1. DEPARTMENT of AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY and FISHERIES STRATEGIC PLAN
PRESENTATION TO THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON LAND AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS (NCOP) 13 APRIL 2010

2. Structure of Presentation
Background
Status of the restructuring process
DAFF Key Priority Areas
Outputs and Targets
Budget

3. Background
The integration of the three components (agriculture, forestry and fisheries) has now been concluded and the new Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has come to effect from 1st April 2010.
Marine and Coastal Management division transfer had encountered some difficulties and all have since been resolved.
Proposed DAFF structure has undertaken the consultation process and is in a process of implementation;
Emphasis of the new organisational structure is to directly contribute on achieving government’s five key priorities;

4. STRATEGIC PLAN FOR DAFF 2010/11

5. Vision A leading, dynamic, united, prosperous and
people centered sector

6. Mission
Our mission will be achieved through developing and sustaining a sector that contributes and embraces:
Economic growth (and development)
Job creation
Rural development
Sustainable use of natural resources
Food security

7. Values Drive: driven to deliver excellent service
Attitude: being an ambitious, passionate, reliable and dedicated workforce
Fairness: acting with objectivity, empathy, integrity and transparency
Focus: focusing on people, economic and rural development

8. Strategic goals and strategic objectives
Goal 1: Increased profitable production of food, fibre and timber products by all categories of producers (subsistence, smallholder and commercial)
SO1 To promote efficient production, handling and processing of food, fibre and timber
SO2 To coordinate government food security initiative
SO3 To improve production systems anchored in commodities with a competitive and comparative advantage in each province
SO4 Comprehensive support towards rural development

9. Strategic goals and strategic objectives
Goal 2: Sustainable management of natural resources
SO1 To promote environmentally sustainable production systems
SO2 To ensure the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources
SO3 To ensure protection of indigenous genetic resources
SO4 Increase the contribution of greening jobs to improve livelihoods

10. Strategic goals and strategic objectives
Goal 3: Effective national regulatory services and risk management systems
SO1 To promote safe food by managing the level of risks associated with food, diseases, pests, natural disasters and trade
SO2 To establish and maintain effective early warning and mitigation systems

11. Strategic goals and strategic objectives
Goal 4: A transformed and united sector
SO1 To increase equity, ownership and participation of PDI’s
SO2 To enhance systems to support effective utilization of assets
SO3 To improve social working conditions in the sector
SO4 To provide leadership and support to research, training and extension in the sector

12. Strategic goals and strategic objectives
Goal 5: Increased contribution of the sector to economic growth and development
SO1 To increase growth, income and sustainable job opportunities in the value chain
SO2 To increase the level of public and private investment for in the sector
SO3 To increase market access for South Africa and African agricultural, forestry and fish products, domestically and internationally
SO4 To increase production of feedstock to support manufacturing sector
SO5 To promote the use of feedstock by-products for renewable energies

13. Strategic goals and strategic objectives
Goal 6: Effective and efficient governance
SO1 To establish and strengthen cooperative governance and functional relations with local and international stakeholders
SO2 To strengthen policy, planning, monitoring, evaluation, reporting and sector information
SO3 To provide effective audit, investigative and legal, human resources and financial risk management
SO4 To improve departmental service excellence through implementation of quality standards , Batho Pele Principles and general legislative mandate
SO5 To provide leadership and manage communication and information

14. KEY OUTCOMES FOR DAFF
Comprehensive rural development linked to Land Reform and Food security
Speeding up growth and transforming the economy to create decent work and sustainable livelihoods
Massive programme to build economic and social infrastructure
Sustainable Resource management and use

15. Programmes Corporate services Stakeholders Relations & Legal Services
Chief Financial Officer
Food Security, Agrarian & Marine Reform
Policy Planning and Monitoring & Evaluation
Agriculture Production, Health & Food Safety
Marine Fisheries & Coastal Management
Economic Development, Trade & Marketing
Forestry Production & Resources Management

16. ADMINISTRATION
MTEF period, review a variety of legislation relating to agricultural, forestry and fisheries activities as well as state- owned-entities.
The rationale is to ensure harmonization; rationalization, re- alignment and improve the functional integration and efficiency for improved management and regulation of the sector.
R414 million for Human Resource Development and Management.
This will enable the Department to, inter alia: 1) To ensure skilled and capable workforce to support an inclusive growth path and to
2) become efficient, effective and development oriented public service that will ensure an empowered and fairly consulted citizenship/clients.

17. POLICY, PLANNING AND MONITORING AND EVALUATION
In line with the Presidency’s objective of ensuring service delivery through measurable performance and accountable delivery.
Engage provinces and other industry stakeholders to ensure monitoring of expected outcomes on continuous basis
The Provinces and the Sector’s partners will then provide operational and implementation guidelines to achieve desired outcomes.
The functional activities of production, producer support and technical advisory services should be executed by provinces in partnership with the private sector.

18. FOOD SECURITY AND AGRARIAN REFORM
To ensure implementation of the government food security initiative the department aims to improve support mechanisms for food production by subsistence and small holder producers.
Develop national extension policies, and provide training and national extension support in support of targeted groups.
Main focus will be on continuing the roll-out of the extension recovery plan.
The introduction of incubator programmes targeting women, youth and people with disabilities, and the facilitation of partnerships with sector partners in the provision of support services.
The implementation of programmes to support the transition of agrarian reform beneficiaries from subsistence to smallholder farmers.

19. Continued...
Implement production and agro-processing support measures (especially strengthening the capacity for subsistence and smallholder farmers and medium-sized enterprises and producers)
DORA grants as well as the relevant appropriation, are being utilized to ensure vibrant, equitable, sustainable rural communities contributing towards food security for all.

20. AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY PRODUCTION, HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY
The programme will promote efficient production, handling and processing of food, fibre and timber.
The department will contribute to increased number of commercial farm employees from (currently) to in 2014/15,
The number of smallholder farmers will be increased from (currently) to in 2014/15 and
Tthe percentage of small farmers producing for sale will also be increased from 4.07% to 10% in 2014/15.

21. CONTINUED...
The programme ensures sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources.
The envisaged outcomes are increased number of wetlands rehabilitated to 125 in 2014/15 decrease in land affected by soil degradation the rate of deforestation decreased

22. FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
The programme aims to promote the equitable and sustainable management and efficient use of marine living resources.
A policy framework will be developed and implemented for fishing rights allocations in the commercial sector.
A strategy will be put in place for abalone and hake; this will be reviewed continuously in respect of research, management and compliance.

23. DAFF’s Keys Strategic Focus Areas
Develop new Funding Options/Models
engage in negotiations with the Land Bank, IDC and Commercial Banks, international donors to establish and implement joint- venture funding models,
provide incentives for the establishment of private sectoral micro - financing institutions rural areas
Sustainable Use of Natural Resources
- develop and implement a strategy for sectoral decent green jobs to ensure food security and sustainable livelihoods in rural, peri- urban and urban areas

24. Strengthening the implementation of human resources development strategies:
- Implement a comprehensive scarce skills development programmes with domestic and international partners in the next 3 – 5 years to target:
- agriculture, forestry and fisheries sciences technicians
- environmental sciences;
- agriculture, forestry and fisheries sciences engineers
- microbiologists;
- food technologists;

25. Facilitate the development and implementation of sectoral employment generation programmes:
engage organised farmers association and sectoral industries to find job creation initiatives path,
Develop a partnership programmes for development of new farmers,
Identify and ensure access to new export markets,
Intensify a Cooperatives development programme to establish viable and sustainable rural cooperatives that are capable to engage in:
disbursement of credit,
distribution of agriculture inputs like seeds, fertilisers, agro- chemicals
facilitate storage, processing, distribution and marketing
ensure access to production implements

26. Implement programmes to create on-farm infrastructure that will contribute to:
productive employment in poor rural areas;
development of the rural economy;
integration of marginal economic activities into sectoral development zones;
expansion of opportunities for production and processing;
access to markets and production inputs;
attracting other development initiatives to the targeted areas;

27. Expand Exports through enhanced inter-Africa trade and overall increase productivity by:
strengthening capacity through restructured DAFF to negotiate market access;
introduce technical assistance programme for special markets to enhance trade with SADC and the rest of Africa;
effective utilization of foreign representative to identify markets and facilitate access protocols;
establish a committee (social, economic, scientific) to ensure oversight on certification for import and export to safe-guard national interest;

28. Access to affordable Food and Exports expansion
Provide support for increased production on niche markets products that offers competitive advantage;
Enhance existing production capacities and bring into production through agrarian reform programmes on the fallow lands;
Integration of agrarian reform enterprises to the overall commercial export producers infrastructure;
Introduce an export credit guarantee programme for agrarian reform beneficiaries.

29. Implement human resources development programmes for beneficiaries
provide resources for cooperatives establishment and training of cooperatives managers in various entrepreneurial skills;
Through pre-settlement support, identify potential farmers (women and youth) through dedicated screening for 3 to 6 months training to equip them with production all relevant marketing, managerial and processing skills;
Provide well inducted extension officers and technicians to provide on-farm training for new beneficiaries of agrarian reform programmes

30. 2010 schedule for conditional grants to provinces
Vote 25: Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

31. Name of Grant
TOTAL
23-Apr-10
23-Jul-10
22-Oct-10
24-Jan-11
R' 000
CASP
Eastern Cape
32 000
56 000
16 004
Free State
15 154
26 520
7 578
75 772
Gauteng
8 437
14 765
4 220
42 187
KwaZulu/Natal
27 160
47 531
13 582
Limpopo
28 913
50 598
14 458
Mpumalanga
16 389
28 681
8 196
81 947
Northern Cape
11 655
20 396
5 828
58 275
North West
20 149
35 260
10 076
Western Cape
12 612
22 072
6 308
63 064
86 250

32. Ilima/Letsema Eastern Cape 5 000 20 000 Free State 6 500 26 000
Gauteng
2 500
10 000
KwaZulu/Natal
7 500
30 000
Limpopo
Mpumalanga
Northern Cape
North West
Western Cape
6 000
24 000
50 000

33. LandCare Eastern Cape 872 3 052 1 745 8 721 Free State 436 1 526 4 360
Gauteng
381
1 335
764
3 815
KwaZulu/Natal
Limpopo
818
2 861
1 636
8 176
Mpumalanga
490
1 716
982
4 904
Northern Cape
599
2 098
1 200
5 995
North West
654
2 289
1 308
6 540
Western Cape
327
1 144
655
3 270
5 449
19 073
10 907
54 502

34. Included are these amounts for the Extention Recovery Plan
13 127
22 972
6 564
65 635
4 450
7 788
2 225
22 252
3 240
5 671
1 620
16 202
7 627
13 348
3 814
38 136
12 153
21 268
6 077
60 767
4 622
8 089
2 311
23 112
3 927
6 873
1 964
19 637
4 055
7 096
2 027
20 273
3 748
6 559
1 874
18 740
56 951
99 664
28 475

35. THANK YOU