SA PIP

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SA PIP

• 13th quarterly report
• 1 April 30 June 2007

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Improvements of report

• List of activities allocated but not yet
  contracted (report format remains same)
• Related documents
• Financial analysis
• NEFPS report (incl. 2 annexes)
• SABS report
• Financial Management Report

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Latest changes to the document (since
distribution to PSC)

• none

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Activities completed
InformationCommunication Component

• MRL Info Needs Analysis completed (part of 1.1b)
• 16th EFWG meeting held on 31 May 2007 (1.3c)
• Contact with Agric. Colleges Universities
  (1.5c) report annexed to EF report
• Confirmation from EC that SA PIP website complies
  with EC visibility.
• 4 adaptive research projects completed (2.3c) -
  70 completed in total .

Regulation Component
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Activities completed (cont.)
Agriculture Practice Component

• Official launch of five small scale farmer
  projects on 30 May (3.3a)
• EU Study tour to Europe completed (4.1d)
• Courses on responsible pesticide handling
  completed in KZN (4.5b)
• 15th PSC meeting held on 22 May 2007 (5.1c)
• Monitoring Mission completed (6.3c)

Capacity Building Component
Management Component
MonitoringReview Component
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MRL Study Tour to EU
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Activities in progress
InformationCommunication Component

• Info Communication Strategy for SA PIP (1.1b)
• EF networking (ongoing) (1.4a)
• MRL Info Desk consortium fromatted MRL data and
  verified correctness (1.9a). The third meeting
  with the DoA is scheduled for 15 August 07.
• Regulation Development (MRL trials) (2.1b)
  7 projects changed during Q2.
• Management of Regulation Dev. (ongoing) (2.1c)
• Adaptive research 87 projects in progress
  (2.3a, bc)

Regulation Component
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Activities in progress (cont.)
Agriculture Practice Component

• Five SSF projects in implementation phase (3.3a)
• Curriculum Development for BTC (Agri-Export
  Technologist Program) (3.4a) postponed
  (awaiting verification)
• 3 projects to integrate EF into existing GAs
  (ongoing) (4.3c)
• First year BTC students (4.4c) duration
  extended
• Training for responsible pesticide use at
  Koekedow (4.5a)
• Program Management (ongoing) (5.4ab)
• KZN contract for EFDB see details in EF report

Capacity Building Component
Management Component
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Activities planned
InformationCommunication Component

• Amend contract of Info Needs Analysis to
  include implementation of communication strategy.
  (1.1c) - postponed pending contingency approval
• Fourth EFWG meeting for 2007 in LP on 20
  September (1.3c)
• Publishing news article in NAFU magazine (1.5b)
  postponed to Q3
• Finalize some MRL trials.
• Receive final reports from 20 adaptive research
  projects (2.3c)
• Complete contract to develop curriculum for BTC
  (3.4a)
• postponed to Q3

Regulation Component
Agriculture Practice Component
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Activities planned (cont.)
Capacity Building Component

• Finalize all EFDB contracts (4.2c)
• Amend or cancel contract for 2nd year BTC
  sponsorships (4.4d) postponed
• EFWG study tour to Kenya (4.4e)
• Responsible Pesticide Handling training in North
  West and WC (4.5b)
• 16th PSC meeting (5.4ab)
• Receive EC approval for contingency allocation
  (5.4ab)
• Receive top-up payment for AWP4 from EC
  (5.4ab)
• Management response to SABT audit (6.2c)
  awaiting final report
• Receive monitoring report and PMU response to EC
  (6.3c)

Management Component
MonitoringReview Component
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Budget and expenses
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SA PIP Fin. Management Report
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Questions ?

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Approval of 13th Q-report?

• Quarterly progress report aligned to work plan
• Financial analysis
• Financial management report

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Thank You!