As per Parliament's constitutional mandate, the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries undertook an oversight visit to KwaZulu- Natal (KZN) Province from 24 - 26 November 2014, to oversee the implementation of the Fetsa Tlala Food Production Initiative including the utilisation of conditional grants such as the Comprehensive Agriculture Support Programme (CASP), which is also used to fund Fetsa Tlala; and Ilima/letsema. The conditional grants are transferred to Provinces annually by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. The oversight visit also sought to oversee effective implementation of the Mechanisation Programme and state of readiness for the implementation of the Smallscale Fisheries Policy.