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Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
DAFF & Marine Living Resources Fund on their Annual Performance Plan; DPME input, with Minister
4 May 2017
The Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) explained to the Committee that it required the Strategic Plan (SP) and Annual Performance Plan (APP) of each department to be aligned with the priority outcomes in the Medium-term Strategic Framework (MTSF). The potential of Agriculture in creating one million jobs in ...
Small Business Development
Department of Small Business Development, SEFA and SEDA Annual Performance Plan
3 May 2017
The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) presented its 2017/18 Annual Performance Plan. The Department has been undergoing a structural organisational change as a result of the DPME and National Treasury’s proposal to change its strategic approach to its mandate. This triggered a new structure which will now focus on ...
Small Business Development
Department of Small Business Development restructuring: AGSA, DPME, FFC, DPSA input
2 May 2017
AGSA laid out the criteria that it will use to carry out the 2016/17 audit of the department. It did not provide any specific audit related information because the audit will commence only in July. Once the audit is completed, the AG will return in September to report on its ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Operation Phakisa: DPME and DAFF; National Food & Nutrition Security Implementation plan: progress report by DPME; Poultry industry: response from DAFF
22 Mar 2017
Three government departments – the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME), and the Department of Social Development (DSD) -- had worked together to prepare the National Food and Nutrition Security Implementation Plan. The departments described the six strategic objectives that were ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Climate Change impact in region; Climate-Smart Agriculture: UN Food and Agriculture Organisation briefing, with Deputy Minister
14 Mar 2017
The Food and Agriculture Organisation Forestry briefed the Committee on the impacts of climate change on agriculture, forestry and Fisheries.
Climate change is already putting stress on food systems and rural livelihoods all around the world.
The Organisation stated that already plus minus 14.3 million South Africans are estimated to ...
Small Business Development
Community Economic Development model through cooperatives development; oversight visit to KZN
8 Mar 2017
The draft report on the Committee’s oversight visit to KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) was presented for consideration, and all the Members agreed that it was an accurate record of the visit. Some words and phrases were changed for the document to be consistent with the content of the visit. It had been ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on its Quarter 3 performance, with Deputy Minister
7 Mar 2017
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) tabled its third quarter expenditure report.
Since 2014, the main focus of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is to provide food security to ensure the citizens of this country who are vulnerable to hunger and food insecurity have sufficient access ...
Small Business Development
Developmental status of all Cooperatives funded by Department: Department of Small Business Development briefing
1 Mar 2017
The Department said it could not brief the Committee on the subject matter due to inadequate capacity to collect the information from the cooperatives. Therefore, it proposed to be given time to come back to the Committee with the full report on the 400 cooperatives that it funded since its ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
National Veld and Forest Fire Amendment Bill: briefing; Poultry Industry: SA Poultry Association briefing
28 Feb 2017
The South African Poultry Association (SAPA) stated that the South African poultry industry was in a crisis and an advanced state of distress. The Association attributed the cause of the distress to imports from the European Union. It said collective actions that were taken so far were inadequate. SAPA told ...
Small Business Development
Socio-Economic Impact Assesment System: Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation briefing
22 Feb 2017
The Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation informed the Committee that the National Development Plan, Medium Term Strategic Framework and Outcome 4 priorities included a reduction in the burden placed on inclusive growth resulting from unintended consequences of government actions as well as inefficient and/or inappropriate regulations. There was a need ...