. That the Committee was fundamentally dealing with an entity that was not doing well at all as what was seen on the ground was not reflecting the 13 years of the entity's existence. . The workshop was not in a functioning state as the management of Ncera claimed. . There was no significant investment from Government in the Ncera Farms that were allocated to farmers. . There was no formal training or formal outreach programme in regard to agricultural activities that the entity was involved in to assist and to develop the communities around the area. . Unlike in other provinces, no farming packages were given by the Eastern Cape Provincial Department to assist the farmers. . There was no provincial or even local support that was given to the farmers in order for them to farm effectively. . There were delays in the accreditation of the Ncera Farms (Pty) Ltd for the entity to provide training on agricultural activities, which is its mandate. . There was no integrated approach and coordination of activities between the National Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Provincial Department of Agriculture. . Although the budget of Ncera Farms (Pty) Ltd was increased, there was no improvement in the performance of the entity as was observed during the site visit to the farms. . The entity was busy operating as a sales business without much success instead of providing support and training to the farmers and communities around the area to improve agricultural production. . There was a concern regarding the manner in which the 10 farms were allocated to the now struggling farmers, which created tensions within the community and invasion of some of the farms by some community members.