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Agriculture
Committee Report on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Budget
19 Apr 2016
The Portfolio Committee met to consider the adoption of its report on the strategic and annual performance plans and budget of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF).
Major concerns raised by Members related to the need for clarity on the involvement of various entities in Agriparks and the ...
Mineral and Petroleum Resources
Committee Report on Mineral Resources Budget
13 Apr 2016
The Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources met to consider the Draft Report on Mineral Resources on the strategic plan and budget vote 29 of the Department of Mineral Resources for the 2016/2017 Financial year.
The Chairperson quickly took Members through the report, stopping only where there was a point raised ...
Agriculture
Agricultural Research Council, South African Veterinary Council & National Agricultural Marketing Council on their 2016 Strategic & Annual Performance Plans, with Minister in attendance
12 Apr 2016
There was not enough appreciation of the role of agriculture and the food sector in the country’s economy and society. The Portfolio Committee heard this when three entities of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries were briefed on their annual performance plans.
The National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC) said ...
Agriculture
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, MLRF, OBP & PPECB on their 2016 Annual Performance Plan, in presence of Minister
7 Apr 2016
Strategic & Annual Performance Plans:
Department of Agriculture and Forestry Annual Performance Plan 2016/17
Marine Living Resources Fund Annual Performance Plan 2016/17
Onderstepoort Biological Products Annual Performance Plan 2016/19
Perishable Products Export Control Board Annual Performance Plan 2016/17
Perishable Products Export Control Board Strategic Plan 2016/17
The Financial and Fiscal ...
Mineral and Petroleum Resources
Mine Health and Safety Council, Council for Geoscience, Mintek, SADPMR & SDT on their 2016 Strategic & Annual Performance Plan
6 Apr 2016
The meeting began with a carry-over from the previous day’s meeting, with a number of follow-up questions from Members. These referred to financial issues within the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR), assistance to small scale miners to enter the industry, procurement from black suppliers, the involvement of the DMR in ...
Mineral and Petroleum Resources
Minister introduces Department of Mineral Resources 2016 Annual Performance Plan
5 Apr 2016
The Minister and the Department on Mineral Resources (DMR) presented the DMR’s Annual Performance Plan and Budget for 2016/17. In the presentation the DMR discussed its strategic overview, including the mandate, vision and mission; a situational analysis of the sector; and an overview of the 2016/17 APP, budget and MTEF ...
Mineral and Petroleum Resources
Department of Mineral Resources budget and performance plans 2016: Financial & Fiscal Commission, Department Planning Monitoring & Evaluation assessment
16 Mar 2016
The Chairperson expressed his condolences and prayers to the families of the trapped miners at the Lily Mine. The Committee received briefings from the Financial and Fiscal Commission (FFC), the Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) and the Committee Researcher giving an analysis and commentary on the Annual Performance ...
Agriculture
Department of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries response to Committee oversight questions, with Deputy Minister
15 Mar 2016
South Africans need to pray for the budget of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. The Deputy Minister of Agriculture echoed this when the Department responded to concerns of the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on matters that arose from engagements with the Department. The Deputy Minister ...
Mineral and Petroleum Resources
Limpopo oversight report
9 Mar 2016
Documents handed out:
Draft minutes of the Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources dated 02 March 2016.
Draft oversight visit report to Limpopo of the Portfolio Committees on Women in presidency, Land Reform and Rural Development and Mineral Resources dated 14th-18th September 2015.
[All Committee Reports available under Tabled Committee Reports ...
Agriculture
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 ...