Province |
Total farms Supported |
Sum of Total Cattle |
Sum of Procured cows |
Sum of Procured Heifers |
Sum of procured Bulls |
Sum of Procured weaners |
Eastern Cape |
4 |
295 |
109 |
100 |
11 |
75 |
Free State |
7 |
490 |
260 |
205 |
25 |
0 |
Gauteng |
4 |
140 |
33 |
64 |
13 |
30 |
Kwazulu-Natal |
3 |
64 |
62 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
NC |
17 |
295 |
271 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
MP |
15 |
1183 |
900 |
250 |
33 |
0 |
North West |
14 |
756 |
341 |
234 |
17 |
164 |
Limpopo |
5 |
364 |
0 |
341 |
23 |
0 |
Grand Total |
69 |
3587 |
1976 |
1194 |
148 |
269 |
b) Land Development and Post Settlement program is empowering the farmers to get exposure to the industry by allowing them to develop specifications of animals suitable for their farms through the help of commodity organisations and procure direct from breeders using their own entity, which helps them to improve their profiles and their reputation in the industry.
2. No agents were used to procure livestock; farmers procure directly from the cattle breeders through the help of commodity organisations.
(a), (b) Falls away.