAN ASSOCIATES DEVELOPMENT PLANNERS	Research And Advisory Services	R586,475
URBAN DYNAMICS (FREE STATE)	Research And Advisory Services	R574,706
Rukuni M	Research	R537,385
MANEKWANE BUSINESS ENTERPRISE	Research And Advisory Services	R522,199
Chirwa P	Financial Management	R512,672
DELTA BUILT ENVIRONMENT CONS	Research And Advisory Services	R502,755
SK Development Research & Training	Research	R498,300
NOLINDELA TRADING ENTERPRISE	Project Management	R493,800
DIGES GROUP	Project Management	R479,218
MAXIM PLANNING SOLUTIONS	Research And Advisory Services	R475,000
MVD KALAHARI STADS-EN STREEKBEPLANNERS EN AANVERWA	Advisory Consulting Services	R446,637
GABHISA PLANNING INVESTMENTS	Research	R442,952
PLAN ASSOCIATES TOWN & REGIONAL	Advisory Consulting Services	R434,599
COASTAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES	Enviromental Advisory Services	R433,076
MASWANA JV	Advisory Consulting Services	R432,354
PROJECTS ET AL HOLDINGS	Research And Advisory Services	R422,270
JG AFRIKA	Research And Advisory Services	R420,809
ALMENTA 203	Research And Advisory Services	R415,000
LADUMA TAPP	Advisory Consulting Services	R415,000
G-SQUARED SHEQ SOLUTIONS	Research And Advisory Services	R402,662
TOWNSCAPE PLANNING SOLUTIONS	Advisory Consulting Services	R400,775
Exclaim Innovations	Research	R393,913
EVN AFRICA CONSULTING SERVICE	Research And Advisory Services	R389,233
ENGINEERING ACES	Project Management	R385,006
Klein Inc	Research	R384,000
CUBIC TRADING	Research And Advisory Services	R374,063
PEGASYS STRATEGY AND DEVELOPMENT	Project Management	R365,096
IMPERATRIX	Research And Advisory Services	R350,000
KGOKAGANO TRADING	Research And Advisory Services	R346,481
DIKGABO CONSULTING ENGINEERS	Research And Advisory Services	R340,000
WEKNOW CONSULTANTS	Project Management	R329,902
UMBUSO TRAINING SERVICES	Project Management	R326,363
JST MANAGEMENT SERVICES	Research And Advisory Services	R320,850
PHAKAMA TRADING ENTERPRISES	Research And Advisory Services	R318,874
DUMAKUDE PROJECTS	Research And Advisory Services	R311,703
AGNOWIZ	Research And Advisory Services	R302,945
AES CONSULTING	Project Management	R272,252
SOUTH AFRICAN ONLINE INFORMATION SERVICES	Research And Advisory Services	R271,264
ZARON BUSINESS SOLUTIONS	Advisory Consulting Services	R265,000
FORT HARE TRADING SOLUTIONS	Research And Advisory Services	R259,767
INFRA CONSULT ENGINEERING	Project Management	R257,566
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL	Determining Infestation Of The Oriental Fruit Fly In Litchi, Mango And Guava	R245,000
ROYAL HASKONING DHV	Research And Advisory Services	R243,099
ASIKA CONSULTING	Research And Advisory Services	R240,030
ELECTIONS FACILITATORS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA	Election Facilitators	R234,979
ISIKHUNGO SETHU ENVIRONMENTAL SER	Research And Advisory Services	R234,630
MARIA MAGDALENA STEYN	Valuations Advisory Services	R234,198
MACHAKA NC	Research	R225,217
MVD KALAHARI	Advisory Consulting Services	R224,963
JOINTSHELF 1183	Research And Advisory Services	R222,600
PHAPHAMA RESOURCES	Research And Advisory Services	R222,340
MASWANA INVESTMENT HOLDINGS	Advisory Consulting Services	R220,800
UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA	Project Management	R216,224
KHANYAICDD	Research And Advisory Services	R215,767
MAHLAGA INDUSTRIAL STRATEGISTS	Research And Advisory Services	R215,680
Mahlanga Industrial Strategist	Research	R215,680
Hydrid Innovation Solution	Organisational	R210,359
WORLEYPARSONS RSA	Project Management	R208,474
DITSAMAI INVESTMENTS AND PROJECTS	Research And Advisory Services	R208,150
LINDON CONSULTING CORPORATION	Project Management	R193,260
NKWALI HOLDINGS	Research And Advisory Services	R193,010
PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA	Environmental Consulting Services	R189,917
Mkhize Attorneys	Research	R187,671
FEVERTREECONSULTING	Project Management	R183,811
P W A RHEEDER PROFESSIONELE LANDMETERS	Land Surveyors	R178,676
AUTUMN RIDGE TRADING 29	Research And Advisory Services	R178,250
PHUHLISANI	Research And Advisory Services	R172,110
UNIVERSITY OF VENDA	Research And Advisory Services	R167,423
K 2M TECHNOLOGIES	Advisory Consulting Services	R164,450
WACO AFRICA PTY LTD	Project Management	R158,999
IDI TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS	Research And Advisory Services	R150,527
MVD KALAHARI STADS-EN STREEKBEPLANNERS EN AANVERWA	Research And Advisory Services	R148,879
SET SECONDMENTS	Research And Advisory Services	R130,479
SA QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY	Qualification Verification	R127,470
Khumalo MHO	Risk And Complaince Co	R124,760
Chirwa	Financial Management	R121,183
P W A RHEEDER PROFESSIONELE LANDMETERS	Valuations Advisory Services	R116,495
CADRE	Research And Advisory Services	R111,127
ACUTE CONSULTING	Project Management	R104,340
BVI CONSULTING ENGINEERS	Research And Advisory Services	R102,941
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL	Research And Advisory Services	R100,000
BLUE UNICORN	Research And Advisory Services	R99,670
UBUQOTHO INTEGRITY INSTITUTE	Research And Advisory Services	R98,866
K O R CONSULTING	Consulting And Advisory Services	R96,000
A AND SONS PROPERTY GROUP	Valuations Advisory Services	R95,450
UPTURN CONSULTING	Research And Advisory Services	R94,500
KBS BUSINESS CONSULTANTS	Project Management	R91,000
URBAN DYNAMICS	Business And Advisory Services	R89,332
URBAN DYNAMICS	Advisory Consulting Services	R89,332
COASTAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES	Advisory Consulting Services	R89,112
PLAN ASSOCIATES DEVELOPMENT PLANNERS	Advisory Consulting Services	R87,500
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT PLANNING CONSULTANTS	Research And Advisory Services	R84,565
MARBLESHARP 57	Valuations Advisory Services	R80,499
MB MABUZA LAND SURVEYORS	Monitoring And Evaluation	R77,611
Deeds Trading Account	Project Management	R75,958
K 2M TECHNOLOGIES	Advisory Consulting Services	R74,750
Raymond Mhlaba	Project Management	R74,733
Buthelezi BG	Risk And Complaince Co	R72,900
PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA	Consulting And Advisory Services	R71,219
LSB GROUP TRUST	Valuations Advisory Services	R70,992
Mavivate Attorney Incorporated	Project Management	R70,388
ZITHOLELE CONSULTING	Project Management	R70,161
BIGEN AFRICA SERVICES	Project Management	R61,122
SPECTRUM VALUATIONS AND ASSET SOLUTIONS	Valuations Advisory Services	R60,013
OMNIVAL VALUATIONS	Valuations Advisory Services	R58,150
TSHANI CONSULTING	Advisory Consulting Services	R55,128
SINFRA INVESTMENTS 344	Valuations Advisory Services	R52,697
WORLEYPARSONS RSA	Advisory Consulting Services	R52,283
KUFUMA DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS	Monitoring And Evaluation	R50,520
Moeeng TG	Risk And Complaince Co	R48,600
Reatswela Travel & Tours	Risk And Complaince Co	R48,600
Pro Active Public Service College	Project Management	R47,800
LAND REFORM INSTITUTION OF SOUTH AFRICA	Research And Advisory Services	R46,050
Mhlongo AN	Committees Membership	R46,016
WORK DYNAMICS	Research And Advisory Services	R46,000
DDP VALUERS	Monitoring And Evaluation	R45,564
Randall TL	Committees Membership	R42,752
KIMOPAX	Project Management	R42,520
Tasokodibane MJ	Rcc Chairperson	R39,364
AFRICOST JBFE PROJECT MANAGERS	Research And Advisory Services	R39,336
URBAN DYNAMICS	Research And Advisory Services	R38,859
Randall TL	Plant Production	R38,207
MANAGED INTEGRITY EVALUATION	Background Screening And Vetting	R37,512
NATIONAL PRIVATE SPECIFICATIONS	Research	R35,098
Randall TL	Risk And Complaince Co	R33,297
Managed Integrated Evaluation PTY LTD	Conduct Criminal Checks And Id Verifications	R31,212
CHELETE KE MOLLO	Research And Advisory Services	R25,800
KANYISA PROPERTY AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES	Valuations Advisory Services	R25,300
April H	Risk And Complaince Co	R24,300
MBB CONSULTING SERVICES	Research And Advisory Services	R23,666
SINFRA INVESTMENTS 345	Monitoring And Evaluation	R21,912
KANYISA PROPERTY AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES	Monitoring And Evaluation	R21,620
SPECTRUM VALUATIONS & ASSET SOL	Monitoring And Evaluation	R21,620
Thupane MJJ	Risk And Complaince Co	R19,440
SPECTRUM VALUATIONS & ASSET SOL	Valuations Advisory Services	R16,330
ZWAHULI VALUERS	Valuations Advisory Services	R16,180
DDP VALUATION AND ADVISORY SERVICES	Valuations Advisory Services	R16,174
INTELLIFRA HOLDINGS	Monitoring And Evaluation	R15,750
MOOKODI VALUERS	Valuations Advisory Services	R14,950
MILLS FITCHET AFRICA	Valuations Advisory Services	R14,835
MOHOHLO ATTORNEYS	Research And Advisory Services	R14,296
KHOTHULE	DLR Committee Membership	R13,686
WSP ENVIROMENTAL	Project Management	R13,398
ZWAHULI VALUERS	Valuations Advisory Services	R13,200
ONSITE INSIGHT CONFERENCING SOLUTIONS	Conferencing Solutions	R12,914
RAMOHOLI	DLR Committee Membership	R11,262
Randall TL	Member Of Risk And Compliance Co	R10,404
JACK AMOUR	DLR Committee Membership	R9,920
Makofane LJ	DAMC Committee Membership	R9,920
Maisela SJ	DAMC Committee Membership	R9,870
Sefoloshe PJ	DAMC Committee Membership	R9,870
RAMOHOLI	DLR Committee Membership	R9,385
Lodi NB	DAMC Committee Membership	R7,990
CAMPA M	Research And Advisory Services	R7,521
I.M KORDOM	DLR Committee Membership	R7,508
I.N THOBEDI	DLR Committee Membership	R7,508
L.S MARCH	DLR Committee Membership	R7,508
KWARENGE LANGUAGE SOLUTIONS	Translations And Transcriptions	R7,200
Monakedi AL	DAMC Committee Membership	R6,580
Jansen Van Rensburg K	Board And/Or Committees Membership	R6,318
EMAH SELEPE	Household Profiling	R6,300
EVODIA MAFATLE	Household Profiling	R6,300
KAGISO MARUMO	Household Profiling	R6,300
KOPA NEO	Household Profiling	R6,300
MIYA ALENA	Household Profiling	R6,300
MM NHLAPO	Household Profiling	R6,300
MOKOENA PALESA	Household Profiling	R6,300
MSIBI NHLAKANI	Household Profiling	R6,300
N NKOSINKULU	Household Profiling	R6,300
PAT SELEPE	Household Profiling	R6,300
SHEZI N	Household Profiling	R6,300
SIBEKO JONNY	Household Profiling	R6,300
SIBEKO SESI	Household Profiling	R6,300
TM MOLOI	Household Profiling	R6,300
TWALA MD	Household Profiling	R6,300
DHLAMINI SA	Household Profiling	R6,300
EM SELEPE	Household Profiling	R6,300
KUBHEKA SC	Household Profiling	R6,300
MAKHUBO NP	Household Profiling	R6,300
MALINGA PP	Household Profiling	R6,300
MOKOENA MOSIWA	Household Profiling	R6,300
MOKOENA NT	Household Profiling	R6,300
MOLOI BELINA	Household Profiling	R6,300
MORAJANE PINKI	Household Profiling	R6,300
MORAJANE TJ	Household Profiling	R6,300
MPHUTHI NL	Household Profiling	R6,300
NDABA PRECIOUS	Household Profiling	R6,300
NKABINDE SIFISO	Household Profiling	R6,300
PL MGABHI	Household Profiling	R6,300
POPPIE MKHONZA	Household Profiling	R6,300
RADEBE NE	Household Profiling	R6,300
RADEBE NG	Household Profiling	R6,300
SELEPE LEHLOHO	Household Profiling	R6,300
SELEPE THABO	Household Profiling	R6,300
SHEZI NP	Household Profiling	R6,300
SV SHEZI	Household Profiling	R6,300
TD MOKOENA	Household Profiling	R6,300
TJ MOSIKILI	Household Profiling	R6,300
TM KHUMALO	Household Profiling	R6,300
TSHABALALA DUDU	Household Profiling	R6,300
SIBEKO NP	Household Profiling	R5,950
Nyelisani PR	DAMC Committee Membership	R5,875
MOUTLOATSI SETLOGELO	DLR Committee Membership	R5,631
RADEBE J	Household Profiling	R5,600
Dokolwana Z	Research And Advisory Services	R4,900
DR SELEPE	Household Profiling	R4,900
MPIKA N	Household Profiling	R4,900
Myoywane MF	Household Profiling	R4,900
Ndesi BE	Household Profiling	R4,900
Ntabankulu X	Household Profiling	R4,900
Ranuga N	Household Profiling	R4,900
Sanguqu N	Household Profiling	R4,900
Sinxutu NE	Household Profiling	R4,900
Tshotyana NF	Household Profiling	R4,900
Vunda N	Household Profiling	R4,900
Ralepelle ME	DAMC Committee Membership	R4,720
PLAN ASSOCIATES TOWN & REGIONAL	Research And Advisory Services	R4,575
SR SELEPE	Household Profiling	R4,550
YABELA CONSTRUCTION AND TRADING	Research And Advisory Services	R4,408
Mokgomole MR	DAMC Committee Membership	R4,280
Ahrens GHF	DAMC Committee Membership	R4,220
MONARENG AM	Household Profiling	R4,200
XP KUBHEKA	Household Profiling	R4,200
Xaba SDM	DAMC Committee Membership	R3,510
Mabundadza FV	DAMC Committee Membership	R3,055
Mtsweni ZP	DAMC Committee Membership	R2,820
South African Qualifications Authority	Verifying Of Qualification	R2,635
Mulaudzi NE	DAMC Committee Membership	R2,145
Mabunda AP	DAMC Committee Membership	R1,950
Mpye J	DAMC Committee Membership	R1,886
Motaung G	DAMC Committee Membership	R1,714
SELEOANE	DAMC Committee Membership	R1,560
Chakache CD	DAMC Committee Membership	R1,558
Chisale -Elniemua MM	DAMC Committee Membership	R1,558
Deelie JJ	DAMC Committee Membership	R1,558
Kgampe MS	DAMC Committee Membership	R1,558
Khumalo JEK	DAMC Committee Membership	R1,558
Khunou LM	DAMC Committee Membership	R1,558
Kokota BS	DAMC Committee Membership	R1,558
Matsoga JM	DAMC Committee Membership	R1,558
Mosia MP	DAMC Committee Membership	R1,558
Robela MA	DAMC Committee Membership	R1,558
Sekobane MM	DAMC Committee Membership	R1,558
Thebe AH	DAMC Committee Membership	R1,558
Tshabalala SM	DAMC Committee Membership	R1,558
Nukeri	DAMC Committee Membership	R1,170
BEEF	DAMC Committee Membership	R944
BEEF WILLIE	DAMC Committee Membership	R944
HOSEA GAETSEWE	DAMC Committee Membership	R856
GAETSEWE	DAMC Committee Membership	R856
GAONGALELWE MOROKA	DAMC Committee Membership	R780
MASESE MOILWA	DAMC Committee Membership	R780
MODISE PHOLOANYANE	DAMC Committee Membership	R780
POO	DAMC Committee Membership	R780
BELEM THOMAS	DAMC Committee Membership	R780
CHANTELE BRUYN	DAMC Committee Membership	R780
DE BRYUN	DAMC Committee Membership	R780
KEFUWE POO	DAMC Committee Membership	R780
KODISANG	DAMC Committee Membership	R780
LENTORO	DAMC Committee Membership	R780
MABE	DAMC Committee Membership	R780
MALEHO KODISANG	DAMC Committee Membership	R780
MOFOTI	DAMC Committee Membership	R780
NKOE	DAMC Committee Membership	R780
PHOLOANYANE	DAMC Committee Membership	R780
PORTIA NK0E	DAMC Committee Membership	R780
RAYMOND JANSEN	DAMC Committee Membership	R780
TAUNYANE	DAMC Committee Membership	R780
ENTERPRISES UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA	Econometric And Economic Modelling Services, Partnering And Capacity Buildings	R746
Nghatsane LO	DAMC Committee Membership	R585
TEBOHO MACHAKELA	DAMC Committee Membership	R472
MABOTE BODULO	DAMC Committee Membership	R428
LAURETTE PHOOKO	DAMC Committee Membership	R390
LEBAKENG MOLEBELED	DAMC Committee Membership	R390
MATSHEDISO MORAKE	DAMC Committee Membership	R390
MITA MOLEMA	DAMC Committee Membership	R390
MMASENYA LEKAUTA	DAMC Committee Membership	R390
MOJALEFA KOTOPE	DAMC Committee Membership	R390
THEMBEKA HLEKO	DAMC Committee Membership	R390
TSOKOLO TELEKOA	DAMC Committee Membership	R390
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL	Research And Advisory Services	R358
Grand Total		R513,812,873

(b)(i),(ii) Please refer to the table below.

Consultants Items	(i) Budget	(ii) Expenditure	Variance
Board and Committees	R13,681,855	R13,681,855	-
Financial Management Consulting	R2,413,931	R2,413,931	-
Organisational Development	R5,519,172	R5,519,172	-
Project Management	R140,755,529	R140,755,529	-
Qualification Verification	R175,786	R175,698	R88
Research and Development	R345,323,164	R332,891,510	R12,431,654
Translations and Transcriptions	R16,396	R16,396	-
Valuation Services	R18,358,782	R18,358,782	-
Grand Total	R526,244,616	R513,812,873	R12,431,742

 

Reply:

Since the fall of the heavy rains and the cyclone Eloise, provinces reprioritised their equitable share and conditional grants in order to address the damages incurred by farmers. Mpumalanga made available an amount of R8 270 000.00, Free State R1 200 000.00 and Northern Cape R1 500 000.00. North West catered for the affected farmers in the 2021/22 Fetsa Tlala programme to be assisted with seeds. The intervention is provided through provision of seeds, crop seedlings and soil rehabilitation to support the affected farmers. Continuous monitoring is done while early warning information and advisories are being disseminated on a daily basis.

Reply:

1. (a) Veterinary services in the Northern Cape is a directorate headed by the Senior Manager (Director) who is a veterinarian and who reports directly to the Executive Manager (Chief Director) in the department. There are 7 state veterinary offices spread throughout the province and each state veterinary office have service centres in their areas that the Animal Health Technicians operate from. The number of veterinarians in the province is 9 and this number includes the Chief Director, Director and 2 Deputy Directors.

POSITION	STATION	FILLED	VACANT
Chief Director: Agricultural Technical Support Services	Kimberley	1	0
Director: Veterinary Services	Kimberley	1	0
Deputy Director: Animal Health	Kimberley	0	1
Deputy Director: Veterinary Public Health & Export Control	Kimberley	1	0
Deputy Directory: Veterinary Laboratory & Epidemiology	Kimberley	1	0
State Veterinarian: Veterinary Laboratory	Kimberley	1	0
State Veterinarian: Export Control	De Aar	0	1
State Veterinarian: Animal Health	Kimberley	1	0
State Veterinarian: Animal Health	De Aar	1	0
State Veterinarian: Animal Health	Calvinia	1	0
State Veterinarian: Animal Health	Springbok	0	1
State Veterinarian: Animal Health	Upington	0	1
State Veterinarian: Animal Health	Kuruman	1	0
State Veterinarian: Animal Health	Mothibistad	0	1
Total		9	5

(b)(i) current vacancy rate is about 36%

(ii) There is a moratorium currently in place on the filing of vacant posts due to the financial constraints put on the departmental budget by the Covid

19 pandemic.

2. The FAO recommends a ratio of 1 veterinarian per 100 000 livestock units, and using this norm would result in the province requiring 16 State Veterinarians to carry out disease control, laboratory diagnostics and veterinary public health, which are the minimal requirements for a basic service.

3. The Compulsory Community Service (CCS) programme was finally rolled out in the Northern Cape province in 2016 with the number of CCS veterinarians increasing steadily from 4 to the current number of 7. This year, the CCS veterinarians only started on 1 March 2021 due to the disruption of the academic year caused by Covid 19 pandemic. The MEC, Mase Manopole welcomed the seven (7) newly qualified Veterinarians to the Department under the Compulsory Community Service (CCS) program. The areas that benefits from this programme include Kuruman (2), Kimberley (2), Prieska (1), Veterinary Laboratory (1) and Upington (1). These 7 placements significantly increased access to Veterinary Services in the province, increasing the number of field Animal Health Veterinarians from 4 to 10. The livestock farmers in the rural communities have welcomed the move by government to introduce the CCS programme to speed up rural animal health care.

4. No major disease of economic importance was recorded in the last 4 years. The Northern Cape Province received above normal rainfall that favoured the breeding of mosquitoes which are responsible for the transmission of Rift Valley Fever disease (RVF), African Horse Sickness, Lumpy Skin Disease, Bluetongue etc. The MEC for Agriculture, Environmental Affairs, Rural Development and Land Reform, Ms Mase Manopole was on an awareness drive, forewarning all farmers to vaccinate their cattle, sheep and goats against RVF before the peak of mosquitoes around March and April. The MEC also advised farmers to get vaccines from the cooperatives in the province and encouraged them not to eat dead animals and should always wear protective clothing when handling aborted foetuses.

Rabies remains prevalent in wildlife and to support this phenomenon, the provinces recorded a number of rabies cases with only one human case. Fortunately, the victim was successfully enrolled on a full course of post exposure rabies prophylaxis. 5153 pets were vaccinated during the World Rabies awareness period in the province.

Sheep scab has been reported in areas where farming with sheep is dominant. Sheep scab is traditionally most prevalent during the second and third quarter of the year and 2020 was no exception. All the confirmations were done by the Kimberley Veterinary laboratory, which is the only government laboratory that is accredited to do sheep scab testing. All the outbreaks were handled as per the protocol.

Reply:

1. Please refer to Annexure A.

2. Please refer to Annexure A. For the 2021/22 financial year it is work in progress.

(a) Falls away.

(b) Please refer to Annexure A. Local communities are mobilized to go and get registered as beneficiaries at the respective FPSU’s.

Reply:

(1) (a) South Africa fluctuates between being a net exporter or importer of beef. Drought and FMD outbreaks are the major factors that contributes to the direction of beef import or export. The country currently produces 1 081 900 tons and consumes about 1 065, 000 tons of beef per year. It is currently a net exporter of beef, with only 3 000 tons imported in 2019/2020. The country exported 37 000 tons in the same period. South Africa consumes just over 97% of the beef that is produced locally and only about 3% from the imports.

1 (b) From which countries is the beef imported;

In the past 12 months live animals were imported mainly from Botswana & Namibia for feedlots. In that period 383,400 live animals were imported from these countries. Beef cuts that were either frozen or fresh were imported from the following countries:

• Botswana

• Lesotho

• Namibia

• Swaziland

• Australia

• New Zealand

• France

• Germany

• Republic of Ireland

• Spain

• Switzerland

• the United Kingdom

• the USA

• Argentina

• Brazil and

• Uruguay.

2. The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) is implementing Beef Recording and Improvement Schemes including the transformative Kaonofatso Ya Dikgomo scheme, that tracks performance of the individual beef animals farmed in South Africa under stud and commercial farming. The scheme also focuses on getting a beef farmer to be on a continuous improvement path through training and linkages with good markets. DALRRD also strategically included beef farming support on all funding scheme i.e. CASP; Ilema/Letsema; Blended funding and the Jobs Fund. DALRRD is in the advance stage of implementing the Livestock Identification and Traceability system which will help with health control and market access and thus improved productivity and profitability of the sector.

Reply:

1. No. The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development is not a shareholder in the business of Solms Delta.

a) The Department did not put the Solms-Delta farm under business rescue. The shareholders are the ones who resolved to put it under business rescue on 27 July 2017. Ms Timme (first BRP appointed) was subsequently replaced by Tayfin Forensic and Investigative Auditors on 01 November 2018), when the former applied to the high court to place the business under liquidation. In response to Ms Timme’s action, the beneficiaries themselves approached the Department for assistance and intervention. This led to an out of court settlement between, the interested parties, which resulted in the appointment of Tayfin Forensic and Investigative Auditors on 01 November 2018

b) The business rescue practitioners were Price Waterhouse Cooper (PWC), represented by Ms Alison Mary Timme and Tayfin Forensic and Investigative Auditors, represented by Mr Mahier Tayob. The former resigned following the out of court settlement.

c) The amount of R1 120 293.00 was paid to the business rescue practitioners since the farm was placed under business rescue.

2. Yes. If the Business Rescue Practitioner agrees.

(3)(a) The current position of the farm is that the business is operating, even though not at full capacity partly due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

b) The financial situation has not changed much and that is why there is a meeting of stakeholders scheduled for 18 May 2021 to try to resolve the challenges.

Reply:

(1)(a) Following the application to the Northern Cape High Court, in terms of case number 961/2019, by the Director General of the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD), and the order granted by the same court on 28 February 2020; Honey Attorneys were appointed as Judicial Administrator of the Richtersveld Communal Property Association (CPA). Mr Don Madjiet is a representative of Honey Attorneys and responsible for the day-to-day running of the CPA as per the Court Order.

(b) The terms of reference of the Judicial Administrator are as per the Court order of 28 February 2020 of case number 961/2019. The Administrator is required to exercise powers of the executive committee of the Richtersveld CPA and perform all functions assigned to him in terms of the said court order. The Judicial Administrator has developed a comprehensive workplan which has been approved. The details are specified in the court order. Please refer to Annexure A.

(c) The Judicial Administrator is appointed for a period of three (3) years from the date of the court order i.e. 28 February 2020 until 28 February 2023.

(d) The costs are determined as per the rates of the Land Rights Management Facility (LRMF). The rate of compensation depends on the experience of the appointed Administrator and the hours he spends doing activities relating to the work of the CPA. The minimum is R475.00 to a maximum of R750.00 per hour, and the minimum per day is R3 800.00 to a maximum of R6 000.00.

(2)(a) In 1998 the Richtersveld community lodged a claim against the Government for dispossession of land under the Restitution of Land Rights Acts 22 of 1994. Following protracted court proceedings, the Constitutional Court awarded the land and mineral rights to the community of the Richtersveld. The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) and the then Department of Land Affairs represented the Government in the settlement negotiations. The Deed of Settlement (DoS) was signed on 22 April 2007. In order to protect the interests of the community, the DoS sought to create a very comprehensive structure of Trusts and Companies to house the interests of the Community. The DoS signed by the parties in 2007 directed that at least two (2) Trusts: Richtersveld Community Trust and Richtersveld Investment Trust) and eight (8) companies must be established to manage and operate the various business dealings of the Richtersveld Community Claim and one (1) Communal Property Association as a land-holding entity. DALRRD is responsible for the CPA as determined through Communal Property Association Act, 28 of 1996. The Department of Justice, as the custodian of the Trusts in terms of the Trust Property Control Act 57 of 1988, is responsible for the administration and management of Trusts.

(b) DALRRD does not have any figures relating to the total amount of funding that is currently in the Trust account. It should be noted that Trusts are independent legal entities. Trustees had to report to the CPA on its operation but such could not be obtained from the previous CPA committee. The administrators function is to facilitate that such reports are consolidated and made available when meetings are convened and reports tabled to the members of the CPA.

(c) The term of office of the trustees has expired and DALRRD will assist the community with the elections of all structures within Richtersveld, as instructed by the Administration court order of 28 February 2020.

(d) DALRRD does not have that information and will only be known once trustees have reported to CPA members and submitted a report to the Administrator.

(e) Unknown at this stage.

Reply:

a) The major production areas for cotton in South Africa are Kwa-Zulu Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape and North-West Provinces. The 2020/21 cotton crop is just over 80 000 lint bales for April 2021, which is considerably lower compared to the 2019/20 of 134 230 lint bales. This is largely because some cotton farmers have switched to food crops because of relatively good prices and the lateness of the marketing of the previous season’s crop that contributed to a contraction in planted area. In certain production regions, excessive wet and adverse conditions during planting season led to scaling down of number of hectares for cotton. Therefore, the 2020/21 cotton plantings are considerably lower compared to the previous season, which led to lower cotton crop volumes. The table below is an illustration of the status of cotton in the country.

 

Production	2021/21 estimate	2019/20 estimate
Hectares irrigated	5 836	11 543
Hectares dryland	11 122	16 132
Total ha	16 958	27 675
Yield: seed cotton kg per ha
Yield irrigated	4 542	4 393
Yield dryland	1 577	1 206
Total production of 200kg lint bales	80 235	134 230

b) South Africa is known for producing good quality cotton despite many challenges it is facing. It is true that the increase in volumes of imported cotton threatens the viability and sustainability of the cotton industry in South Africa. Government and stakeholders in the cotton sector established the Sustainable Cotton Cluster (SCC) in June 2014 led by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition. The SCC connects the entire cotton value chain under one umbrella: farmers, gins, yarn manufacturers, weavers and knitters, dyers, finishing plants and retailers. In the six years it’s been in operation, cotton production and processing has increased 800% and almost 50,000 jobs have been created or maintained in the cotton sector.

The outbreak of Covid 19 had a negative impact on this good initiative. During the lockdown harvesting and processing continued, but exports were suspended, striking a severe blow to the sector. Since then, export restrictions have been lifted, but global demand for cotton is decreasing and so are global prices. With around 80% of locally produced cotton being exported, this has significant implications for the sector. At the same time, severe financial strain on retailers is adding pressure. One of the main purposes of the SCC is to increase consumption of cotton by local retailers, aiming to increase local procurement from the pre-Covid average of 45% to 63% by 2030. Government is positive that by addressing the challenges, growth could be restored in 2021/22 and beyond.

Reply:

(1) Although agriculture was declared as essential service, smallholder production activities were negatively affected in the sector as they struggled to access their fields during initial lockdown period. There were post-harvest losses because of agro-logistics challenges experienced by farmers. Many smallholder farmers experienced loss of income and were also unable to prepare for the next planting season. There were reduced availability and access to extension services particularly during levels 5 and 4 of lockdown. There were other challenges such as:

• Closure of input dealerships and temporary hike in input prices in the first two months of lockdown as well as challenges in travelling to purchase inputs due to movement restrictions during lockdown levels 4 and 5. This included the massive congestion at the Durban port as Cape Town was considered the epicenter of the pandemic from around April to end May/early June 2020
• Lack of transport/slow processing of permits impeded the ability of workers to get to work in the first months of the outbreak of the pandemic and the general misinterpretation of disaster management regulations by law enforcement agencies
• During levels 5 to 3 of lockdown, almost all types of informal markets where smallholder farmers supply their farm produce were closed, including those that trade in cooked / prepared food. Informal food traders were not allowed to operate during the hard lockdown without permit and distribution plans for the perishable foods already harvested); & even when they were eventually allowed to operate, the customer base was significantly reduced.

(2) Yes. The Department provided disaster-specific relief to farmers. The Minister of Agriculture of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development secured funding of R1.2 Billion to assist smallholder farmers during April and May 2020. The fund was able to assist about 14 400 distressed smallholder farmers due to COVID-19 pandemic. A further R1 billion was allocated to the Department from the Presidential Employment Stimulus Initiative (PESI) to assist about 74 626 subsistence farmers who were not considered for the R1.2 Billion COVID-19 Relief. The Department is still implementing the R1 billion PESI intervention through e-vouchers.

Reply:

a) Independent Trustees were appointed by the Master of the High Court Cape Town in 2018 and letters of authority were issued for these Trustees to finalise the verification of members of the Ndabeni Community Trust in collaboration with the Office of the Regional Land Claims Commission: Western Cape. The Trustees are assisted by a committee of six representatives appointed from the community and regular meetings are held by the parties to resolve all the outstanding issues.

b) We are unable to confirm the date envisaged for the claimants to have full use and benefit of the land as yet because negotiations with the City of Cape Town, the Commission, the Department and representatives of the unlawful occupiers are still on going.

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Reply:

1. No.

(a)(i),(ii)(b),(c),(d) Falls away.

2. No.

(a),(b) Falls away.

Reply:

(1)(a),(b) Please refer to Annexure A.

(2)(a),(b),(c)(i),(ii) Yes. Please refer to Annexure A.

Reply:

Yes. The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) has the Commercialisation Strategy and the newly reviewed Blended Funding Scheme to support farmers.

(a)(i) These are a combination of grants and loan funding to support production.

(ii) The budget for commercialising small-scale farmers is a joint partnership between the Jobs Fund and the DALRRD wherein each partner contributed R300 million each totalling to R600 million. The Blended Funding Scheme is being implemented in partnership with Fund Managers including the IDC. DALRRD will make an annual contribution of R200 million towards the implementation of the BFS, which will be determined from time to time based on uptake and as per National Treasury approval.

(b) Over and above these interventions, DALRRD continues to provide effective agricultural support services to farmers through the Comprehensive Agricultural Support Programme (CASP) and Ilima/Letsema conditional grants. The support provided is intended to promote and facilitate agricultural development to all producers throughout the value chain for domestic use and export purposes. In support of agricultural production for the 2021/22 financial year a total amount of R1.4billion has been allocated for CASP and R597million allocated for Ilima/Letsema. DALRRD supports farmers with Extension Support Services inclusive of new technologies and one of the key extension approach towards market access is the Smallholder Horticulture Empowerment Programme (SHEP). Through this approach, farmers are encouraged to change their mindset from “grow and sell” for their products to “grow to sell” which boosts income levels of farmers. The Minister for Agriculture, Land Reform and all the nine Members of the Executive Committee (MECs) held a series of joint SHEP webinars from the 12th April starting with Mpumalanga and the last was held with Free State on the 6th of May 2021. DALRRD is also finalizing the draft policy on comprehensive producer development support which will be the overall national policy framework for the agriculture sector in South Africa and shall guide interventions (support) provided to the various categories of producers.