(1) The AI Kuwait that docked in Cape Town was ferrying 17500 heads of cattle from Rio Grande, Brazil to Iraq. A South African Company, acting on behalf of their customer, approached the Department with a request to allow the vessel that was transporting 17500 heads of cattle to dock in Cape Town to load 2000 tons of animal feed. Detailed specifications of the ...
More than 998 479 individuals benefited from financial compensation and more than 1 134 039 individuals benefited from land restoration.
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(1)(a) Communal Properties Associations (CPAs) are supported to present annual reports and financial statements at the Annual General Meeting of its members.
In instances where allegations of financial mismanagement are reported investigations are done by the department and where necessary, the CPA can be put under administration.
(b) Proper training of all CPA members including their executive committee on governance, business development and financial ...
1. The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) has embarked on a process of developing a policy guideline to address all Communal Property Associations’ (CPAs) challenges.
2. Yes.
(a)(i),(ii),(b),(aa),(bb) The policy guideline will address all CPA challenges.
3. DALRRD is currently hosting CPA investment imbizos in order to advance collaboration amongst CPAs and investment partners for the productive use of the ...
We have requested the Provincial Department of Rural, Environment and Agricultural Development in North West Province to provide us with information in this regard.
Once the information is received, we will inform the Honourable Member.
a) The Department of Agriculture Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) has registered 666 Communal Property Associations for governance of the land restitution claims that were settled by the return of land to the claimants.
b) DALRRD has registered 319 Trusts for governance of the land restitution claims that were settled by the return of land to the claimants.
The recipients of the Land Restitution programme received land as an assets or Financial Compensation which enables the claimants to participate in the economy of the country thus breaking the cycles of poverty. More than 998 479 individuals benefited from financial compensation and more than 1 134 039 individuals benefited from land restoration.
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a) (i) Commercial Farmers: 40 122 (Source: Stats SA Commercial Census of Agriculture, 2017).
Statistics South Africa (Stats SA’s) definition of category of farmers:
Information is not categorised according to race.
(ii) There are no reliable figures on black commercial farmers yet. The Producer/Farmer Register ...
5 Agri-Hubs. An Agri-Hub is a component of an Agri Park.; it is a nodal collection point of produce from farmers primarily supported at Farmer Production Support Units (FPSUs); it accommodates agro-processing, packaging, logistics, and distribution.
TABLE 1: DETAILED REPORT PER AGRI-HUB
NAME OF AGRI-HUB |
INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDED |
IMPACT MADE |
1. Springfontein Agri-Hub Free State Xhariep District Municipality Kopanong Local Municipality |
Multi-Purpose warehouse, Bulk ... |
a) The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) does not have information on the cost of waste perishable exports resulting from port challenges and the Russia-Ukraine conflict. However, there doesn’t appear to be any significant post export losses, judging by non-conformity reports we receive regularly from the European Union and other export destinations.
b) The role of DALRRD and its assignee, ...