(a) The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) does not have national programme to support commercial goat farmers in the (a) Chris Hani and (b) OR Tambo District Municipalities in the Eastern Cape.
However, the Eastern Cape Provincial Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform (DRDAR) provides technical, advisory and veterinary support to goat farmers in the province of the Eastern Cape. Furthermore the DRDDAR in collaboration with the University of Fort Hare are improving local goat production through research and goat development programme.
Improved goats are distributed to local goat farmers under DRDAR Livestock Production Improvement programme in order to improve food security through goat production in communities.