Annual Report of the Department of Agriculture Portfolio Committee : Agriculture and Land Affairs

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Annual Report of the Department of
AgriculturePortfolio Committee Agriculture
and Land Affairs

• Presented by Director General
• Njabulo Nduli
• 18 November 2008

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Introduction of team
• Overview by Director General
• Livelihoods, Economics and Business Development
• Bio-Security and Disaster Management
• Production and Resource Management
• Sector Services and Partnerships
• Financial Performance
• Summary and conclusion

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Overview by Director General

• 2007/8, reviewed post settlement support,
  commenced with the fast-tracking of land delivery
  to attain the Presidential Priority 7
• Challenge of accelerating and aligning land and
  agrarian reform
• DoA, DLA and PDAs developed the Land and Agrarian
  Reform Project (LARP) accepted as Apex priority
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• Aligns functions for improved service delivery
  and restructured consultative structures to
  include all relevant stakeholders.
• One-stop shop delivery paradigm for
  comprehensive support services
• Objectives of the LARP
• Increasing black agribusiness entrepreneurs by 10
  - 15
• Providing universal access to agricultural
  support services to the emerging black farmers
• Increasing agricultural production by 10 - 15
• Increasing agricultural trade by 10 - 15
• The DoA initiated the development of a Project
  Management Support Office to facilitate the
  translation of policy into implementation.

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Livelihoods, Economics and Business Development

• The Livelihoods, Economics and Business
  Development promotes equitable access to the
  agricultural sector, growth and commercial
  viability of emerging farmers, and work towards
  achieving food security and rural development.
  The programme facilitates market access for South
  African agricultural products nationally and
  internationally by developing and implementing
  appropriate policies and targeted programmes. It
  promotes Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment
  (BBBEE) in the sector.
• Sub-programmes
• Livelihoods Development Support provides
  post-settlement support to emerging farmers,
  promotes farmer co-operatives and villages and is
  responsible for food security policy and
  legislation, programmes and information.

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Livelihoods, Economics and Business Development

• Sub-programmes (continued)
• Trade and Business Development facilitates
  international and domestic marketing access for
  South African agricultural products and promotes
  BEE in the sector. It also interacts with the
  National Agricultural Marketing Council.
• Economic and Statistical Services provides for
  the collection and analysis of agricultural
  statistics, monitors and evaluates the economic
  performance of the sector and produces quarterly
  reports on sector trends. It also interacts with
  Statistics South Africa.

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Livelihoods, Economics and Business Development
Sub- programme Actual Performance Challenges
Livelihoods Development Support 575 projects were assisted through CASP and the number of participants who benefited from this assistance was 54 135. Mpumalanga A total of 4 041 households in Mpumalanga were provided with agricultural starter packs. Free State distributed a total number of 1 337 packages with an estimated number of 16 408 participants. Gauteng distributed a total of 9 280 production packages. Western Cape To date 54 households received 25 indigenous chickens each. Uncoordinated government support programme. Lack of ccoordination of social sector departments activities in all the three government spheres is still a challenge to be tackled
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Livelihoods, Economics and Business Development
Sub- programme Actual Performance Challenges
Livelihoods Development Support Limpopo the province is targeting revitalisation of 29 micro-enterprises budgeted at the value of R6 million. They further distributed 585 units (layers). Northern Cape To date 350 households, 75 schools and 40 clinics benefited. To date Telefood supported 3 projects in South Africa. Total number of participants benefiting was 94. A total of 15 765 production packages was distributed. This figure excludes the number of micro- enterprises revitalised in Limpopo.
Livelihoods Development Support A total of 20 farms with an extent of 11 044 hectares were disposed of during the current financial year. Lack of funds and delegations for disposal of state land caused delays
Livelihoods Development Support 45 clients received loans and R15 million was disbursed (in the Eastern Cape by Uvimba) during quarter 1.
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Livelihoods, Economics and Business Development
Sub- programme Actual Performance Challenges
Livelihoods Development Support A total of 27 poultry enterprises totalling R81 369 and 9 cash crop projects totalling R24 650 were funded from Mafisa. This amounts to R106 019 to 36 clients in the Eastern Cape for quarter 2. An amount of R3 462 790 was disbursed to 738 crop enterprises, R282 481 to 73 broiler enterprises and R8 900 000 for 89 ostrich enterprises. A total of R12 645 271was disbursed to 900 clients during October/December 2007. An additional R11 million was approved for the Vaalharts cotton project involving 120 farmers. The amount disbursed during quarter 3 was R8 506 488 to a total of 906 clients. Two individual clients on ostrich enterprises were funded for R200 000. A total of 49 broiler enterprise clients received funding for R230 143. 855 clients received funding for crop enterprises to the amount of R8 070 845. The only institution involved in disbursement is Uvimba in the Eastern Cape province. Other institutions are to be brought on board after an accreditation process in the next financial year
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Livelihoods, Economics and Business Development
Sub- programme Actual Performance Challenges
Trade and Business Development AgriBEE Charter was published in the Government Gazette on 20 March 2008. A submission was sent to the Minister on the appointment and institution of the Charter Council. Time delays to endorse meaningfully any BEE initiatives in the sector for AgriBEE implementation. The complete staffing complement is critical for implementing AgriBEE
Trade and Business Development Land Bank received 16 AgriBEE deal requests to the amount of R514 million with an employment potential of 2 844 people. The appraisal process is underway. In all cases 10 ownership goes to workers. Collaboration with sector stakeholder takes time, it is complex, and it has a direct bearing on progress rate
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MAFISA

• Mafisa-funded projects during the first quarter
  included ostrich projects, broiler production,
  cash crops projects, and piggery projects.
• 13 clients to the value of R1 175 000, for 26
  clients to the value of R100 000, for 4 clients
  to the value of R107 000, implements for one
  client to the value of R10 000 and a for one
  client to the value of R10 400. loans to the
  value of R15 million were disbursed to 45
  emerging-farmer clients in the Eastern Cape
  Province
• A total of 27 poultry enterprises valued at R81
  369 and cash-crop projects valued at R24 650 were
  funded from Mafisa during this quarter. This
  amounts to a total of R106 019 to 36 clients in
  the Eastern Cape Province for the quarter.

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LARP and Farmer Support

• 7 Land Reform Revitalisation Projects (LRRPs)
  were assisted in the Gauteng Province.
• The Farmer-to-farmer Mentorship Programme was
  implemented in 23 projects. A total of 16
  land-reform projects from Gauteng and Mpumalanga
  have benefited from the LRRP and 14 Settlement
  Land Acquisition Grant (SLAG) projects benefited
  from CASP during the 2007/08 financial year.
• the LRRP five projects were completed in Gauteng
  Province and the total number submitted was
  eight. In Mpumalanga, 30 projects were submitted
  and two completed, at a cost of R679 270.
• Farmer-to-farmer Mentorship Policy began in the
  Northern Cape, Western Cape and Eastern Cape.
  Tenders for North West and Free State were
  resubmitted. The total number of projects was
  667, and the number of beneficiaries 37 230.

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Self Help Groups

• A total of 304 agricultural co-operatives and
  SHGs were profiled, including 8 SHGs in Gauteng,
  4 co-operatives (poultry) Eastern Cape, 152
  co-operatives and SHGs in Free State, 7 SHGs in
  KwaZulu Natal, 30 SHGs in Mpumalanga, 91
  co-operatives/SHGs in the Northern Cape and 5
  co-operatives and 7 SHGs in Limpopo.
• A total of 89 SHGs were established in all
  provinces through the Jobs for Growth Community
  Based Organisation (CBO) Programme.
• A total of 178 bank accounts for SHGs were
  recorded . These includes accounts opened by
  Corn Masoyi (Mpumalanga)co-operative members,
  Udengezi project ( KwaZulu-Nata ,SHGs in Mangaung
  (Free State),Msinga Peace and Development
  Co-operative (KwaZulu-Natal), Udengezi project
  (KwaZulu-Natal), Vosloorus Farmers Co-operative
  (Gauteng), De Deur Farmers Co-operative
  (Gauteng) and Umzimbuvu Goat Co-operative
  (Eastern Cape).

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Cooperatives

• A training program on co-operative governance and
  management was rolled out, with members of the
  co-operative, local economic development officers
  and extension offices participating, mainly in
  the Free State province.
• Total of 105 agricultural co-operatives were
  established in all the provinces. Two secondary
  co-operatives (the Bakenberg poultry secondary
  co-operative and Vhembe fresh produce marketing
  co-operative) were established, and
• a total of 189 agricultural co-operatives and
  SHGs were profiled to identify associated
  challenges.
• Three Agricultural Co-operative Chambers of
  Commodities were established in the Eastern Cape
  (at Tsolwana Municipality), in North West (the
  Bojanala Chamber) as well as a sisal production
  and agro-processing chamber.

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Permits and Economic Information Support

• A total of 287 market-access permits were issued
  on time,
• and R37 500 was raised in respect of issuing
  permits.
• The Agricultural market outlook report , Economic
  review of the South African agriculture 2006 ,
  The Crops and markets report , and the Fruit and
  Vegetable sales on the major South African fresh
  produce markets.

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AGRI Bee Marketing

• The draft Marketing of Agricultural Products
  Amendment Bill was completed and discussed with
  all provinces for inputs and comments
• A draft proposal to link the permit allocation
  policy with the AgriBEE Policy has been
  completed. The proposal could only be concluded
  after the AgriBEE Charter was approved. This
  project will now be concluded in quarter 1 of
  2008/09.
• Funds were disbursed to two Centres of
  Excellence. The MoU was signed with Tompi Seleka
  College of Agricultural on the establishment of a
  Centre of Excellence within Limpopo Province

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BIO-SECURITY AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT - PURPOSE

• This programme seeks to develop and implement
  policies for food safety, agricultural risk and
  disaster management strategies in order as to
  control animal and plant diseases and ensure food
  safety.
• The programme as two sub-programme - Plant health
  and inspection services (PHIS) and Food Animal
  health and disaster management (FAHDM).
• During the year under review, the programme
  looked into reduction of incidence of animal and
  plant disease and pests, and also to ensure
  compliance with international and national
  agricultural risk

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BIO-SECURITY AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Sub- programme Actual Performance Challenges
Plant Health and Inspection Services Three risk profiling systems have been developed according to the type of environment, i.e. airports, seaports and land borders. The risk profiling system for the airport was drafted and is being implemented. The risk profiling system for the land border and seaports a draft is ready, but is not implemented yet.
Plant Health and Inspection Services Sniffer dog roll-out plan was tabled for approval at the end of June 2007. New officials at the dog unit have completed their 3 months training. The directorate is currently in the process of procuring a further 5 sniffer dogs that will form part of the Sedupe K9 Sniffer Dog Roll-out Programme. Insufficient locals dogs to procure Delays in appointment of personnel
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BIO-SECURITY AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Sub- programme Actual Performance Challenges
Food, Animal Health and Disaster Management Provincial audits conducted Import Permits for animal products issued -23 910 6504 new animal identification marks were finalized and 5449 certificates issued 3100 export certificates issues for animals and animal products Outbreaks of diseases- Rift valley fever Surveillance programmes conducted e.g -avian influenza. Poor implementation of policy on animal health. Line of command for provision of Veterinary services not harmonised Meat imported -manufacturing loss of market of export of animal products to the EU No record keeping in subsistence farming systems
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BIO-SECURITY AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT - PURPOSE
Sub- programme Actual Performance Challenges
Food, Animal Health and Disaster Management The process of compiling the country profile75 of work has been done. Delay in completing country profile
Food, Animal Health and Disaster Management Analytical services -MRL Microbiological contaminations e.g rooibos total samples 845 and 18 rejected Improper use of pesticides Microbiological contamination of products Poor record keeping
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BIO-SECURITY AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT - Agric
Disaster Relief
Province Purpose and Funds allocated Funds not used to - date Challenges
Western Cape Drought for 2007/8 R25 million R5.3 million Additional R37 million requested
North West R8 million for cold spell, 2003 R 2 million for Taung floods and R45 million for drought R8 million for Cold spell, 2 million for Taung floods and R45 million for drought Province has requested rollovers with supporting documents
Free State Drought and Fire 2007 R25 million R8 million Additional requests made this year for the veld fires
Kwazulu- Natal Drought / Fire relief 2007 R40 million R40 million Province has not approved implementation of relief
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BIO-SECURITY AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT - Agric
Disaster Relief
Province Purpose and Funds allocated Funds not used to - date Challenges/Remarks and comments
Mpumalanga Drought and Fire , 2007 R45 million R33.4 million Rollover has been approved
Eastern Cape Drought/ Fire R20 million R7.8 million Roll-over was approved
Limpopo Drought and Fire R45 million R45 million Roll-over was approved
Gauteng R0.00 R0.00 None
Northern Cape Drought R45 million R6.2 million Rollover requested and granted
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Draught Coping Strategies

• Coping strategies for drought were completed and
  translated into 10 official languages. A total of
  1 500 fruitfly bookmarks were distributed and 3
  900 pamphlets on activities of the Directorate
  Plant Health and plant health matters were
  distributed. A draft pamphlet on South African
  quarantine matters was finalised.
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Inspections/Surveys/Assessments/Analyses

• An audit inspection of wood was done
  simultaneously with import and export
  inspections. Inspections conducted, amounted to
  10 852 and included physical inspections,
  nursery, field, bulk and liquor inspections. A
  system has been put in place to detect importers
  who do not comply with the extended detections.
  The golden cyst nematode survey protocol is being
  revised and updated, and the survey is ongoing
• Two interceptions were assessed 26 import
  requirements were finalised two import
  protocols and seven interceptions were assessed.
  Assessments made on the export of regulated
  articles included eight phytosanitary
  certification requests and finalising 12
  noncompliance assessments.
• A total of 15 287 diagnostic assessments were
  made 9 779 detections and identifications and
  11 quarantine interceptions.
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Production and Resource Management
This programme manages productivity and
sustainability in agriculture, it also monitors
and controls genetically modified organisms,
develop and implement policies and legislation on
the sustainable use of agricultural land and
water resources. The programmes two
sub-programmes are Agricultural Production and
Engineering, Energy, Resource Use and Management.
Through Agriculture Production facilitates
improvement in agricultural productivity with
emphasis on sustainable animal, aquaculture and
plant production systems and administers the
Plant Improvement Act of 1976, Plant Breeders
Rights Act of 1976 and the Animal Improvement Act
of 1998.
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Production and Resource Management
Engineering, Energy, Resources Use and Management
facilitates the development of agriculture
infrastructure and use of agricultural resources.
Other activities include auditing of natural
resources, controlling migratory pests,
rehabilitating and protecting agricultural land
and running the community-based LandCare
Programme. During the year under review, the
programme sought to improve productivity and
profitability in the agriculture sector, and
sustainable use and protection of land and waster
resources.
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Production and Resource Management
Sub- programme Actual Performance Challenges
Agricultural Production Three boreholes were drilled in the Eastern Cape. 20 candidates in the Eastern Cape trained in the cultivation of Proteas 35 candidates in Limpopo trained in the cultivation of mangoes Withdrawal of drilling Machinery / Equipment
Agricultural Production The Gene Bank presently maintains 5 789 wild and landrace accessions of 1 664 varieties, including authentic seed samples for variety control Monitoring the genetic integrity of accessions in the Genebank
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Production and Resource Management
Sub-programme Actual performance Actual achievement Challenges
Agricultural Production All projects are nearing completion, and reports in terms of service level agreements with the ARC were received for groundnuts, beans and maize None
Agricultural Production On-farm conservation in Sterkspruit implemented and monitored (8 villages and 19 farmers) None
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Production and Resource Management
Sub-programme Actual performance Actual achievement Challenges
Agricultural Production Engineering, Energy, Resource Use and Management All on-farm multiplication projects of the National Plant Genetic Resources Centre (NPGRC) in KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Limpopo were planted for the 2007/08 season. Discontinuation of projects Lack of Cooperation and commitment from beneficiaries and officials Budget constraint Limited skilled personnel among PDA on irrigation, engineering and natural resource management.
A total of 375 inspections were conducted on 33
887 hectares for CASP, LRAD and related projects
A further 111 inspections were conducted on 8
246 hectares of land to resolve malpractice
relating to CARA regulations and 56 inspections
were conducted on 32 380 hectares of land to
monitor CARA compliance on LandCare projects
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Production and Resource Management
Sub-programme Actual performance Actual achievement Challenges
Engineering, Energy, Resource Use and Management Action plan and methodology for national Land Assessment in Dryland Areas (LADA) Programme was finalised. none
Engineering, Energy, Resource Use and Management Database for 50 000 hectares under irrigation is available. The Irrigation Strategy was approved by the Agriculture and Sustainable Rural Development Committee (ASRDC) and the Departmental Executive Committee (DEXCO). The analytical report on the water use efficiency programme on 50 000 ha of irrigated land was compiled and submitted. Non availability of ASGI-SA funds to plan implementation
Engineering, Energy, Resource Use and Management Maps showing production potentials for feedstock production areas were developed. These maps will then inform infrastructure surveys in production areas. None
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Infrastructure

• At Kosi Bay, a 45-km fence was completed and 21
  culverts constructed. At Punda Maria, a 28-km
  elephant fence was erected and one structure
  across dongas was completed. At Letaba River, a
  12-km elephant fence was completed and a large
  river crossing is in the process of being
  constructed. At Altien, a 12-km elephant fence
  and at Kruidfontein, a 9-km fence were completed.
  At Malala Drift, 15 km of fence was cleared and
  at Bray, a 6-km fence was completed.

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Sector Services and Partnerships
Programme Overview The programme manages
and coordinates stakeholder and international
relations, agricultural education and training,
extension and advisory services as well as
scientific research and development. The
programme has two sub-programmes, namely, Sector
Services and Intergovernmental, International and
Stakeholder Relations.
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Sector Services and Partnerships
Sub-programme Actual Performance Challenges
Intergovernmental and Stakeholder Relations Exchange visits with Madagascar on the Litchi Industry Hosted the Mozambique/SA Joint Management Committee Human resource capacity and budget to meet international commitments
Intergovernmental and Stakeholder Relations Assisted Mozambique with Foot and Mouth Disease strategy for the Greater Limpopo Transfontier Park and Livestock Policy Human resource capacity and budget to meet international commitments
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Sector Services and Partnerships
Sub-programme Actual Performance Challenges
Sector Services (Extension recovery) The extension recovery plan was approved by stakeholders at the Extension Indaba. The plan entailed Recruitment of 396 officers by March 2009 Training of Extension Officer as follows 300 for qualification upgrading 700 for in technical and soft skills programmes (short courses). Due to the extension recovery funds being DORA framework the DoA could not establish a unit responsible for coordination and therefore lacked that capacity

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Sector Services and Partnerships
Sub-programme Actual Performance Challenges
Sector Services Provision of ICT Equipment 1000 officers by March 2009.
Sector Services (Extension recovery) 7200 benefited from mentorship and incubator training programmes This work was done through a partnership with commodity organisations like NERPO, MPO, CGA, CSA, NWGA, SASA, etc as well SOEs like PPECB 808 land reform beneficiaries received targeted skills programmes through GADI. Beneficiaries were mainly from small stock producing areas of Eastern Cape, Northern Cape and Free State. Although the mentorship programme has proven useful and popular the budget allocated has proved insufficient as result targets were revised.

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Sector Services and Partnerships
Sub-programme Actual Performance Challenges
Sector Services (Scholarships) 265 young people awarded bursaries in various agricultural study fields. 58 will complete their studies by December 2008 72 individuals benefited from international training programmes. The programme range from a two weeks course to MSc 164 youth participated in the internship. 77 (47) secured employment while undergoing the internship 65 of the employed interns secured employment within government and only 12 was taken by the private sector A further 15 interns decided to further their studies and were assisted through the international training programme and the external bursary scheme. The annual budget for the external bursary scheme is acutely insufficient. Although the number of application have increased over the years, the budget remained the same.

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Capacity Building

• Eight agricultural commodity organisations that
  entered into a service level agreement with the
  DoA during the 2006/07 submitted their Year 2
  workplans for the 2007/08 financial year. In
  total, for all eight commodity organisations,
  there are 397 mentorship programmes in place.
• All nine provinces are covered by one or the
  other of these projects. The projects involve 29
  qualified Master Mentors. The total number of
  mentors developed is 49 and the total number of
  mentees developed is 6 999. Altogether 4 188
  mentees are women, 2148 males and 722 youth.
• A total of 9 000 beneficiaries associated with
  commodity organisations benefited from the
  mentorship programme. Based on the reports
  presented, improvements and achievements have
  been recorded.
• The GADI research report was finalised and
  submitted to the ASRDC for notification. The
  training of 100 extension staff recruited from
  all nine provinces in accredited Project
  Management training commenced during September
  2007

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Capacity Building continues

• Pretoria University, Fort Hare, Free State, Free
  State Technikon, Stellenbosch and
  KwaZulu-Natawere identified to provide short,
  accredited generic training programmes to 100
  government-employed extension officers and a
  service level. Level agreement was reached with
  these institutions to provide accredited Project
  Management training to 100 extension officers.
• An agreement between the DoA and the FAO was
  signed on 30 April 2007. A list of 50 names of
  extension officers linked to CASP projects
  together with their respective profiles was
  finalised in consultation with the PDAs to
  undertake an exchange programme with Kenya.
• An orientation workshop with these 50 officers
  was conducted in Pretoria on 26 June 2007, in
  preparation for the visit. And a group of 25
  extension officers from all nine provinces
  successfully visited Kenya on a Technical
  Exchange Programme. The visit took place from 14
  to 22 October 2007

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Trade Agreements /Relations

• European Community (EC) agreed to address South
  African concerns on GIs, taxation, use of certain
  vine varieties, labelling of certain wines and
  other oenological practices., South Africa and
  the EC also agreed on the conditions and
  principles of normalising the Trade, Development
  and Co-oeration Agreement (TDCA) text
• The Africa Strategy was reviewed and the
  Stakeholder Engagement Strategy developed. The
  review undertaken identified a need for financial
  and human resources to allow the DoA to engage
  effectively and to make an impact on the
  continent. The review also proposed specific
  interventions to guide future engagements in
  Africa, as well as on international emerging
  issues of interest to South Africa.
• The DoA was engaged in the implementation of
  signed agreements and bilateral engagements with
  China, the USA and the EU. South African exports
  to China were promoted through the participation
  of the agricultural sector in the first phase of
  the 10th Anniversary celebrations of diplomatic
  relations between the Peoples Republic of China
  and the Republic of South Africa

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• FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2007/08

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Financial Statements Vote 24 -
Unqualified - No emphasis of matter
- other matters
performance information Reporting at QRMs
Financial and non-financial
Compilation of
quarterly reports and signing off
Agricultural Debt Account -
Clean report
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ACTUAL SPENDING

• R000
• Main estimate 2 281 166
• Plus Special adjustments 700 000
• Adjustments estimate 488 437
• Total amount appropriated 3 469 603
• Less Actual expenditure 3 328 417
• Surplus 141 186

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ACTUAL SPENDING

• R000
• Surplus 141 186
• Less CSF claims awaited 96 311
• Capital projects (PWD) 19 766
• Drilling rig not delivered 3 970
• Not spend by the Department 21 139
• of total appropriation 0,6

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PROCUREMENT2007/08

• - In terms of monthly reporting to the National
  Treasury
• R000
• Contracts allocated as follows
• Black enterprises 69 423 67,9
• White woman-owned enterprises 2 287
  2,2
• Non-HDI enterprises 30 552 29,9
• Total value of contracts 102
  262

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HR ISSUES 2007/08

• POST ESTABLISHMENT
• Total post establishment 3 056
• Posts filled
  2 638
• Vacancies (numbers)
  418
• Vacancies (percentage)
  13,6
• Turnover rate
  10,7
• VETTING/VERIFICATION
• With effect from I January 2008
• Criminal record check
• Citizenship verification
• Financial/asset record check
• - Qualification verification
• Previous employment verification

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Summary of Challenges (Livelihoods, Economics and
Business Development)

• Uncoordinated government support programme. Lack
  of ccoordination of social sector departments
  activities in all the three government spheres is
  still a challenge to be tackled for CASP
• Lack of funds and delegations for disposal of
  state land caused delays in the disposal of farms
  for land settlement
• The only institution involved in disbursement is
  Uvimba in the Eastern Cape province. Other
  institutions are to be brought on board after an
  accreditation process in the next financial year
  for Livelihood Development Support
• Time delays to endorse meaningfully any BEE
  initiatives in the sector for AgriBEE
  implementation. The complete staffing complement
  is critical for implementing AgriBEE.
• AgriBEE also faces the issue of collaboration
  with sector stakeholder which takes time, is
  complex and has direct bearing on rate of
  progress.

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Summary of Challenges (Bio-Security and Disaster
Management)

• The Sniffer Dog programme faces insufficient
  supply of local dogs as well as
• delays in the appointment of personnel
• Delay in completion of plant health policy and
  use of unregistered products as
• well as the interpretations of phytosanitary
  requirements are some concerns
• facing Plant Health and Inspection Services
• Food, Animal Health and Disaster Management
  faces the following challenges
• 0 Poor implementation of policy on animal
  health,
• 0 Line of command for provision of Veterinary
  services not harmonised
• 0 Meat imported manufacturing
• 0 Loss of market of export of animal products to
  the EU
• 0 No record keeping in subsistence farming
  systems
• 0 Delay in completing country profile
• 0 Improper use of pesticides
• 0 Microbiological contamination of products
• 0 Poor record keeping

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Summary of Challenges (Production and Resource
Management)

• Agricultural Production - Withdrawal of drilling
  Machinery / Equipment Monitoring the genetic
  integrity of accessions in the Gene Bank
• Discontinuation of projects
• Engineering, Energy, Resource Use and Management
  - Lack of Cooperation and commitment from
  beneficiaries and officials, budget constraint,
  limited skilled, personnel among PDA on
  irrigation, engineering and natural resource
  management and also non-availability of ASGI-SA
  funds to plan implementation

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Summary of Challenges (Sector Services and
Partnerships)

• Human resource capacity and budget to meet
  international commitments
• Due to the extension recovery funds being DORA
  framework the DoA could not establish a unit
  responsible for coordination and therefore lacked
  that capacity
• Although the mentorship programme has proven
  useful and popular the budget allocated has
  proved insufficient as result targets were
  revised.
• The annual budget for the external bursary scheme
  is acutely insufficient. Although the number of
  application have increased over the years, the
  budget remained the same

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• Thank You