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Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Food Security Policy & Food Control Agency; Poultry Industry; Marine Living Resources Fund; FRAP 2013 forensic reports; conditional grants; with Minister
12 Mar 2019
The Portfolio Committee was told by the Department of Agriculture. Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) that 10.4% of the 16.1 million households in South Africa were still facing hunger. The Department of Health had conducted a survey which showed the country faced a challenge of an increase in teenage ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
DAFF Quarter 2 performance; MRLF & ARC audit; Ncera matters; with Minister & Deputy Minister
26 Feb 2019
The Portfolio Committee was briefed by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) on their second quarter performance, and learnt that over 800 000 jobs had been created, and there had been a reduction in unemployment in rural areas. One million hectares of land were targeted to be used, but ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
State of Nation Address 2019 impact on Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries; with Minister
12 Feb 2019
The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries gave a brief introduction saying that exports have grown by 7%. But what is worrying is that imports still remain high and they need to be looking at exports substitution. The recent crop estimation was not a bad one but features of climate ...
Ad Hoc Committee on North West Intervention
North West intervention: Inter-Ministerial Task Team progress report, with Ministers present
6 Feb 2019
Nine ministers and deputy ministers were present for the Inter-Ministerial Task Team (IMTT) progress report on the intervention in the North West Provincial Government in terms of section 100(1) of the Constitution. Amongst the items reported, the IMTT noted that the 17% and 24% medicine shortage at the hospitals and ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Fishing Rights Allocation Process (FRAP) 2020 continuation; with Minister in attendance
13 Nov 2018
The Committee met to discuss the Fishing Rights Allocation Process (FRAP) 2020. This was a follow-up from the previous meeting where the Committee received a briefing from the Department on the initiative but there was no time for engagement due to time constraints. The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Smallscale Fisheries Policy & Fishing Rights Allocation Process (FRAP) 2020: DAFF update with Minister and Deputy Minister
6 Nov 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries received an update and progress report by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) on the implementation of the Small-scale Fisheries Policy and Fishing Rights Allocation Process (FRAP).
Members asked about the social economic study that was conducted and if they ...
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, ...
Standing Committee on Appropriations
Department, Land Bank & ARC Quarter 1 performances: hearing; with Minister
14 Sep 2018
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Land Bank and Agricultural Research Council (ARC) briefed the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on their first quarter budget expenditure and performance. The Minister was in attendance.
The Department spent R370m from a total budget of R923m for the first quarter ...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Planting season readiness 2018/19: Provincial Departments of Agriculture; with Minister
28 Aug 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries welcomed officials from the Department of Rural, Environment and Agriculture Development (READ), the Department on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) and the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD), all of which briefed the Committee on the state of readiness ...
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 ...