DEPARMENT OF AGRICULTURE

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DEPARMENT OF AGRICULTUREA united and
prosperous Agricultural Sector
Annual Report Presentation - 2002/03 Portfolio
Committee on Agriculture and Land Affairs 27
January 2004
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CONTENTS

• Overview
• Report per Programmes
• Administration
• Farmer support and development
• Agricultural Trade and Business Development
• Economic research and analysis
• Agricultural Production
• Sustainable resources management and use
• National regulatory services
• Communication, planning, monitoring and evaluation

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OVERVIEW

• VISION
• A united and prosperous Agricultural Sector
• MISSION
• Ensuring access to sufficient, safe and
  Nutritious food
• Eliminating skewed participation and inequity in
  the Sector
• Maximising growth, employment and income
• Enhancing sustainable management of natural
  agricultural resources and ecological systems
• Ensuring effective and efficient governance
• Ensuring knowledge and information management.
• Values
• Bambanani Drive Excellence Innovation
  Integrity Maak n Plan

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overview cont.

• Strategic Objective
• Guide and support equitable access to resources
  for agricultural development
• Enhance the economic performance of the sector
• Ensure sustainable natural resources management
  and use
• Promote and support the participation of black
  people, women, youth and the disabled in
  agriculture
• Ensure consumer confidence in agricultural
  products and services
• Achieve departmental service excellence

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Overview cont..

• Key Clients
• Provincial departments of agriculture
• Public entities working in the agricultural
  sector
• Producers of agricultural products
• Consumers of agricultural products
• Exporters of agricultural products

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ADMINISTRATION

• Programme Purpose
• To support internal business processes and sound
  financial management within the Department
• Programme Overview
• Human Resource Management
• Legal Services
• ICT
• Financial Services
• Debt Management and Disbursements
• Procurement and Asset Management.

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Programme Farmer Support and
Development

• Programme Purpose
• Develop national policies for farmer settlement,
  food security and rural development, agricultural
  risk and disaster management, as well as
  registration of co-operatives
• Programme Overview
• Policy dialogue and implementation of programmes
  with major stakeholders at both national and
  international levels
• Achievements
• Legislation
• Draft Co-operatives Bill transferred to the
  Department of Trade and Industry to administer
  and table to Parliament

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Programme Farmer Support and Development

• Client and Public Interaction
• Links established with major agricultural input
  and service providers wrt to farmer settlement
• Summit on Financial Services Co-operatives held
  March 2003
• National Food Emergency Scheme (NFES) under the
  Integrated Food Security and Nutrition Programme
  (IFSNP)
• Approximately 10 000 farmers assisted with
  verification and applications for the Flood
  Relief Scheme and further 1 367 assisted
  following the 2002 snow and veld fires
• Programmes and Projects
• Training and capacity building for LRAD
  beneficiaries in all but three provinces
  (Gauteng, North West and Northern Cape)
• Micro-finance capacity Building framework
  developed

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Programme Farmer Support and
Development

• Programmes cont
• Integrated Food Security Strategy (IFSS)
  approved by Cabinet
• Awareness programme on weather/climate
  interpretation launched with five of the nine
  provinces
• Products and Services
• Administering lease agreements with the option
  to purchase in conjunction with Provincial
  Departments of Agriculture on state-owned farms
• Pilot Food Insecurity and Vulnerability
  Monitoring System (FIVMS) developed
• National Agro-Meteorological Committee
  established to issue monthly advisories for the
  agricultural sector
• Statistical database on co-operatives posted on
  the Departmental website

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Programme Farmer Support and
Development

• Intergovernmental
• Interdepartmental Committee (Reserve Bank,
  National Treasury, DTI and DoA) on Financial
  Services Co-operatives (FSCs) established
• Programme participation in the UN FAO
  Intergovernmental Working Group on the Right to
  Food
• National Agro-Meteorology Committee
• International
• Participation in SADC Early Warning and Regional
  Outlook Forum
• SADC Food Emergency Relief Interdepartmental
  Committee
• Annual Reports on Food Security to FAO Committee
  on World Food Security

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Programme Farmer Support and
Development

• Challenges
• Intergovernmental
• Strengthening Provincial level involvement in the
  IFSNP through targeted interventions to support
  household and village level food production
  (agricultural starter pack FAO supported Special
  Programme for Food Security training and
  exposure of extension officers at district level
  farmer training working with local government to
  assist with formulation targeted interventions
  within their IDPs)

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Programme Farmer Support and
Development

• Challenges
• International
• Technical Assistance Programme in Africa in the
  field of food security and disaster mitigation
  and management
• Bilateral Donor Assistance in co-operatives
  development (Italians) and land reform
  (Canadians)
• Right to Food South African case study as part of
  the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Right
  to Food Work Programme

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Programme Trade and Business Development

• Programme Purpose
• Trade, Marketing, BEE, NAMC
• Programme Overview
• Food prices BEE Commodity Plans Trade
  Strategy DM
• Achievements
• Policy Legislation AgriBEE Agricultural Trade
  Strategy
• Client and Public Interaction ATF Industry
  Consultations
• Programmes and Projects Trade Negotiations, BEE
  Inventory
• SMME Excellence model Cotton, wine, grain,
  livestock, Marketing Infrastructure, MIS
• Product Service Marketing Training Permits
  Yiyo Lena, FPMC

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Programme Trade and Business Development

• Achievements
• Intergovernmental
• NAMC
• DTI (SMME, BEE, Trade)
• International
• WTO Special Negotiations
• Mercusor
• EFTA
• SADC
• EU TDCA

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Programme Trade and Business Development

• Challenges
• Intergovernmental
• Capacity
• International
• Africa and NEPAD
• Alliances
• New negotiations and trade-China, India, Africa

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Programme Agricultural Research and Economic
Analysis

• Programme Purpose
• Support the establishment and mngt of
  agricultural database and analysis of
  agricultural Statistics
• Programme Overview
• Monitoring of food and commodity prices
• Establishment of National Agricultural Economics
  Working Group
• Conducting Census of Commercial Agriculture
• Improve methodology of Crop Forecasting
• Increasing Sector Capacity (Provide
  Micro-FINREC)

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Programme Agricultural Production

• Purpose
• Develop policies, norms and standards to enhance
  sustainable agriculture
• production. In collaboration with Provinces and
  ARC to identify and
• Support Strategic Research and Interventions and
  increase productivity.
• Programme Overview
• New programme
• Initially (2 staff members)
• Animal and Aqua Production System
• Plant Production Systems

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Programme Agricultural Production

• Overview cont..
• Now includes Scientific Research Development
• Focus
• Client identification and relations
• Client needs
• Policy on Agriculture in Sustainable Dev
  livestock Dev
• NEPAD and SADC
• Legislation
• Animal Improvement Act, 1998 (Act no.62 of 1998)
• Plant Improvement Act, 1976 (Act No. 53 of 1976)
  

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Programme Agricultural Production

• Client and Public Interaction
• Exhibitions, National Youth Show
• Farmers days
• Production Advice (tilapia, catfish, cultivation
  practices)
• Workshops (participated) on production
• Programmes and Projects
• Draft strategy framework plant production
• Draft discussion document on Organic Production
  (best practices)
• Facilitated project for emerging farmers by
  Brahman Breeders Society
• Contracted ARC to develop guidelines for veld
  management
• INTERGIS-operational on milk recording

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Programme Agricultural Production

• Products services
• Beef cattle management Calendar for black red
  meat producers organization
• Advisory services on animal welfare
• Advisory services on organic farming, soil
  fertility management, production of essential oil
  crops herbs and best cultivation practices
• Achievements
• Interaction with DEAT on draft of Biodiversity
  Bill Game farming
• Discussed draft of policy on agriculture for
  Sustainable Development with DEAT and PDAs
• Liaison with Provinces to identify client needs
  and develop relations (ITCA process on Livestock

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Programme Agricultural Production

• International
• NEPAD-Nigeria, Tanzania, Rwanda
• SADC-Mozambique, Lesotho
• FAO-Production
• Challenges
• Intergovernmental
• Slow responses from Provinces
• Alignment of strategies with implementation
• Understanding needs at local level and
  standardizing national outputs

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Programme Agricultural Production

• Challenges cont
• Asymmetry of skills capacity at national vs.
  provincial
• Role clarity
• International
• Implementation of agreed programmes at national
  level- SADC, Bilaterals
• New programme-unknown
• Capacity-bilaterals

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Programme National Regulatory Services

• Programme Purpose
• To manage risks associated with animal and plant
  diseases, food safety
• and the use of genetically modified organisms
• Programme Overview
• Reinstatement of South Africa FMD status by OIE
• Increase vigilance on international disease
  control fence
• PHQ chemical residue programme from Department of
  Health

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Programme National Regulatory Services

• Achievements
• Client Public Interaction Meetings, workshops,
  conferences
• Programmes and Projects Aldicarb, BSE
  communication protocol,
• Bovine TB research project
• Products Services Inspections, import and
  export protocols, health certificates,
  guidelines, info packs

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Programme National Regulatory Services

• Intergovernmental
• Workshop on International treaty on plant genetic
  resources for food and agriculture-Increased
  awareness
• ITCA veterinary working group-National
  Harmonization of legislation
• International
• Presentation at the CODEX committee for pesticide
  residue-Maximum residue levels for spices-SA-
  further development of concept
• SEARCH-Harmonize pesticide registration
  procedures
• WSSD-workshop on PGR and sustainable development
• Training of 2 Mozambican scientists on animal ID
  system
• Hosting of the world wine trade group

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Programme National Regulatory Services

• Challenges
• Intergovernmental
• Role clarification between National and
  Provincial veterinary services
• Establish provincial contact point on plant
  health services
• Co-ordinate functions around food safety issues
• International
• Active participation in standard setting bodies
• Minimize risks associated with importation of
  agricultural products
• International fence maintenance-border control
• Market access-Harmonization of international
  markets and application of the equivalent concept
  in terms of the SPS (Sanitary and Phytosanitary)
  agreement

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Programme Sustainable Resources Management and
Use

• Programme Purpose
• Promote sound management and sustainable use of
  land and water resources in agriculture
• Programme Overview
• The programme consists of two directorates, Land
  Use and Soil Management (LUSM) and Water Use and
  Irrigation Development (WUID).
• LUSM focused on the conservation of land
  resources through CARA (Act 43 of 1983). Pest
  control, reclamation of land resources and
  Landcare are the major activities in this
  directorate.
• WUID focuses on agricultural infrastructure
  development and irrigation through CARA (Act 43
  of 1983). Rehabilitation of irrigation schemes
  and provision of water to rural communities
  (through drilling of boreholes) are critical
  activities within the directorate.

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Programme Sustainable Resources Management and
Use

• Overview cont
• Both directorates have created job opportunities
  among the community beneficiaries. Most of the
  interventions occur through Provincial
  Departments of Agriculture
• Achievements
• Legislation
• The SUAR Bill is being formulated.
• The Bill is intended to replace the outdated CARA
  (Act 43 of 1983).
• The Bill is incorporating important elements,
  such as
• Prime agricultural land
• Unique agricultural land
• Biodiversity issues
• Regulatory aspects

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Programme Sustainable Resources and Management
Use

• Client and Public Interaction
• Structured Provincial Irrigation Action Committee
  meetings.
• ITCA Landcare Working Groups where all provinces
  are represented four meetings per annum.
• Engineering Forum meetings with all provinces
  two meetings per annum for prioritization.
• Committee on Environmental Coordination meetings
  with partner departments (and clients).

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Programme Sustainable Resources and Management
Use

• Programmes and Projects
• Drilling of 315 boreholes in key development
  nodes (Chris Hani, Sekhukhune, Kgalagadi, North
  East and Ukhahlamba).
• 22 Boreholes drilled for commercial farmers
  (livestock and workers).
• 61 Soil Conservation and/or construction works
  undertaken country wide.
• 28 Irrigation schemes rehabilitated in Limpopo.
• 140 LandCare projects supported in all provinces.
• Together with WfW and KZN Wildlife, rehabilitated
  Tshanetshe pan in Maputoland.
• Soil conservation works and infrastructure at
  Spitskop, for sustainable functioning of Orange
  Fish river transfer scheme
• AGIS (Agricultural Geographic Information System)
  has been further developed and enhanced.
• MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging
  Spectroradiometer) has been further developed and
  enhanced.

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Programme Sustainable Resources Management and
Use

• Products and Services
• 37 interventions on advicery engineering
  services.
• Drilling of boreholes towards Household Food
  Security programme.
• Captured status of agricultural resources in
  Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Eastern Cape and
• KwaZulu Natal using MODIS.
• Granted aid to satellite Application Centre of
  CSIR for capturing, processing and archiving
  MODIS satellite data.
• AGIS has been introduced and used by all
  provinces and other partners.
• Queries on AGIS have been handled and major
  stakeholders informed about new developments.

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Programme Sustainable Resources Management and
Use

• Achievements
• Intergovernmental
• CEC produced NAP for South Africa.
• CCSIS developed draft policy document on National
  Guidelines for Integrated Management of
  Agricultural Water Use.
• EIP for the DoA compiled and submitted to DEAT as
  required by NEMA.

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Programme Sustainable Resources Management and
Use

• International
• Partnership with IWMI is benefiting South Africa
  on international expertise on agricultural water
  management.
• Ministerial adoption of Recommendations during
  Third World Water
• Forum Water for Food and Agriculture.
• Continuous DoA participation in UNCCD ensures
  South Africa responses to issues of international
  importance.
• Bilateral engagement and recent tour to Australia
  provided foundation towards expanded LandCare
  programme.

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Programme Sustainable Resources Management and
Use

• Challenges
• Intergovernmental
• Effectively support provinces in Water Use
  Management.
• Align water infrastructure development with
  priorities of provinces and local governments
• Provide leadership on agricultural water
  management issues on various tiers of government.
• Integrate and synthesize inputs from other
  government departmental programmes to improve on
  delivery.

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Programme Sustainable Resources Management and
Use

• International
• Align international partnerships to focus on
  priority areas for Africa and South Africa.
• Access international expertise in agricultural
  water management problem solving.

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Programme purpose
Programme Communication, Planning and Evaluation
Provides agricultural news and information
services, manages international relations, and
facilitates skills development and the training
of new existing farmers.
Programme overview

• Reposition Department in the SA corporate
  environment
• Profiling of Female Farmer competition
• WSSD major highlight
• Facilitate, international trade, training and
  technical assistance opportunities
• Workplace Skills Plan

Policy

• The Agricultural Education and Training Strategy
• An Internal Bursary Scheme was approved by DEXCO
  to fastrack skills development with DoA.
• Communication Strategy developed.

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Programme achievements
Client and public interaction

• Exhibitions Ministers National Assembly budget
  vote, National Council of Provinces budget vote,
  NAMPO, Agri-Expo
• Participation of commercial and emerging citrus
  industry in Ministerial bilateral visit to China
• NEPAD stakeholder consultation workshop
• Advertorials and advertisements in key corporate
  publications to reposition the Department in the
  corporate world
• Distribute branded promotional material to
  improve the image of the Department highlight
  presentation of Strategic plan to the President
• Wide-spread publicity for distribution of
  subsidised maize meal by introducing a toll-free
  number
• Liaison with various media

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Programmes and projects

• Female Farmer of the Year Competition national
  awards ceremony in North West Province coinciding
  with World Food Day event in North West
• African Footprints programme aimed at
  consolidating bilateral relations with African
  countries
• Pesticides Initiative Programme EU-SA support
  to commercial and new farmers to adapt to
  pesticides legislation in EU market.
• Capacity building for LRAD beneficiaries through
  SA Canada joint cooperation project. First
  technical visit to Canada undertaken.
• External bursary scheme
• Experiential and internship programme

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Products and services

• Agricultural News, bi-weekly external newsletter,
  renamed AgriNews and now published monthly.
  Twelve editions published
• Strategic Plan for South African Agriculture
  translated into all the official languages.
  Published in English, isiZulu, Sesotho and
  Afrikaans
• Info Paks 24 new information packages was
  published. Total number published 234. Many have
  been translated into various official languages
• Website updating of information of website
  regular updating of crop estimates, media
  releases, statistical information and
  publications produced by the Department
• Facilitation of agreements SPS, technical
  cooperation agreements, project agreements
• Coordination of international trips, delegation
  briefings, briefings to PPC (as requested) e.g.
  Zimbabwe
• Sourcing of funding
• Development of International Agricultural Strategy

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Challenges
Intergovernmental/International

• General communication challenge dissemination of
  agricultural information about products and
  services to the population at large
• Demand on agriculture to engage internationally
  greater than current IR and technical line
  function implementation capacity.
• Lack of coordination on international cooperation
  projects and agreements between national and
  provinces.
• The extension of capacity building in the
  agricultural sector through skills development