. Socio-economic problems within communities. . Increasing input process for construction and production during the period between budget planning and the time that projects get implemented. . Insufficient capacity in agricultural engineering. . Lack of financial and project management capacity of developing contractors. In addressing some of the challenges, the provincial Department intends to focus on proper planning of projects with the hope that this will improve project implementation. Furthermore, the Department intends to monitor district project implementation more closely to identify bottlenecks in time.