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Agriculture
AfCFTA Agreement & Agriculture and Agroprocessing Master Plan Implementation; North West Oversight Report
1 Apr 2025
Police
Implementation of the National Rural Safety Strategy; PPS STOP (NPC) Farm killing and AGRI Alert Petition; with Minister and Deputies
19 Mar 2025
Agriculture
SONA impact on sector; Department of Agriculture and Entities' Q3 2024/25 Performance; with the Minister
11 Mar 2025
The Department of Agriculture presented its Quarter Three (Q3) performance report to the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture. The Department's Q3 report presented a mixed performance across various programmes. While some targets, such as those in agricultural production and biosecurity, were fully achieved (100%), others fell short, particularly in ...
Agriculture
Findings of the 2023 Implementation Evaluation of the National Food and Nutrition Security Plan; Findings of the 2024 National Food and Nutrition Security Survey; with Deputy Minister
11 Feb 2025
The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture was briefed on the findings of the 2023 evaluation of the National Food and Nutrition Security Plan 2020-23 (NFNSP), and on the key findings of the 2024 National Food and Nutrition Security Survey.
The Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) said the purpose ...
Agriculture
SAHRC on impact of pesticides on public health & environment; OBP GMP status; Animal Welfare Laws; Separation of Department; Citrus farms in E Cape; with Ministry
4 Feb 2025
The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture was briefed on the investigations into the use of harmful pesticides in South Africa, particularly Terbofos, which had caused contamination in food products and health concerns. The Minister acknowledged the dangers of these pesticides, but warned that an abrupt ban could harm the agricultural ...
Agriculture
Contamination of food products at spaza shops
28 Jan 2025
The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture met virtually to discuss food safety concerns related to organophosphate contamination in food products from spaza shops. The Minister had been scheduled to report on the investigation into the source of organophosphates, which had resulted in multiple fatalities in Gauteng and the Free State, ...
Agriculture
Consideration and adoption of outstanding minutes
5 Dec 2024
The Committee met to consider and adopt its minutes dated 19, 21 and 26 November 2024
Agriculture
OBP briefing on the Good Manufacturing Practice Project, vaccine production and governance matters; DoA implementation of the PESI and update on the revitalisation of irrigation schemes
3 Dec 2024
The Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP) board briefed the Committee on the status of its Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) project, the vaccine production process, and ongoing governance challenges. It emphasised the need to appoint a principal agent to finalise the GMP project and provide certainty on the facility's costs and ...
Agriculture
Department of Agriculture, ARC, OBP & NAMC Q2 2024/25 Performance
26 Nov 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture decided to call the board of Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP) to appear before it because of conflicting reports on the budget required to complete the good manufacturing practice (GMP) project at its vaccine production facility.
OBP was also one of three entities of the Department ...
Agriculture
Committee minutes
21 Nov 2024
The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture and the Portfolio Committee on Land Reform and Rural Development met jointly to consider and adopt minutes of previous joint meetings. The minutes from 15, 22, and 23 October were considered and adopted.