1) Does his Department has a policy to provide material and financial assistance to strengthen smallholder farmer capacity and practice in maintaining and building biodiversity; If not, why not?
1. Yes, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) has a range of policies to provide material and financial assistance to strengthen smallholder farmer capacity and practice in maintaining and building biodiversity.
2. DAFF draws its legislative mandate from Section 24 and 27(1) (b) of the Constitution of South Africa. It is primarily responsible for Acts related to the agriculture, forestry and fisheries value ...
(a) What are the relevant details of all products produced by the Camdeboo Satellite Aquaculture Project since its inception,
(b) how many of the specified products were: (i) produced and (ii) sold and
(c) What is the value of the product sales to date?
a) The Camdeboo Satellite Aquaculture Project has undergone a lengthy proof of concept, pilot and due diligence stage and is set to start Phase 1 of commercialisation in September 2017.
b) The facility currently produces the following innovative products at a small interim processing facility in Graaff-Reinet which is still undergoing construction amendments in order to receive relevant approval to sell frozen products and ...
With reference to the launch of Operation Phakisa on Agriculture by the President in February 2017, what:
(a) funding has been set aside for the initiative and
(b) progress has been made to date in giving effect to the initiative?
(a) has funding been set aside for the initiative?
The Revitalisation of the Agriculture and Agro-Processing Value Chain (RAAVC), as a pillar of the 9 Point Plan was subjected to the Operation Phakisa methodology. The purpose was to deepen the implementation planning and management of RAAVC. Operation Phakisa initiatives are therefore not necessary new, but by and large the up-scaling and fast tracking of ...
(1) Whether, with reference to his reply to question 1523 on 22 June 2017, the Appeal Board that was set up by his department to advise on the decision regarding the recognition of Black Boerboel as an acceptable breed Boerboel has made its decision; if not, by when is the decision expected; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) will he furnish Ms A Steyn with a copy of the Appeal Board’s report;
(2) whether (a) he and/or (b) his department have been informed of any instances where breeders have (i) sold and/or (ii) exported boerboels as Black Boerboels, even without official registration as a breed with his department; if so, what (aa) are the relevant details of all instances and (bb) steps that have been taken in this regard.NW2737E
WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 2480 / NW 2737E
MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES:
Ms A Steyn (DA)) to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries:
QUESTION:
(1) Whether, with reference to his reply to question 1523 on 22 June 2017, the Appeal Board that was set up by his department to advise on the decision regarding the recognition of Black Boerboel as an acceptable breed Boerboel has made its decision; if not, by when is the decision expected; if so, (a) what are the relevant details and (b) will he furnish Ms A Steyn with a copy of the Appeal Board’s report;
(2) whether (a) he and/or (b) his department have been informed of any instances where breeders have (i) sold and/or (ii) exported boerboels as Black Boerboels, even without official registration as a breed with his department; if so, what (aa) are the relevant details of all instances and (bb) steps that have been taken in this regard.NW2737E
REPLY:
(1) (a) (b) Yes, the Appeal Board was appointed in terms of Section 23 of Animal Improvement Act, 1998 (Act No. 62 of 1998). The Appeal board, under chairmanship of Advocate S Phaswane concluded its assignment on the 29th of June 2017. In its conclusion, the Appeal Board set aside the decision of the Registrar; however the board decided to not consider the scientific process. (Copy of the report is attached as requested).
(2) (a) (b) Yes the department was informed of such instances where breeders have sold and/or illegally exported boerboels as Black Boerboels, even without official registration as a breed with the department. At this stage the matter (s) is under investigation.
(1) (a) (b) Yes, the Appeal Board was appointed in terms of Section 23 of Animal Improvement Act, 1998 (Act No. 62 of 1998). The Appeal board, under chairmanship of Advocate S Phaswane concluded its assignment on the 29th of June 2017. In its conclusion, the Appeal Board set aside the decision of the Registrar; however the board decided to not consider the scientific ...
Whether his department has put any plans in place to address the current drought and water scarcity in the Northern Cape, Western Cape and parts of the Eastern Cape which has detrimental effects on food security and job security; if not, why not; if so, what plans;
2) Whether his department is working with any other departments to address and monitor the current situation; if not, why not, if so, (a) is his department part of a national planning initiative and (b) what are the further relevant details? NW2817E
1. Yes; the Department has developed a Sectoral Drought Management Plan and its Implementation Guidelines as per Disaster Management Act, 57 of 2002, Disaster Management Amendment Act, 16 of 2015 and the National Disaster Management Framework which addresses drought conditions throughout the Country including the Northern Cape, Western Cape and Eastern Cape.
The Sectoral Drought Management Plan has been developed with the following measures ...
Why has South Africa not signed and ratified the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture?
South Africa has been a keen participant in the process leading up to the adoption of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Over the years the department has been keeping an eye on whether the ideals of the Treaty have been attained. It has been the view of the department that the implementation of the Treaty has suffered as ...
(a) What has her department done and what measures were taken to rehabilitate forests that are woodlands and indigenous forests and (b) support small forest growers?
1. Rehabilitation and measures taken to restore degraded declared woodlands and state indigenous forest
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries rehabilitates degraded State Indigenous Forests. Note may be taken of the report that entails the work done on rehabilitation of degraded State Indigenous Forest over the past three financial years (2014/2015, 2015/2016, 2016/2017), which focused on clearing of alien invasive plants and planting ...
Whether (a) his department and (b) each entity reporting to him appointed transaction advisors for tenders in the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2016; if so, (i) who were the transaction advisors that were appointed for the tenders, (ii) for which tenders were they appointed, (iii) what was the pricing for the tenders in question and (iv) what amount were the transaction advisors paid?
DAFF
The department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries did not appoint transaction advisors for tenders in the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2016. All tender processes comply with the National Treasury legislative frameworks.
PPECB
PPECB has not appointed transaction advisors during the period indicated.
OBP
OBP did not appoint transaction advisors for tender in the period of 1 January 2012 to 31 ...
Whether (a) his department and (b) each entity reporting to him has (i) procured any services from and/or (ii) made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation; if not, in each case, what is the position in this regard; if so, what (aa) services were procured, (bb) were the total costs, (cc) is the detailed breakdown of the costs, (dd) was the total amount paid, (ee) was the purpose of the payments and (ff) is the detailed breakdown of the payments in each case?
DAFF
DAFF has not procured any services from and/or made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation.
PPECB
PPECB has not procured any services from and/or made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation.
OBP
OBP has not procured any services from and/or made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation.
NCERA
NCERA has not procured any services from and/or made any payments to the Decolonisation Foundation. ...
What (a) is the budget allocation available from his department to curb the armyworm invasion and (b) action has his department taken to date to assist farmers with pesticide(s)?
What (a) is the budget allocation available from his department to curb the armyworm invasion and (b) action has his department taken to date to assist farmers with pesticide(s)?
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