ANNUAL REPORT 2009

1. ANNUAL REPORT 2009/10 PRESENTATION � PRODUCTION AND RESOURCES MANAGEMENT  THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON LAND AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS 08 FEBRUARY 2011 PROGRAMME 2

2. Background Purpose To promote agricultural productivity and profitability through the identification of opportunities, sustainable use and protection of land, water and genetic resources and infrastructure development to ensure household food security. The programme comprises of two subprogrammes: 2

3. PRODUCTIONAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Agricultural production: Focuses on ensuring national food security and creating an enabling environment for increased and sustainable agricultural production through appropriate policies, legislation, norms and standards, technical guidelines and other programmes and services. Engineering and Resources Management: Facilitates the development of agricultural infrastructure and the use of agricultural resources. Other activities include auditing natural resources, controlling migratory pests, rehabilitating and protecting agricultural land and running the community-based LandCare programme. ;\ 3

4. EXPENDITURE TRENDS Total expenditure increased an annual average rate of 13.7 per cent from 2006/07 to 2009/10 mainly as a result of ; a once-off allocation of R221 million for the Ilima/Letsema projects to improve agricultural production R76 million for starter packs in the 2008/09 financial year. Over the medium term additional allocations of R200 million, R400 million and R420 million are made to further strengthen the Ilima/Letsema production initiative giving rise to an annual average growth rate of 29.4 cent. 4

5. ACHIEVEMENTS Tilapia � catfish cage culture project. During this financial year, Tilapia were grown in a cage system in the Jozini dam in Kwa Zulu Natal. Animal breeding support program � Training on a limited number of cattle to emergent beef cattle producers through the National Emergent red Meat Producers Organisation (NERPO) was done In addition, there was an increase of 80 participants on the Kanofatso ya di Kgomo program run by the ARC on behalf of DAFF. Promotion of appropriate production technologies � The Directorate revised and published production guidelines for pigs, broiler and egg production and beef cattle. The first fish production manual was finalized in collaboration with the Water Research Commission and Rhodes University and a beef cattle owner�s manual that includes a comprehensive veld management guide was finalized in collaboration with NERPO The development of aquaculture training manuals has been completed and 20 extension officers were trained in milk goat production. � 5

6. ACHIEVEMENTS Norms and standards for Subdivision of Agricultural Land were approved. 61 Unique Agricultural zones for Gauteng Province and 64 unique Agricultural zones for Limpopo province were identified for development of norm and standards . 14 042 beneficiaries on 748 compliant farms adopted sustainable technologies on Landcare projects and land reform farms. A total of 264 602 ha of land were under sustainable natural resource Management practices A total of �129 boreholes �were drilled across the country of which �95 had adequate water whilst 34 were dry 6

7. ACHIEVEMENTS Fencing for animal health disease control totaling �91 km was constructed Authorisations to import 608808 cattle, 509519 sheep and 567122 goats for feedlot and slaughter purposes were issued. Authorisations to import 868283 poultry 1462596 doses of semen, 549 embryos and 4849 animals were also issued during the year. 473 donor animals and 15 reproduction centres were registered during the year. � 7

8. ACHIEVEMENTS Fruit production support scheme was piloted in the Vhembe district of Limpopo. About 50 farmers participated and were assisted to establish close to 200 ha of fruit orchards. The farmers were provided with close to 52 000 seedlings comprising of mangoes, avocadoes, macadamia and bananas. Close to 100 jobs were created. 40 beef and 40 goats� farmers have been supported as new entrants in animal improvement schemes. Surveys were undertaken in Gauteng and Northwest Provinces to assess the status of the farm animal genetic resources (FAnGR) amongst emerging and subsistence farmers. Over 2 000 export certificates were issued to seed companies that that exported to various countries across the world. The bulk of these exports were destined for Africa. 8

9. HIGHLIGHTS Community based seed production schemes. Seed schemes on maize, sorghum and dry beans were implemented in Limpopo and Mpumalanga. Close to 250 farmers were involved. Schemes implemented in collaboration with ARC, SANSOR and PDA�s. These seeds are exported to Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Botswana. A programme to improve seed security of the community. Partnership with Sterkspruit (Eastern Cape) community to develop a programme to improve seed security of the community. In KwaZulu-Natal (50 participants) and Limpopo (30 participants) community members have been trained on management of their indigenous seeds. Four (4) Food Banks were launched to date (Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban and Port Elizabeth). The current operations of the Food Banks is providing meals to 84 800 individuals per day.. 9

10. Challenges and response to challenges