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Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
DAFF Quarter 1 performance; ARC audit action plan; DAFF response to oversight visit reports; with Minister
23 Oct 2018
The Committee met to be briefed by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) on its first quarter performance, and also to receive a report on the audit improvement plan of the Agricultural Research Council (ARC).
The ARC said the audit outcomes had reported a total of 118 findings, ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Food Control Agency; Food & Nutrition Security Implementation Plan; Listeriosis; Poultry Industry; Agricultural Productivity
16 Oct 2018
The Committee was given an update by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) on the recent listeriosis outbreak in the country, and the steps that had been introduced to provide the oversight, monitoring and evaluation required to manage any outbreaks in the future. The Department also reported on ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Plant Improvement Bill & Plant Breeders’ Rights Bill: NCOP amendments; Fetsa Tlala & planting season readiness: DAFF, with Deputy Minister
11 Sep 2018
The Committee considered and approved the amendments by the NCOP to the Plant Improvement Bill and Plant Breeders Rights Bill.
On the Plant improvement Bill, the amendment was grammatical under Clause 9. On the types of business that may be conducted, it initially read propagating material for cultivation and sale. ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Planting season readiness 2018/19: GrainSA, ARC, Provincial Agriculture Departments; with Deputy Minister
4 Sep 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries met to receive feedback on the provincial departments’ readiness for the upcoming season with regard to planting and cropping. Grain SA and the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) were also invited to present and give advice.
Grain SA gave an overview of its ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Quarter 4 performance, with Minister
21 Aug 2018
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) briefed the Portfolio Committee on its fourth quarter performance report for 2017/18. It covered the achievements and non-achievements of the six programmes, highlighting transformation in the sector, the implementation of the Agricultural Research Council’s (ARC’s) plan, and progress in dealing with the ...
Energy
Fuel Price: Department of Energy briefing (postponed)
14 Aug 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Energy was supposed to receive a briefing from the Minister and the Department of Energy on the fuel price. The meeting was scheduled because there had been a lot of discussion in the public domain about the high fuel price and the impact it not only ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries response to BRRR recommendations, with Deputy Minister
7 Jun 2018
The Committee met with the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), with the Deputy Minister, to be briefed on the response of the Department to the Committee’s Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) and other outstanding matters. In terms of the presentation on the BRRR, the Department informed the ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
National Forests Amendment Bill: deliberations; DAFF response to BRRR recommendations; with Minister
22 May 2018
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) and the Portfolio Committee discussed the National Forest Amendment Bill [B11-2016]. The Committee agreed to all clauses that were presented. However, it frowned at the failure of the Department to present an appropriate Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR) in response to ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Forestry worker abuse: DAFF & Forest Sector Charter Council response; National Forests Amendment Bill: deliberations
15 May 2018
The Committee heard briefings from both the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) and the Forestry Sector Charter Council (FSCC) on serious concerns raised by communities, resident and working, in forest areas during public hearings on the proposed amendment of the National Forest Amendment Bill. Concerns raised included allegations ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Comprehensive Producer Support draft policy: DAFF briefing; DAFF Budget: Committee Report
8 May 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries did not entertain the presentation from the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on the Draft Policy on Comprehensive Producer Support.
The Committee raised a number of concerns. It voiced disappointment with the policy document because the Department did not consult the ...