1. Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation
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

2. Introduction

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

5. DRDLR’s contribution to the Outcomes

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
Likely to meet 2014 target based on current performance
Some progress, but not on target for 2014
Based on current performance, target will be impossible to achieve by 2014

10. Assessment by DPME for 1st Quarter 2012/13
Progress on Outcome 7 Output 1: Sustainable agrarian reform with a thriving farming sector
Output indicator
2014 Targets
Assessment by DPME for 1st Quarter 2012/13
DPME comments
Sustainable agrarian reform with a thriving farming sector
24.5 m ha
[30% of total of 82m ha of productive land] transferred to blacks
new smallholders
7.950 million hectares (or 10%) of the target have been achieved to date (2012 Policy Speech, DRDLR). Of these, a cumulative 1,284,308 ha were acquired and allocated by July under the distribution programme. By end June 7 600 ha of land were settled under the Restitution program and 21 backlog claims were finalised. Only 265 ha of land have been revitalised in two Irrigation Schemes, which is much below the set target of eight Irrigation Schemes.
new smallholder producers were supported. By June, R31.6 million worth of Mafisa loans were distributed to sector clients. About 13 014 farmers were linked to markets and 11 899 beneficiaries were supported through CASP, and 28 co-operatives were established.
Targets on Land Reform and establishment of new smallholders are unlikely to be achieved.
There has been some challenges with implementation of Land Reform, resulting in slow progress. Remaining claims for settlement are on high value commercial farmlands, and most difficult to resolve. Land prices are high, particularly for restitution. Newly acquired land is under-utilised, post settlement. Institutional change suggested in Green Paper on Land Reform to address some of these.
There is insufficient involvement of the commercial sector in developing smallholders. Smallholders are crowded out from markets by commercial producers and others in the value chain. There is a problem of poor coordination on this issue.
Generally, there is insufficient involvement in agricultural activities in the country (StatsSA GHS, 2011), with most h/holds sourcing food from supermarkets, not producing it (NIDS, 2011)
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. Assessment by DPME or 1st Quarter 2012/13
Progress on Outcome 7 Output 2: Improved access to affordable and diverse food
Output indicator
Targets
Assessment by DPME or 1st Quarter 2012/13
DPME comments
30% of poor households producing part of their own food through household gardens, institutional gardens and other commodities
food gardens
Between January and June,  981 household and 264 institutional food gardens have been established h/holds accessed food through other community initiatives. 7 food banks were established benefitting 25 252 people, whilst 4155 Social Grant beneficiaries were linked to income generating initiatives and economic livelihood opportunities.
Overall, food gardens have been established (POA Report March 2012).
Inadequate and severely inadequate access to food is higher in rural than urban households ( StatsSA GHS, 2011)
While the target will be achieved, it is low compared to the total number of poor households which are in need. This is a problem of under-targeting.
There is a need to verify the reported, beyond departmental reports.
The Zero Hunger strategy has identified other forms of subsistence for poor households, and should be strengthened as part of a broader policy on food security. Currently the country has an Integrated Food Security strategy, but no policy on food security.
DPME

13. Percentage of households and persons vulnerable to hunger in South Africa
Substantial decline in the percentage of households and persons, (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.
Output indicator
Targets
Assessment by DPME for 1st Quarter 2012/13
DPME comments
Improving rural services to support livelihoods
The proportion of rural households with clean water from 74% to 90%.
The proportion of rural households with access to improved sanitation from 45% to 65%.
The average percentage of rural households with access to water supply is now estimated at 89.38% (StatsSA: April 2012; DWA, July 2012). This represents an average increase of % of rural households with access to water supply from December  084 water tanks were distributed.
And 78% of rural households have gained access to improved sanitation (DWA, July 2012). However, one household without access to safe water and sanitation is one too many. The targets has therefore been revised in the Delivery Agreement to be in line with universal access targets.
Action plans for 14 of the 23 District Municipalities have been developed focussing on amongst others, the water resource and institutional challenges. 48 projects are currently being implemented in the 23 District Municipalities under the Regional Bulk Infrastructure Programme. DWA has completed a situational analysis assessment report for each of the 23 distressed district municipalities detailing the water situation and required interventions. An Interim Water Supply Strategy for expansion of the community water supply projects has been developed.
Universal access is unlikely to be achieved as some of the municipalities are still at 50% access.
Emerging challenges with bulk water in particular, include functionality of the infrastructure and the poor quality of water.
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
Output Indicator
Targets
Assessment by DPME for 1st Quarter 2012/13
DPME comments
Reduce rural unemploym ent
Reduce rural unemployment from 73.4% to 60% (Department of Social Development’s survey on ISRDP, 2008)
Formal jobs created by the commercial agricultural sector rise by from to
Though jobs have been created through CRDP, tourism, EPWP, and Community Works Programme, these efforts has minimal impact on rural unemployment.
Broad unemployment in ‘tribal areas’ is rising rapidly, from 44% in 2009 (StatsSA QLFS 2009) to 52% in 2012, partly due to
Slow rate of overall national economic growth
Inadequate progress with smallholder farmer development
Lack of growth in employment in commercial agricultural sector
National Rural Youth Service Corps (NARYSEC) and other public employment programmes have contributed to skills development but have only made a marginal contribution to reducing youth unemployment in rural areas
Different data sources have been used for the baseline, the target and the performance measurement on rural unemployment, and are not comparable.
The latest measurement is from the Quarterly Labour Force Survey conducted by StatsSA, using a category called ‘tribal areas’ (similar to former homeland areas). Delivery Agreement target to be revised.
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
Output indicator
Targets
Assessment by DPME for 1st Quarter 2012/13
DPME comments
Rural institutions
80% of rural local governments have established coordination structures
Profile h/holds and 400 communities per annum
Activities under this output seek to ensure that communities participate in their own development, and for coherent planning. For the period under reporting, 45 Councils of stakeholders, 13 development forums and 13 youth forums were established. A total of youth participated in Youth Centres and were supported through training and funding.
51 495 households and 764 communities have been profiled. 596 316 clients from profiled households and communities were referred for appropriate interventions. And 25 rural spatial development frameworks were formulated.
Although coordination structures are in place, their functionality and effectiveness varies from municipality to municipality. In some instances, there are too many intergovernmental coordinating structures in one area. Need to conduct an audit of available structures, their status and their functionality by end 2012
DRDLR should develop integrated sustainable development strategies according to the potential of each district, and then coordinate the contributions of communities, individual departments, entities, municipalities and the private sector to implement such strategies, focusing initially on the 23 poorest rural districts
Profiling of households and communities under CRDP is a good resource for joint planning and targeted interventions
DPME

20. and delivery agreement guide
Thank you
Go to for PME documents including narrative guide to outcomes approach, outcomes documents
and delivery agreement guide 20