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Agriculture
Commercialisation of Black Farmers; Market Access Action Plan; BRRR
30 Oct 2018
The Portfolio Committee received a report on the National Framework for the Commercialisation of Black Producers from the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF). It welcomed the report, saying that deliberate, targeted and well-defined interventions were needed to develop black smallholders into commercial farmers.
The Committee heard that 50 ...
Agriculture
DAFF Quarter 1 performance; ARC audit action plan; DAFF response to oversight visit reports; with Minister
23 Oct 2018
The Committee met to be briefed by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) on its first quarter performance, and also to receive a report on the audit improvement plan of the Agricultural Research Council (ARC).
The ARC said the audit outcomes had reported a total of 118 findings, ...
Agriculture
Plant Improvement Bill & Plant Breeders’ Rights Bill: NCOP amendments; Fetsa Tlala & planting season readiness: DAFF, with Deputy Minister
11 Sep 2018
The Committee considered and approved the amendments by the NCOP to the Plant Improvement Bill and Plant Breeders Rights Bill.
On the Plant improvement Bill, the amendment was grammatical under Clause 9. On the types of business that may be conducted, it initially read propagating material for cultivation and sale. ...
Agriculture
Planting season readiness 2018/19: GrainSA, ARC, Provincial Agriculture Departments; with Deputy Minister
4 Sep 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries met to receive feedback on the provincial departments’ readiness for the upcoming season with regard to planting and cropping. Grain SA and the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) were also invited to present and give advice.
Grain SA gave an overview of its ...
Agriculture
Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries response to BRRR recommendations, with Deputy Minister
7 Jun 2018
The Committee met with the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), with the Deputy Minister, to be briefed on the response of the Department to the Committee’s Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) and other outstanding matters. In terms of the presentation on the BRRR, the Department informed the ...
Agriculture
Small-Scale Fisheries Policy; DAFF Quarter 3 performance; Land Bank Board candidates: with Deputy Minister
5 Jun 2018
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries admitted it has misused R60m for what it was not intended for.
The R60m in question was money given to the Department from National Treasury for the monitoring and evaluation of Comprehensible Agricultural Support Programme projects. The Department revealed, recently, to the Portfolio ...
NCOP Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources
Plant Improvement Bill & Plant Breeders’ Rights Bill: final mandates; DAFF 2018/19 plans affecting provinces; with Deputy Minister
22 May 2018
The Committee approved the final mandates on the Plant Improvement Bill (B8B-2015) and Plant Breeders Bill (B15B-2015). The DA’s request for both bills to be debated in the House was rejected by the majority.
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries briefed the Committee on its Annual Performance Plan for ...
Agriculture
Land Bank support to developing farmers; SA Veterinary Council Annual Report & APP; Fetsa Tlala: DAFF & Mpumalanga progress report; with Deputy Minister
24 Apr 2018
The Mpumalanga Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs continues to decrease poverty rates especially in the most prioritised rural municipalities.
It reported this when it appeared before the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on progress in the implementation of Fetsa Tlala targets and budget expenditure ...
Agriculture
DAFF & Marine Living Resources Fund 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan
20 Mar 2018
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries briefed the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on its Annual Performance Plans for the 2018/19 financial year.
The Department indicated the sector objectives are on reducing vulnerability and risks associated with climate change; increasing biomass stock levels in the prioritised sectors; ...
Agriculture
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan: DPME & AGSA input; with Deputy Minister
13 Mar 2018
The Department of Monitoring and Evaluation briefed the Portfolio Committee on its assessment of the strategic plan and Annual Performance Plans of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries for the 2018/19 financial year. The Department said the programmes of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries are not having ...