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Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Committee Legacy Report; Ingonyama Trust Board matters
26 Mar 2024
The Portfolio Committee convened virtually for its final meeting to consider and adopt the Legacy Report covering its work during the Sixth Administration, from May 2019 to March 2024.
Members raised concerns and sought clarification regarding engagements with stakeholders, including the Citrus Growers Association, and the status column in ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Postponed: Challenges and interventions to address governance challenges confronting ITB & Ingonyama Trust; with Deputy Minister
12 Mar 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development convened in Parliament for a follow-up meeting on the interventions of the new Board of Trustees on challenges and interventions to address governance challenges confronting the Ingonyama Trust Board (ITB) and the Ingonyama Trust.
The Committee had seen from media ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
SPLUMA implementation and challenges: DALRRD & SALGA briefing
5 Mar 2024
The Committee met virtually to be briefed by the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) on the framework and implementation of the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act (SPLUMA), SPLUMA implementation challenges and pathways to a better spatial planning and land use management in South ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Hemp 4 Life on cannabis & hemp producer challenges; BRRR
27 Feb 2024
The meeting centred on discussing the challenges faced by small-scale cannabis and hemp farming industry, as highlighted in the briefing by Hemp 4 Life. Key points included:
• No start-up funding: Land Bank funding requires having a water licence.
• Water licence requirement was a huge financial burden essential ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
DPME Evaluation of Land Restitution Programme and National Food and Nutrition Security Plan (NFNSP)
23 Feb 2024
In a virtual meeting, the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) briefed the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development on the impact evaluation of the Land Restitution Programme (LRP) and the implementation evaluation of the National Food and Security Nutrition Plan (NFNSP).
The Committee’s overriding ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
ARC, NAMC, ITB & OBP 2022/23 Annual Reports
7 Feb 2024
Agriculture Research Council (ARC)
National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC)
Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP)
The Committee convened in Parliament to receive briefings from four entities of the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development on their annual reports for the 20222/23 financial year.
The Agricultural Research Council ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Plant Health (Phytosanitary) Bill & Deeds Registries Amendment: finalisation
5 Dec 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee considered and adopted the A and B lists of the Plant Health (Phytosanitary) Bill. The A-list included the editorial amendments made in last week’s meeting on clauses 15 and 24. The Committee also considered and adopted the B-list of the Deeds Registries ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Preservation and Development of Agricultural Land Bill: adoption; Chinese delegation
28 Nov 2023
The Portfolio Committee met in a physical meeting to consider and adopt the Preservation and Development of Agricultural Land (PDAL) Bill with amendments. The Committee Report on the Bill was also adopted.
On the concern raised that the permitted seizure in clause 31(3)(g) is not constitutional, it was pointed out ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Preservation and Development of Agricultural Land (PDAL) Bill: NHTKL submission & deliberations; with Ministry
21 Nov 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development met on a virtual platform for a briefing from the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) on its responses to submissions made by the National House of Traditional and Khoisan Leaders (NHTKL) and the Minister of ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Preservation and Development of Agricultural Bill: deliberations (with Minister & Deputy Minister)
14 Nov 2023
The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development sat to deliberate on the draft A-List version of the Preservation and Development of Agricultural Land (PDAL) Bill.
Whilst the majority of the Members supported the amendments contained in the A-List, the Democratic Alliance opposed the inclusion of clause ...