PRESENTATION TO PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE FORESTRY AND

PRESENTATION TO PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES CONDITIONAL GRANTS AND EQUITABLE SHARE PLANS AND PROGRESS KZN PROVINCE September 2016 TOGETHER WE HAVE MADE KZN A BETTER PROVINCE TO LIVE IN 1

Presentation Outline 1. 2. 3. 4. Grant Purpose Policy imperatives Investment per commodity Conditional grants Allocations and Expenditure (CASP, Ilima/Letsema and Land. Care) 5. Farmer Training and Capacity Building 6. Extension Recovery Plan 7. Summary report on 2015/16 and 2016/17 Fetsa Tlala food production 2

Grant Purpose CASP • To provide effective agricultural support services, promote and facilitate agricultural development by targeting beneficiaries of land reform’s restitution and redistribution; and other black producers who have acquired land through private means and are engaged in value-adding enterprises domestically, or involved in export. ILIMA/LETSEMA • To assist vulnerable South African farming communities to achieve an increase in agricultural production and invest in infrastructure that unlocks agricultural production. i. e. Revitalization of irrigation schemes LAND CARE • To promote sustainable development and use of natural resources by engaging in the 3 initiatives that supports the pillars of sustainability (social, economic and environmental)

Policy imperatives informing investments in 2016/17 1. Create 1 million jobs (NDP: 2030 vision) 2. Put 1 million hectares of unutilised land under production by 2019 (Fetsa Tlala) 3. Support 300 000 smallholder producers by 2019 (NGP) 4. Expand 1. 5 million hectares under irrigation by 500 000 (NDP: 2030 Vision) 5. Ensure food security for all (Constitutional Mandate) 6. Ensure sustainable use of natural resources 7. Grow agricultural contribution to the GDP - driven by the Revitalization of Agriculture and Agro-processing Value Chains (RAAVC) 4

KZN High Impact Programmes The Province focuses on the following high impact programmes: 1. Makhathini cotton production. 2. Livestock programme (Small & Large stock). 3. Sugarcane Financially Distressed Farmers. 4. Communal Estates (Maize and Beans production). 5. Revitalization of Irrigation projects. 6. Food Security. 7. Extension Recovery Programme.

Kwa. Zulu - Natal Investment per commodity (R'000) R 6, 000 R 9, 000 Poultry R 29, 800 R 9, 500 Grains Vegetables R 11, 000 Dairy Fruit R 41, 485 Aquaculture Red meat R 47, 300 • • 6 7 commodities prioritized 45 projects planned covering all districts

2016/17 CASP Allocation VS Expenditure 2016/17 FUNDING AREAS. TOTAL ALLOCATION (R’ 000) EQUITABLE SHARE (R’ 000) TRANSFERE D QUARTER 1 2016/17 % QUARTER 1 EXPENDITURE (R’ 000) CASP PROJECTS 154 085 40 000 15 409 10 500 68 EXTENSION RECOVERY PROGRAMME (ERP) 45 880 15 000 4 588 6 400 139 CASP COLLEGES 11 190 - 1 119 693 62 TRAINING & MENTORSHIP 11 000 - 1 100 100 TOTAL 222 155 55 000 22 216 19 119 92

2016/17 ILIMA-LETSEMA Allocations VS Expenditure FUNDING AREAS 2016/17 TOTAL ALLOCATION (R’ 000) TRANSFERED QUARTER 1 (R’ 000) 2016/17 QUARTER 1 EXPENDITURE (R’ 000) Grain production (Maize and Beans Production) 18 150 1 815 - Cotton Production 6 4 00 640 - Irrigation Development 15 000 1 500 4 300 Mechanisation Programme (Communal Estates) 13 326 1 333 - Food Security 11 000 1 100 1950 TOTAL 63 876 6 388 6 250

2016/17 LANDCARE Allocation VS Expenditure FUNDING Land. Care Conditional Grant 2016/17 TOTAL ALLOCATION (R’ 000) 10 632 TRANSFERED QUARTER 1 (R’ 000) 1 063 2016/17 QUARTER 1 EXPENDITURE (R’ 000) 2 273

Planned Performance Indicators for Land. Care Performance Indicator • . Annual Target Total Planned 1 st Quarter Target Achieved 1 st Quarter Target Number of land users or people benefiting directly 245 245 ha of wetlands protected 539 ha 140 ha ha of land where weeds and invader plants are under control 2481 ha 495 ha 499 ha Number of youth successfully attending organized Junior Land. Care initiatives 1600 800 Number of awareness campaigns conducted 10 2 2 Km fencing erected 17. 6 km 7 km 6. 9 km 10

Planned Activities aligned to APAP Commodity • . Total Allocation Planned R’ 000 (conditional projects grant and Eq Share) Fruit 8500 2 Vegetables 47800 17 Red Meat 10500 5 Broilers 13000 4 Layers 16800 7 Maize Dry Beans 11 20485 15 11500 8 Planned jobs No. of Farmers targeted 65 360 252 345 123 98 36 41 18 85 120 1 789 135 615

Planned Activities aligned to APAP Commodity • . Soya Beans Ground nuts Aquaculture Dairy Total 12 Total Allocation Planned R’ 000 (conditional projects grant and Eq Share) 5000 3500 6000 Planned jobs No. of Farmers targeted 42 29 134 481 2 2 15 11 942 3 859 1 4 1 11000 3 154 085 67

Makhathini Irrigation scheme(Ilima/letsema) • Install Subsurface drainage pipes covering 250 ha and urgent repair of main irrigation canal – mainly concrete work, to prevent collapse of damaged sections of the Main Irrigation Canal, enabling irrigation of 2000 ha. • Budget allocation of R 15 million, in the first quarter R 4. 3 million has been spent on the contraction of surface drainage. 13

Farmer Training and Capacity building Programme Allocation R’ 000 Targeted Farmers Transfer in Q 1 Expenditure Progress in Q 1 made Farmer Training 6 000 11 000 5 50 486 trained Mentorship 5 000 196 5 50 40 projects with 30 beneficiaries 14

Extension Recovery Plan Allocation & Expenditure in Q 1 Pillars Allocation criteria % Allocation Total expenditure Visibility and accountability R 6, 150 000 14 R 0. 00 Improve image and professionalism R 5, 010 000 11 R 266 640. 05 Recruitment R 15 720 000 34 R 4 000. 00 Re-Skilling and Re-Orientation R 6, 000 13 R 1 396 500. 00 ICT and Other R 13, 000 28 R 738 095. 95 Total R 45 880 000 100 R 6 401 236. 00

Summary report on 2015/16 Fetsa Tlala food production Cotton (HA) TOTAL HA 540 4916 - - 166 150 316 2 728 2 517 - 5 245 Uthungulu 98 - - 98 Umzinyathi 400 50 - 450 Uthukela 534 930 39 1 503 Umgungundlovu 31 49 - 80 Harry Gwala 80 900 - 1 555 Ugu 43 238 - 281 Ilembe 43 75 - 118 - - 205 150 14 562 Districts Amajuba Umkhanyakude Zululand Ethekwini Total 16 Groundnuts Maize (HA) Beans (HA) Soya Beans (HA) 4 376 8 333 5 299 575

State of readiness 2016/17 Fetsa Tlala Districts Amajuba Cotton (HA) TOTAL HA - - 2 300 1 970 Maize (HA) Beans (HA) Soya Beans 2 300 - Groundnuts (HA) Umkhanyakude 1 350 300 - 170 Zululand 1 586 2 00 - - 150 - Uthungulu 220 350 - - - 570 Umzinyathi 400 50 - - - 450 Uthukela 950 250 - - - 1 200 Umgungundlovu 250 150 - - - 400 Harry Gwala 294 400 350 - - 1 044 Ugu 110 468 - - - 578 Ilembe 100 150 - - - 250 Ethekwini 60 - - - - 60 170 150 10 608 Total 17 7 620 2 318 350 1 786

State of readiness Fetsa Tlala • Picture of Maize and Beans show that the province has started planting under irrigation areas. • Currently planted 45 ha of Maize and 30 ha of Beans. 18