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Bigman Maloa (HOD) for MEC D.P MAGADZI

MEC for Agriculture4 May 2006

CONDITIONAL GRANTS 2005/6

CONDITIONAL GRANTS 2005/6

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COMPREHENSIVE AGRIC SUPPORT PROGRAM (CASP)

• Implemented in all Districts.

• 217 projects.

• Primarily Livestock rural infrastructure.

• Food security – Household food production.

• Land reform beneficiaries

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LANDCARE

• Implemented in all Districts.

• 3 Major projects in Bohlabela, Sekhukhune and Capricorn.

• Area wide planning concept applied.

• Community participation promoted.

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Drought Aid

• Scheme started April 2005 to March 2006• Was implemented for livestock farmers only.• Each farmer assisted to feed 30 large stock

units to keep the nucleus breeding material.• Subsidy of 90% for Communal farmers,

70% for Commercial farmers.• Fodder and Feed concentrate were

supplied.

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ALLOCATION CONDITIONAL GRANTS 2005/6

GRANT TOTAL 2005/6 2004/5 Rollover

CASP 52 217 000 41 786 000 10 431 000

Landcare 7 254 000 5 000 000 2 254 000

Drought Aid

21 946 000 20 000 000 1 946 000

TOTAL 81 417 000

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FINANCIAL DATA

2004/5

EXP

2005/6

Allocation

Expenditure to March

%

Exp

Net Result

CASP 22 996 667

52 217 000 52 217 000 100 0

Land care

1 736 412

7 254 000 7 254 000 100 0

Drought 54 000 21 946 000 21 946 000 100 0

Total 24 787 079 81 417 000 81 417 000 100 0

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Overall Constraints and Management Measures

• Engineering capacity for infrastructure– 8 new and 15 existing Bursaries allocated for Agric

Engineering students to address the shortage of Engineers.

– Other options include Interdepartmental resource sharing ( Engineers) –PW, LG&H.

• Management capacity on at municipality level as focus service delivery point.– 26 Municipality Managers have been appointed w.e.f

1.02.2006 and Agribusiness Managers w.e.f April 2006

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Measures to address the Constraints

• Demand Management capacity at district level.– Training of Demand managers on Supply chain

management is at 90%.– Term contracts for generic Infrastructure development

service providers and materials are developed. Fencing materials available for 2years.

• Too many minute projects that over stretch human resource capacity.– Project selection criteria revised e.g Few, high impact

projects, Massification.

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Monitoring

• Overall and per project Business plans are used.• Project cards, project financing code and Database

are used to register and record projects.• District Committee select and monitor individual

projects.• Senior Management at Provincial level approve

projects and monitor performance per district databases.

• These projects form part of the PMI’s of Managers.

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Reporting System

• District Level – report per project and Database update , monthly

• Monthly Reporting to LDA Management on Financials and Non Financials.

• LDA Report financials monthly to Provincial Treasury and to National Treasury thru DoA.

• LDA report Quarterly on Non financials to DoA.

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Summary of Performance

• CASP – 217 new projects are implemented,– Categories include Land Reform, Livestock, Crop

and Food security projects.

Quarterly report attached

• Landcare – – Area wide planning piloted and implemented

beyond small projects.– 3 major projects in three districts are implemented.– Community participation under EPWP

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Drought Assistance

• 23 municipalities are participating.• A joint committee of LDA and farmer

organizations monitor the drought schemes and status.

• 42 distribution points for communal areas with several suppliers.

• Commercial farmers deal directly with one supplier

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Drought Assistance- Challenges

• Limited Fodder supplies in the province during severe drought.

• Repeated price fluctuations – fuel, demand, distance from suppliers etc.– Fodder bank concept developed to ensure fodder flow

within the province. This includes some irrigation schemes.

• Livestock water supplies due to boreholes drying up.– Repairs & sourcing of water supply systems.

• Drought VS FMD Movement Control in Mopani, Vhembe & Bohlabela : need for more supplies

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CONCLUSION• All grants have been fully spent in 2005/06• There remains a challenge to enhance

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