. Extra funding is allocated to the ARC for the development of research infrastructure. . Additional funding is allocated to the ARC to do an analysis of the country's agricultural research needs, which will further inform the funding of needs-driven research by the Department. . The ARC provides feedback to the Portfolio Committee on sweet potato vine growers in the country. . All the pieces of legislation that govern the OBP are fast-tracked for review and that OBP as a National Key Point company is fully funded by Government. . The ARC and OBP strengthen their retention strategies and include restraint of trade policies that will ensure that the entities prevent loss of expertise. . It collaborates with other relevant Departments including the private sector to look at water harvesting technologies that will benefit agriculture. . It establishes preferential procurement policies for local products and encourages provincial departments and local governments to source vaccines from the OBP.