"drought"
18 matches
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18 Nov 2008
Provision of Land & Assistance Amendment Bill [B40-2008]: adoption of NCOP Amendments: Minister & Department's briefing & adoption; Department's Annual Report 2007/08 briefing
Committee Meeting | Agriculture | National Assembly
... animal and plant disease and ensure food safety. Drought-coping Strategies were completed and were translated ...
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03 Dec 2008
Economic & Investment Cluster Progress Report
Media briefing
... in the income of small scale farmers due to its drought tolerant characteristics, not being prone to theft ...
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27 May 2008
Member’s Statements
Hansard
... hide behind the legacy of apartheid and periodic drought. In actual fact, the department lacks foresight ...
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17 Jun 2008
Financial and Fiscal Commission Recommendations on 2009/2010 Division of Revenue: Housing, Transport and Provincial and Local Government
Committee Meeting | NCOP Finance | National Council of Provinces
... revenues from agricultural activities because of drought. She suggested that the demarcation of municipal ...
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07 Aug 2008
Agricultural Debt Management Repeal Bill; Liquor Products Amendment Bill: briefing and adoption
Committee Meeting | NCOP Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources | National Council of Provinces
... The new villa blanc variety was resistant to drought, frost and cheap to cultivate. It would make entry ...
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11 Feb 2008
Agriculture Provincial Conditional Grants 3rd Quarter 2007/8 spending
Committee Meeting | NCOP Finance | National Council of Provinces
... farms as well as flood repairs and recovery work. Drought, flood and hail relief money was received in December ... amounted to 41% of the budget. 80% of the budget for drought relief was spent. Overall, this resulted in 75% ...
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19 Feb 2008
Land Bank Briefing on its Turnaround Strategy
Committee Meeting | Agriculture | National Assembly
... have lacked the skills to do business. Very often drought led to the loss of the business, as the farmer ...
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06 May 2008
Fourth Quarter Expenditure Hearings: Provincial Treasuries
Committee Meeting | NCOP Finance | National Council of Provinces
... for the years when there would, for example, be drought. Mr E Sogoni (ANC, Gauteng) stated that there ...
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06 May 2008
Water Boards' Annual Reports 2006/07
Committee Meeting | Water and Sanitation | National Assembly
... any scientific evidence to that effect. Also, drought continued to impact on production in MLM and BLM ... those served, with water tanks as part of their drought relief schemes. He added that the mining industries ...
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28 Feb 2008
Second Reading Debate: National Environmental Laws Amendment Bill / Ministers 's Responses / Members 's Statements
Hansard
... to drought. Wetlands of international importance and wild life are also under threat from drought in ... to the drier conditions; we need to grow more drought-tolerant crops and vegetables; we need to learn ...
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21 May 2008
Agriculture and Land Affairs: Minister's Budget Speech
Media briefing
... to stem rust virus infection and resistant to drought. This is a step in the right direction towards ...
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05 May 2008
Gert Sibande District Municipality, Bushbuckridge Local Municipality: budget & performance
Committee Meeting | NCOP Finance | National Council of Provinces
... thought that the Department could look toward the Drought Relief Fund for funding, as it was earmarked to ...
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19 Feb 2008
Minister's Responses / Members 's Statements
Hansard
... an increase in international grain prices, the drought conditions during the planting and harvesting seasons ...
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13 Feb 2008
Resumption of President 's State of the Nation Adddress: Mr T Mbeki
Hansard
... now. The cause of it was a sequence of years of drought. [Interjections.] They are very, very reliant on ...
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11 Mar 2008
Water Affairs & Forestry Department Strategic Plan & Budget 2008/09; Forestry hearings
Committee Meeting | Water and Sanitation | National Assembly
... forestry base was small. Variability of climate and drought was a major problem. The warmer climate expected ...
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20 May 2008
Environmental Affairs & Tourism, & Water & Forestry Departments’ Strategic Plans and Budgets 2008/9
Committee Meeting | NCOP Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources | National Council of Provinces
... through restrictions implemented, R90 million drought relief funds distributed to municipalities and ... details on monitoring of water quality, sanitation, drought relief and ongoing support for local government ...
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21 May 2008
Debate on Budget Vote Nos 23 - Agriculture and 27 - Land Affairs
Hansard
... rural development, land, desertification and drought as well as focusing on Africa. They also looked ... seeds, particularly wheat, that are resistant to drought and diseases. Also, Onderstepoort Biological Products ...
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11 Mar 2008
Minister’s Responses / Consideration of Request for Approval by Parliament of International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-Fouling Systems on Ships and Consideration of Request For Approval By Parliament Of 1991 Amendments to the Convention
Hansard
... Africa is supplied on a regional basis and so drought conditions and low dam levels in one part of the ... rainfall distribution patterns and subject to droughts, we have planned for this by having a number of ...