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Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Impact and response to the current drought: Agricultural Research Council, Land Bank, Industrial Development Corporation & South African Weather Input
8 Mar 2016
There is no indication of relief of the current drought conditions. This is what the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries heard recently when four state entities briefed it on the drought impact and what they were doing about it.
The Land Bank informed the Committee it had budgeted ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Impact and Response to Current Drought: Red Meat Producers’ Organisation; National Emergent Red Meat Producers’ Organisation; SA Pork Producers’ Organisation & SA Poultry Association briefing
1 Mar 2016
The price of meat was going to go up as a result of the drought. This was the warning that came from meat producers when they briefed Members of the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries recently about the effects of drought on the meat production sector.
Price hikes ...
Small Business Development
Department of Small Business Development programme review: briefing by Minister, Deputy Minister & Director General
24 Feb 2016
The Minister, Deputy Minister and Director General presented the Programme Review of the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD). The Review’s diagnostic stage looked at DSBD’s operating environment, internal structures and the programmes themselves. The design stage involved developing strategic recommendations on the optimal portfolio mix to deliver the department’s ...
Small Business Development
Department of Small Business Development on its 2015/16 2nd/3rd Quarter performance, with Minister
17 Feb 2016
The Director General of the Department of Small Business Development presented its quarterly reports for the second and third quarters of operations. These reports highlighted areas of success and shortfall, in the latter case notably of expenditure in the areas of staff vacancies and proper allocation of funding to small ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries 2nd Quarter performance: Committee Researcher and AGSA briefings
16 Feb 2016
The Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) briefed the Portfolio Committee on the 2015/16 second quarter performance report of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF). It was highlighted that AGSA was not looking into causes of achievement or the quantification of targets but was reporting whether the information was verifiable ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Drought impact on agricultural productivity, sector employment and food costs; Department assistance to farmers in drought areas, with Minister & Deputy present
24 Nov 2015
The Minister, Mr Senzeni Zokwana, and the Deputy Minister, Gen Bheki Cele, attended the meeting.
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) reported to the Committee on the current issue of drought facing the country.
In terms of food security status, one in four persons is undernourished today, as ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Eastern Cape oversight visit report: response by MEC, Rural Development & Agrarian Reform Provincial Department & DAFF
3 Nov 2015
The Eastern Cape Provincial Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform presented responses to the issues and concerns the Portfolio Committee had raised during its oversight visit to the province recently. The Committee also agreed on the set guidelines for the nomination of people to serve on the National Agricultural ...
Small Business Development
Small Business Development Budget Review and Recommendations Report
28 Oct 2015
BRRR 2015-2010: Budgetary Review & Recommendations Reports
The Committee commenced by going through the responses from Ms Lindiwe Zulu Minister of Small Business Development, to which Members did not comment. The Chairperson tabled the document and the Committee considered the report page by page. Mr R Chance (DA) noted a ...
Small Business Development
Small Business Development Budget Review and Recommendations Report
21 Oct 2015
The Committee met for the second consideration of the Budgetary Review and Recommendations Report (BRRR). The report was reviewed and several recommendations, explanations and amendments were proposed. The Chairperson agreed to review the input and edit the document according to the submissions. The BRRR was not approved and another meeting ...
Small Business Development
Small Business Development Budget Review and Recommendations Report
20 Oct 2015
The Content Advisor to the Portfolio Committee of Small Business presented the draft of the Budget Review and Recommendation Report (BRRR). He said the BRRR entailed all the issues discussed, deliberated and recommended by the Committee, and most of these had been about financing and the working of the administration. ...