2019-w1355 - 19 November 2019

Mandlenkosi Sicelo Mabika to ask the MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, LAND REFORM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Whether her department did business with certain (a) persons, (b) companies and (c) trusts (names and details furnished in each case) (i) in each of the past five financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2019; if so, (aa) on what date(s) did her department do business with the specified persons, companies and trusts and (bb) what was the (aaa) nature and (bbb) monetary value of each business arrangement?                        NW2568E

Reply from the MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, LAND REFORM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT on 19 Nov 2019

No payments were made to the list of suppliers or individuals

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2019-w92 - 16 August 2019

Patrick Sindane to ask the MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, LAND REFORM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Whether his department has ever conducted a feasibility study into the possibility of the Republic procuring 100% of food consumed locally; if not, why not; if so, what were the findings of the study? NW105OE

Reply from the MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, LAND REFORM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT on 16 Aug 2019

Since 1994, neither the Department nor its entities have conducted a study into the possibility of procuring 100% of food consumed locally.

There was no compelling reason for undertaking such a study. However, the Department undertakes studies on food security levels, agricultural production trends, and agricultural trade patterns. In circumstances where there is comparative disadvantage and domestic consumption exceeds production such as in the ...

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