Whether (a) his department and (b) any entities reporting to him has paid out the remainder of any employee’s contract before the contractually stipulated date of termination of the contract since the 2008 – 09 financial year up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if so, (i) what amount has (aa) his department and (bb) entities reporting to him spent on each such payout, (ii) to whom were these payouts made and (iii) what were the reason for the early termination of the contracts in each specified case?
With reference to his response to oral question 153 on 10 June 2015, what amount has been budgeted for the implementation of the Agricultural Policy Action Plan in the 2015-16 financial year?
1) With regard to the deal that was struck between South Africa and the United States of America (USA) in securing the country’s preferential market access under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), has his department developed a plan to assist the country’s poulty industry with adjusting its strategic position before the anticipated influx of chicken from the USA; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) will the Government incentives under the Industrial Policy Action Plan and the Agricultural Policy Action Plan be made available to the poultry industry as a means of ensuring minimal damage to the industry’s future growth prospects; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details;
(3) What action steps has his department taken since the announcement of the agreement that was reached between the SA Poultry Association and its counterpart in the USA to ensure minimal disturbance to the industry and ensure that job losses are avoided? NW2895E
1 As the honourable member is aware the APAP has included the Poultry Value Chain as a strategic value chain for development. The development of the value chain includes supporting the reduction of input costs through increasing the supply of good quality feed (soya) and possibly maize. All 9 provinces have identified a number of poultry projects which include increasing the number of Broiler ...
With reference to his response to oral question 153 on 10 June 2015, what amount has been budgeted for the implementation of the Agricultural Policy Action Plan in the 2015-16 financial year? W2894E <b>2523. Ms A Steyn (DA) to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries: </b>(1) With regard to the deal that was struck between South Africa and the United States of America (USA) in securing the country’s preferential market access under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), has his department developed a plan to assist the country’s poulty industry with adjusting its strategic position before the anticipated influx of chicken from the USA; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (2) will the Government incentives under the Industrial Policy Action Plan and the Agricultural Policy Action Plan be made available to the poultry Friday, 26 June 2015 900 INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY NO 23 - 2015 industry as a means of ensuring minimal damage to the industry’s future growth prospects; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details; (3) what action steps has his department taken since the announcement of the agreement that was reached between the SA Poultry Association and its counterpart in the USA to ensure minimal disturbance to the industry and ensure that job losses are avoided?
(a) The Agricultural Policy Action Plan (APAP) is planned over a five-year period and will be updated on an annual basis. Cabinet furthermore approved APAP in March 2015, and implementation will commence in the 2015/2016 financial year. It is important to note that APAP does not act outside existing budgets such as DAFFs budgetary allocation. However it ...
What amount did (a) his department and (b) each entity reporting to him spend on advertising in (i) Sowetan and (ii) Daily Sun in the (aa) 2012-13, (bb) 2013-14 and (cc) 2014-15 financial years?
DAFF
The Department uses GCIS for advertising in the media. It is not possible to provide expenditure on mentioned newspapers.
MLRF
MLRF did not use these newspapers at all.
NCERA FARMS
Ncera Farms did not advertise on the said publications for all the years in question.
OBP
- N/A
- Onderstepoort Biological Products
- Sowetan - Yes
- 2012/13 - R23,126.04
- 2013/14 - R17,928.00
- 2014/15 - R17,612.20 ...
(1) With reference to his reply to question 463 on 13 April 2015, have the workers on (a) Magwa and (b) Majola tea plantations in the Eastern Cape been paid as at the latest specified date for which information is available; if not, why not; if so, are all payments up to date; (2) has any further funding been provided to the (a) Magwa and (b) Majola tea plantations; if so, (i) how much funding has been provided to each specified plantation and (ii) by whom; (3) (a) what is his department’s long-term plan in relation to the two specified tea plantations and (b) what steps does he intend taking to get them functioning again?
- With reference to his reply to question 463 on 13 April 2015, have the workers on (a) Magwa and (b) Majola tea plantations in the Eastern Cape been paid as at the latest specified date for which information is available; if not, why not; if so, are all payments up to date;
- Yes the monies for the worker payments for 2015/16 have been paid ...
(a) What is the size of the forests owned by the Mkhondo Local Municipality in Mpumalanga and (b) what has been the yield in each case in the (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-2012, (iii) 2012-13, (iv) 2013-14 and (v) 2014-15 financial years?
Whether (a) his department and (b) any entities reporting to him has paid out the remainder of any employee's contract before the contractually stipulated date of termination of the contract since the 2008-09 financial year up to the latest specified date for which information is available; if so, (i) what amount has (aa) his department and (bb) entities reporting to him spent on each such payout, (ii) to whom were these payouts made and (iii) what were the reasons for the early termination of the contracts in each specified case?
(a) Yes
(b) Yes
(i) (aa) [Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries] (ii) and (iii)
SMS Members
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Institution
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF)
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Amount paid out
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To whom the payouts were made
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Reason
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DAFF
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R 1, 105,073.17
Amount includes leave credits that had to be paid out.
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Ms NJ Nduli (Former DG of DAFF).
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Employment contract was re-determined.
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DAFF
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R 1, 649,076.54 ... |
With regard to the funding of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) by his department, were any SMEs funded by his department in the 2014-15 financial year; if not, why not; if so, (a) how many SMEs were funded, (b) where are each of these SMEs located, (c) what amount was allocated to each SME, (d) how many jobs were created as a result of such funding, (e) how are the SMEs performing as a result of the funding by his department and (f) what are the reasons for not funding SMEs?
Is his department currently involved in a work exchange and/or employment agreement with the Republic of Cuba; if so, (a) what number of Cuban nationals (i) are currently employed and (ii) are due to be employed by his department, (b) what specific work roles are envisaged for the Cuban nationals, (c) what are the specific skill sets of each of the Cuban nationals (i) currently employed and (ii) due to be employed, (d) what are the details of the process followed to ensure that the same skill set was or is not available in the country and amongst South African citizens and (e) what is the total cost of the (i) employment or (ii) prospective employment of such Cuban nationals?
