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Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Agricultural Products Standards Amendment Bill: proposed amendments
15 Nov 2022
The Committee convened in a virtual meeting to be briefed on the A-List of proposed changes that incorporated submissions by stakeholders that the Department had accepted for the Agricultural Products Standards Amendment Bill.
The Committee was satisfied with the changes made by the legal drafters but debated if it ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Agricultural Product Standards Amendment Bill: response to public submissions & motion of desirability
8 Nov 2022
The Committee convened in a virtual meeting to hear the detailed responses by the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) on the public comments on the Agricultural Product Standards Amendment Bill. A few of the comments were accepted or noted. The majority were not accepted with ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Joint Report on the living and working conditions of farm workers, farm dwellers and farmers
4 Nov 2022
In a joint virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development and the Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour deliberated on the draft report on the living and working conditions of farm workers, farm dwellers, labour tenants and farmers.
In November 2020, ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Agricultural Product Standards Amendment Bill: public hearings
1 Nov 2022
The Committee convened virtual public hearings on the Agricultural Product Standards Amendment Bill and there was consensus from the following stakeholders of their support: Agricultural Business Chamber (Agbiz), South African Fruit & Vegetable Canners Association (SAFVCA) and SA Fruit Juice Association (SAFJA), Consumer Goods Council of South Africa (CGCSA), ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development BRRR
25 Oct 2022
Budget Review & Recommendations Reports BRRR
The Committee met to consider its Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) on the Department and its entities.
Members voiced their disappointment with the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development’s (DALRRD) failure to spend R1.3 billion of its budget allocation and ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
ARC, OBP, NAMC PPCEB, OVG, ITB & SAVC Annual Report 2021/22; with Deputy Minister
12 Oct 2022
Agriculture Research Council (ARC)
Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP)
Perishable Products Export Control Board (PPECB)
The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development met virtually with the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development and its ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Agriculture Portfolio Audit Outcomes; DALRRD & CRLR Annual Report 2021/22, with Minister & Deputy Minister
11 Oct 2022
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Commission on Restitution of Land Rights (CRLR)
The Committee convened a virtual meeting to receive a briefing from the Office of the Auditor-General (AGSA) on the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) and entities’ audit outcomes for the 2021/22 Financial ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
The living and working conditions of farmworkers, farm dwellers and farmers: engagement with relevant departments, with DALRRD Minister present
16 Sep 2022
In November 2020, the National Assembly mandated the Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour and the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development to conduct comprehensive oversight work on the living and working conditions of farm workers, farm dwellers and farmers.
In undertaking this work, the joint ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
ARC, OBP & ITB Quarterly Performance; with Minister
13 Sep 2022
The Agricultural Research Council (ARC), the Ingonyama Trust Board(ITB) and Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP) briefed the Committee on their 2021/22 fourth quarter and 2022/23 first quarter performance and expenditure.
The ARC reported an improvement in its fourth and first quarters, while informing the Committee of positive steps to fast-track ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
The living and working conditions of farmworkers, farm dwellers and farmers: engagement with relevant departments
9 Sep 2022
In November 2020, the National Assembly mandated the Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour and the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development to conduct comprehensive oversight work on the living and working conditions of farm workers, farm dwellers and farmers.
In undertaking this work, the joint ...