DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE Communication Planning and Information Management Programme 8

DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE 2 CPIM (Programme 8) This unit is made of four sub-programmes that:  Provides Agricultural News and Information  Manage International Relations  Facilitate Skills Development  Train New and Existing Farmers

DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE 3 CPIM (Programme 8) The four Sub-programmes are:  Agricultural Information Services  International Relations  Education and Training  Grootfontein Agricultural Development Institute (GADI)

DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE 4 CPIM (Programme 8)  The Programmes will be implemented quarterly.  In each and every quarter there will be Identified milestones.  This approach will enable us to keep track of our performance.  To make it easy and user friendly

DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE 5 CPIM (Programme 8) IssueQ1 2003Q2 2003Q3 2003Q Policy  Agricultural Communication Strategy  Draft Skills Dev. Strategy  Experiential Training Policy  Approved Agricultural Skills Dev. Policy  Draft Long Term HRD Strategy  Long Term HRD Strategy Finalized Legislation  Draft Bill for Agricultural Community Service

DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE 6 CPIM (Programme 8) IssueQ1 2003Q2 2003Q3 2003Q Client & Public interactions  NAMPO  Royal Agric. Show  Agric. Budget Vote Exhibition  Engagement with Minster, diplomatic community and multilateral agencies  AGRI Food Expo  Local Economic Dev. Annual Trade Fair  Report on Provincial Road shows  Report on High- Level Engagements with Diplomatic community and Multilateral agencies  Establish sector skills dev. Forum  Report on Provincial Road shows  Report on High-Level Engagements with Diplomatic community and Multilateral agencies  Report on Provincial Road shows  Report on High-Level Engagemen ts with Diplomatic community and Multilateral agencies and DEXCO

DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE 7 CPIM (Programme 8) IssueQ1 2003Q2 2003Q3 2003Q Programmes and Projects  Publication of Sector Plan in 11 Languages  African Food Prints:  Mozambique Bilateral Agreement  SADC (FANR) Special Programmes  Preparation and Profiling Female Farmer  Farmer Organization Dev. Programme  SADC Sec. & FANR focus Project  Coordinate visit by Malawi technical Team to SA  SA/ Angola Agric. Joint Coop.  World Food Day  African Food Prints  Ongoing engagement with special programmes of FANR Directorate of SADC  Preparation and participation in SADC  Ongoing engagement with special programmes of FANR Directorate of SADC

DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE 8 CPIM (Programme 8) IssueQ1 2003Q2 2003Q3 2003Q Programmes and Projects Africa  Report on Interdepartmental coordination of NEPAD & AU activities  African Food Prints (Egypt)  Consolidated inputs into establishment of the Agriculture, Land and Environment Commission  Report on Interdepartment al coordination of NEPAD & AU activities  African Food Prints (Rwanda)  Consolidated inputs into establishment of the Agriculture, Land and Environment Commission  Report on Interdepartme ntal coordination of NEPAD & AU activities  African Food Prints and BNC With Nigeria  Report on Interdepartment al coordination of NEPAD & AU activities  African Food Prints Joint Commission of cooperation with Mali

DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE 9 CPIM (Programme 8) IssueQ1 2003Q2 2003Q3 2003Q Programmes and Projects Multilaterals  Coordination & administration relating to FAO  Dev. Project plan for FAO (African Regional Conference)  Coordination aspects of WSSD follow up action  Coordinate attendance of FAO Council  Coordination aspects of WSSD follow up action  Engagement of SP and finalization of contacts and Memo of understanding (MoU) as host country for FAO ARC 2004  Ongoing Preparations for FAO ARC 2004  Provincial road shows with Multilateral agencies  Coordination aspects of WSSD follow up action  Coordinate attendance of FAO Council and Conference  Coordination aspects of WSSD follow up action

DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE 10 CPIM (Programme 8) IssueQ1 2003Q2 2003Q3 2003Q Programmes and Projects Asia & Australia  Coordination and Participation in SA/Australia JMC  Follow up visits to China Programmes and Projects Europe & America  Participation in negotiations with MERCOSUR in context of South South cooperation  Annual reports of GADI Research projects

DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE 11 CPIM (Programme 8) IssueQ1 2003Q2 2003Q3 2003Q Products and Service  Publish Strategic Plan  Draft Guidelines for programmes in support of LRAD  An International Training Calendar  Publish 4 new info packs (continuous)  Draft frame- work for transformation of GADI and other Colleges  Publish Annual Report  An annual skills development report for DoA employees  Publish 10 newsletters for Provinces  Publish 12 Issues of AgriNews  Distribute publications locally and abroad

DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE 12 CPIM (Programme 8) IssueQ1 2003Q2 2003Q3 2003Q Inter- governmental  Communication Forum meetings hosted by GCIS (continuous)  Establishment of provincial international relations forum (continuous) Organisational  Employee/ Manager of the Year award  Establishment of international cooperation Database (Continuous)

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