2019-w48 - 12 February 2019

Nokulunga Primrose Sonti to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesQUESTION

What percentage of seeds that were provided by his department to farmers were genetically modified seeds in the 2017-18 financial year?

Reply from the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesQUESTION on 12 Feb 2019

What percentage of seeds that were provided by his department to farmers were genetically modified seeds in the 2017-18 financial year?

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2019-w47 - 12 February 2019

Mogamad Nazier Paulsen to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesQUESTION

What extent of hectares of land were used for (a) poultry farming, (b) cattle farming, (c) sheep farming, (d) grain farming, (e) fruit farming and (f) vegetable farming in 2017?

Reply from the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesQUESTION on 12 Feb 2019

What extent of hectares of land were used for (a) poultry farming, (b) cattle farming, (c) sheep farming, (d) grain farming, (e) fruit farming and (f) vegetable farming in 2017?

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2019-w49 - 08 February 2019

Leigh-Ann Mathys to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesQUESTION

What (a) are the names of farmers who are subsidised by the State, (b) is the location of each farm that is subsidised, (c) does each farm produce and (d) is the monetary value of each subsidy?

Reply from the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesQUESTION on 8 Feb 2019

What (a) are the names of farmers who are subsidised by the State, (b) is the location of each farm that is subsidised, (c) does each farm produce and (d) is the monetary value of each subsidy?

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2018-w3660 - 07 December 2018

Mogamad Nazier Paulsen to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesQUESTION

What are the top 5 agricultural products produced in each province?

Reply from the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesQUESTION on 7 Dec 2018

South Africa has diverse agro-climatic regions that enable the country to produce a wide variety of agricultural products. The top five (5) agricultural products that are produced in each province are as follow:

PROVINCE

TOP 5 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS PRODUCED

Eastern Cape

  • Citrus
  • Apples
  • Pineapples
  • Maize
  • Beef

Free State

  • Maize
  • Wheat
  • Sunflower
  • Beef
  • Vegetables

Gauteng

  • Vegetables
  • Sunflower
  • Piggery
  • Poultry
  • Maize

KwaZulu Natal

  • Sugarcane
  • Beef
  • Pineapples ...
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2018-w2250 - 18 October 2018

Hendrik Christiaan Crafford Krüger to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesQUESTION

(1) Whether (a) his department and/or (b) the department of agriculture in Mpumalanga provided any form of assistance to the Kwasimu Farmers Association after the livestock mortality disaster in the Thembisile Hani Local Municipality in the 2012-13 financial year; if not, in each case, why not; if so, what are the relevant details of all assistance provided, including (i) the names of all beneficiaries, (ii) the number of cattle each beneficiary received, (iii) where the cattle were purchased, (iv) what was the condition of the cattle and (v) the average age of the cattle; (2) whether his department and/or the department of agriculture in Mpumalanga gave any livestock to traditional leaders following the specified livestock mortality disaster; if so, what are the relevant details in each case; (3) whether any small-scale farmers affected by the specified livestock mortality disaster were excluded as beneficiaries for assistance; if so, (a) why and (b) which small-scale farmers were excluded? NW 2424E

Reply from the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesQUESTION on 18 Oct 2018

Yes, the Mpumalanga Provincial Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs did compensate the livestock farmers of Kwasimu farmers association those affected by the disaster by replacing their livestock.

i. What are the relevant details of all assistance provided to the farmers

The Provincial Cabinet took a resolution that the Department should compensate the farmers who were affected by replacing their livestock. ...

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2018-w2704 - 04 October 2018

Mogamad Nazier Paulsen to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesQUESTION

(a) Who are the top five companies or individuals with the highest allocation of fishing rights in the country and (b) what is the fishing rights allocation in each case?

Reply from the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesQUESTION on 4 Oct 2018

a) The top five companies or individuals with the highest allocation of fishing rights in the country are:

Ranking

Company

Number of Commercial Fishing Rights held

1

Premier Fishing SA (Pty) Ltd

9

2

Eyethu Fishing (Pty) Ltd

7

3

Dyer Eiland Visserye (Edms) Bpk

Impala Fishing (Pty) Ltd

Irvin & Johnson Limited

Letap cc

Viking Fishing Co (Deep Sea) (Pty) Ltd

6

4 ...

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2018-w2445 - 04 October 2018

Mogamad Nazier Paulsen to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesQUESTION

What is the (a) name of each investing company that has invested on land owned by (i) his department and (ii) each entity reporting to him and (b)(i) nature, (ii) value and (iii) length of each investment?

Reply from the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesQUESTION on 4 Oct 2018

  • The Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries does not own land but administers it on behalf of the Department of Public Works. The land is leased to prospective producers as per prescripts defined and agreed to.
  • With regards to ownership of land by entities reporting to the Minister, only the Agricultural Research Council owns land but there are no external investors on the current ...
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2018-w2325 - 03 October 2018

Mogamad Nazier Paulsen to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesQUESTION

(1) (a) What number of labour disputes are currently being faced by (i) his department and (ii) the entities reporting to him, (b) what is the cause of each dispute, (c) what is the nature of each dispute and (d) on what date was each dispute (i) reported and (ii) resolved; (2) (a)(i) what number of employees have been dismissed by his department in the past five years and (ii) for what reason was each employee dismissed and (b)(i) what number of the specified employees were paid severance packages and (ii) what was the monetary value of each severance package? NW2502E

Reply from the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesQUESTION on 3 Oct 2018

DAFF RESPONSE

(1)   (a) WHAT NUMBER OF LABOUR DISPUTES ARE CURRENTLY BEING FACED BY (i) HIS DEPARTMENT AND (ii) THE ENTITIES REPORTING TO HIM, (b) WHAT IS THE CAUSE OF EACH DISPUTE, (c) WHAT IS THE NATURE OF EACH DISPUTE AND (d) ON WHAT DATE WAS EACH DISPUTE (i) REPORTED AND (ii) RESOLVED;

Q(1)(a)(i): Number of current disputes face by the department

Q(1)(a)(ii): Number of ...

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2018-w2583 - 02 October 2018

Mogamad Nazier Paulsen to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesQUESTION

(1) (a) What is the total number of (i) deputy directors-general and (ii) chief directors that are employed in (aa) an acting and (bb) a permanent capacity in his department and (b) what is the total number of women in each case; (2) (a) what is the total number of (i) chief executive officers and (ii) directors of each entity reporting to him and (b) what is the total number of women in each case? NW2873E

Reply from the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesQUESTION on 2 Oct 2018

(1) (a)

DAFF

(1) (a) Total number

(i) DDGs

(ii) CDs

(i) DDGs

(ii) CDs

(aa) Acting capacity

(aa) Acting capacity

(bb) Permanent capacity

(bb) Permanent capacity

*Total

(b) Women

*Total

(b) Women

*Total

(b) Women

*Total

(b) Women

1

(12/9-20/9)

0

3

1

6

1

21

15

* Men and women

(2) (a)

ARC

(2) (a) Total number

(i) ...

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2018-w2636 - 18 September 2018

Annette Steyn to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesQUESTION

(1)        Whether his department drafted new inspection regulations on food safety; if so, (a) what are the relevant details of the new regulations, (b) what is the intended specific purpose of each regulation, (c) which industries are affected by the new regulations, (d) how will the implementation of the new regulations be monitored and (e) what will the cost impact be on industry; (2) has his department put any measures in place to mitigate the cost impact; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) whether industry stakeholders were consulted prior to the promulgation of the new food safety regulations; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details? NW2924E

Reply from the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesQUESTION on 18 Sep 2018

(1) The department has not recently drafted any new inspection regulations on food safety. The only food safety legislation administered by the department is the Meat Safety Act (Act No. 40 of 2000). The other food safety legislations are administered by the National Department of Health (NDoH) and the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS) which is an entity under the Department of Trade ...

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