Presentation to Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform National Assembly

1. The Presidency Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Overview of Progress : Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) With respect to Commitments to Outcomes Presentation to Portfolio Committee on Rural Development and Land Reform National Assembly 09 October 2012

3. The outcomes are the government’s main initiative to achieve effective spending on the right priorities. • Aim is to improve service delivery by: • Introducing whole-of-government planning linked to key outcomes, clearly linking inputs and activities to outputs and the outcomes • Implementing the constitutional imperative for cooperative governance by negotiating inter-departmental and inter-governmental delivery agreements for the outcomes • Increasing strategic focus of government • Making more efficient and effective use of limited resources through introducing more systematic monitoring and evaluation

4. Delivery Agreements A Delivery Agreement is a charter between all the key stakeholders who need to work together to achieve the outcome. • Performance Agreements between President and outcome coordinating Ministers requested them to work with other key stakeholders to develop detailed Delivery Agreements for each outcome • Delivery Agreements describe key activities, sub-outputs, outputs, indicators, and targets , identify required inputs and clarify roles and responsibilities of each key body which contributes to the achievement of the outcome • Performance Agreements between President and other Ministers also requested them to work with the coordinating Ministers on relevant delivery agreements • New National Treasury guidelines for strategic plans indicate that departments’ strategic plans and APPs must reflect their commitments to delivery agreements – will be monitored by the Auditor General and should also be monitored by Parliament

6. The outcomes to which DRDLR contributes • BASIC EDUCATION: Quality basic education • HEALTH: A long and healthy life for all South Africans • SAFETY: All people in South Africa are and feel safe • EMPLOYMENT: Decent employment through inclusive economic growth • SKILLS: Skilled and capable workforce to support an inclusive growth path • ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE: An efficient, competitive and responsive economic infrastructure network • RURAL DEVELOPMENT: Vibrant, equitable, sustainable rural communities contributing towards food security for all • INTEGRATED HUMAN SETTLEMENTS: Sustainable human settlements and improved quality of household life • LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Responsive, accountable, effective and efficient Local Government system • ENVIRONMENT: Protect and enhance our environmental assets and natural resources • INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS: Create a better South Africa, a better Africa and a better world • PUBLIC SERVICE: An efficient, effective and development oriented public service and an empowered, fair and inclusive citizenship

7. DRDLR’S Role in relation to Outcome 7 Outcome 7: Vibrant, equitable and sustainable rural communities and food security for all • Output 1: Sustainable agrarian reform with a thriving farming sector • Output 2:Improved access to affordable and diverse food • Output 3: Improving rural services to support livelihoods • Output 4: Improved employment and skills development opportunities • Output 5: Enabling institutional environment for sustainable and inclusive growth

8. Supporting department in relation to outcome 7: Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Outcome 7: Vibrant, equitable and sustainable rural communities and food security for all • Output 1: Sustainable agrarian reform, with a thriving small and large farming sector • Output2: Improved access to diverse and affordable food • Output 3: Improved rural services to support livelihoods • Output 4: Improved employment and skills development opportunities • Output 5: Enabling institutional environment for sustainable and inclusive growth

9. PROGRESS REPORT

10. Progress on Outcome 7 Output 1: Sustainable agrarian reform with a thriving farming sector DPME

11. Household participation in agriculture By geographic location By access to food • Fewer H/holds likely to engage in agriculture. • Households with inadequate access more likely to engage in agriculture. Effort to diversify livelihoods?

12. Progress on Outcome 7 Output 2: Improved access to affordable and diverse food DPME

13. Percentage of households and persons vulnerable to hunger in South Africa • Substantial decline in the percentage of households and persons, 2002 -2011 (largely due to Social Grant support) • Noticeable increase in 2007 coincided with economic downturn • Current level higher than 2007

14. Access to food by geographical location The reality is that a quarter of the rural population (25,5% ) have inadequate access to food.

15. Progress on Outcome 7 Output 3: Improving rural services to support livelihoods. DPME

16. Improving access to water and sanitation -- a national picture 94.7% of households with access to water as compared to 92% in 2009 100% target by 2014 is unlikely to be achieved 84% of households with access to sanitation, from 77% in 2009 100% target by 2014 is unlikely to be achieved Due to lack of operation and maintenance, 21% of the households with access to a tap do not always get water from the tap and 26% of households are affected by sanitation services and/or facilities that are not fully functional

17. Progress on Outcome 7 Output 4: Improved employment and skills development opportunities DPME

18. Agricultural Employment : Quarterly Labour Force Survey, 2nd Quarter of each year, 2009 - 2012

19. Progress on Outcome 7 Output 5: Enabling institutional environment for sustainable and inclusive growth DPME

20. Thank you Go to http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/dpme.asp for PME documentsincluding narrative guide to outcomes approach, outcomes documents and delivery agreement guide 20