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Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
CASP, Ilima/Letsema, MAFISA development support; KZN oversight report
3 Sep 2019
The Comprehensive Agricultural Support Programme (CASP) was introduced in 2004/5 to respond to the gap resulting from the closure of the Agriculture Credit Board in 1998. With the closure, it became nearly impossible for the new land reform beneficiaries to access credit or other means of support from commercial banks ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Implications of Constitutional Court Judgement on Land Tenure Rights Act, 1991; Legacy Reports; Planned Oversight visit with Deputy Minister
20 Aug 2019
The Committee was briefed by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) on the implications of the Constitutional Court judgment on the Land Tenure Rights Act, which had indicated that a section was unconstitutional. It also considered the legacy reports of the previous Portfolio Committees on Agriculture, Forestry ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Committee Report on Department of Agriculture, Land Reform & Rural Development Budget
10 Jul 2019
The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development was previously two separate departments prior to the Sixth Administration. Thus, the Portfolio Committee considered two separate reports for the two budget votes.
Members noted that the financial support programmes for agriculture are not dissolved by the blended finance model. Financial ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
DAFF & Department of Rural Development and Land Reform 2019/20 Annual Performance Plan; with Minister
3 Jul 2019
The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development and its entities presented their annual performance plans for the 2019/20 financial year.
The Minister informed the Committee in her opening remarks that the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Rural Development and Land Reform required careful management and would ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Election of Chairperson
2 Jul 2019
The Committee convened to elect its Chairperson. After due processes were observed as per the National Assembly Rules, Mr M Mandela (ANC) was elected unopposed as the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development.
The Committee also considered and adopted its Programme for the ...