NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES
WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 338
Question 338 for written reply: National Council of Provinces, Mrs E C van
Lingen (DA-EC) to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries:
(1) What are the relevant details in respect of the re-capitalisation of
each of the existing agricultural projects in the Eastern Cape with regard
to the (a)(i) type, (ii) location or (iii) municipal area of the project,
(b) amounts that have been contributed to date, (c) number of years the
project has been in operation and (d) relevant contact details of the (i)
person in charge or (ii) mentor for each of the projects;
(2) what are the relevant details in respect of each of the new projects
for the 2012-13 financial year that have been referred to above regarding
the (a)(i) type, (ii) location or (iii) municipal area of the project, (b)
budgeted amounts for the project and (c) relevant contact details of the
(i) person in charge or (ii) mentor for each of the projects;
(3)(a) which of these projects can be (i) considered as (aa) successful and
(bb) flagship projects and (ii) revamped under new mentorship and (b) what
will be the cost of the revamping? CW440E
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REPLY:
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is not responsible
for re-capitalization of farmers; this is the responsibility of DRDLR. As
such, we do not have farmers we have re-capitalized.