The provincial presentation was based on the MAFISA pilot phase from December 2005 to December 2007 and the current financial year. During the 2-year pilot phase, the provincial MAFISA programme has granted 728 loans to the tune of R47.6 million. The majority of the loans were for ostrich farming, broiler production, cotton farming and production inputs. The bulk of the loans in monetary terms were for ostrich and cotton farming. From June 2009 to January 2010, 128 loans were granted through MAFISA, amounting to R4.9 million. The majority of these loans are for production inputs and to some extent, broiler and livestock production. In the past year, from January to December 2009, R7 million was disbursed and R6.1 million was paid back to Uvimba.