. That the Department is planning and even admitted to fiscal dumping by using the remaining 45% in the CASP budget within two months on equipment. This was a serious concern considering that most of that equipment eventually gets stolen or vandalised. . The national Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries invested a significant amount of funds into the Extension Recovery Plan. However, given the size of the Province and the need for an effective and efficient extension service for, subsistence and emerging farmers, the Province has made little use of the available funds for improving the skills of its personnel.