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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
RSA & Cuba Agreement on Animal and Plant Health; Brazil Study Tour Report
20 Feb 2024
Tabled Committee Reports
The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development (DALRRD) briefed the Committee on the bilateral agreement between South Africa and Cuba for joint research and development in animal and plant health. The agreement aims to positively impact South Africa's Agriculture and Agro-processing Master Plan but ...
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)
Report of the meeting to follow.
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
DALRD, CRLR, OVG & PPECB 2022/23 Annual Reports; with Minister
6 Feb 2024
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Perishable Products Export Control Board (PPECB)
Commission on Restitution of Land Rights (CRLR)
There had been progress on matters related to agriculture, rural development and land reform, but not in the way the Department would have liked it to happen. ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Plant Health (Phytosanitary) Bill & Deeds Registries Amendment Bill: motion of desirability
1 Dec 2023
In a virtual meeting, the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, discussed the Motion of Desirability and deliberated on the Plant Health (Phytosanitary) Bill [B14-2021] and the Deeds Registries Amendment Bill [B28-2022]. The Committee agreed to the motion of desirability for both Bills.
The Committee Content ...
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
Plant Health (Phytosanitary) Bill: DALRRD, Parliamentary Legal Advisor & Committee Content Advisor input
24 Nov 2023
The Portfolio Committee received a briefing in a virtual meeting from the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) on the Plant Health (Phytosanitary) Bill [B14-2021]. The Committee Content Advisor and the Parliamentary Legal Service also provided input on the Bill.
The objectives of the Plant Health ...