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Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
DAFF & Marine Living Resources Fund 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan
20 Mar 2018
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries briefed the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on its Annual Performance Plans for the 2018/19 financial year.
The Department indicated the sector objectives are on reducing vulnerability and risks associated with climate change; increasing biomass stock levels in the prioritised sectors; ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan: DPME & AGSA input; with Deputy Minister
13 Mar 2018
The Department of Monitoring and Evaluation briefed the Portfolio Committee on its assessment of the strategic plan and Annual Performance Plans of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries for the 2018/19 financial year. The Department said the programmes of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries are not having ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
StatsSA on food insecurity & agriculture; Soygro research; Fetsa Tlala progress & planting plans: DAFF & Provinces; with Minister
6 Mar 2018
Eight Provincial Departments of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries briefed the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on progress for the planting season of 2018/19 financial year and Fetsa-Tlala targets set for the 2017/18 period.
The provincial departments took the Committee through their programmes on the commercialisation ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Poultry Industry challenges; Fall Armyworm, Listeriosis and Fruit fly outbreaks update; with Minister
27 Feb 2018
The Interdepartmental Task Team consisting of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) and the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) - established to respond to the poultry industry crisis - briefed the Committee on progress in tackling the poultry industry challenges in the presence of the Minister ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
National Forests Amendment Bill: Department responses to submissions
20 Feb 2018
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries gave a presentation on the responses to the issues raised during the extended public hearings on the National Forests Amendment Bill. Six main issues were dealt with, covering the management of plantations, the long-term leases, land reform issues, delays with water licensing, and ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Poultry Industry: South African Poultry Association briefing; DAFF 2018/19 Annual Performance Plan; with Minister
13 Feb 2018
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) allegedly misled former President Zuma by making him pronounce during the SONA 2017 that 450 black farmers would be commercialised during that year. The Minister of the Department told the Portfolio Committee this had resulted in the former President promising people something ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
SONA 2018: Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries inputs
6 Feb 2018
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries briefed the Committee on the key messages to be included in the 2018 State of the Nation Address (SONA):
-Revitalisation of the Agriculture and Agro-Processing Value Chain
The intention was for the fast tracking of settlement of outstanding restitution claims to expedite the ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
DAFF Quarter 2 performance & ARC Implementation Plan Progress on Audit Outcomes for 2016/17; with Minister and Deputy Minister
30 Jan 2018
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has spent 24,0% of its budget during the second quarter of the 2017/18 financial year.
This is what the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries heard when the Department tabled its second quarter preliminary organisational performance report, recently. It briefed the Committee, ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
National Forests Amendment Bill: response by DAFF, Forest Sector Charter Council, SAFCOL
28 Nov 2017
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), together with the Forestry Sector Charter Council (FSCC) and seven forestry companies, appeared before the Committee to respond to issues raised by communities during public hearings on the National Forests Amendment Bill.
The DAFF reported that the majority of the stakeholders at ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
National Food & Nutrition Security Policy Implementation Plan; Operation Phakisa for Agriculture, Rural Development & Land Reform: progress report
14 Nov 2017
In the last 15 years, South Africa has been battling to find Black African rugby lock-forwards because, it is argued, African children are stunted and the situation is getting worse. This came out during discussion when the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation made an inter-departmental presentation to the Portfolio ...