1. 08 July 2014

2.  NCERA Farm (Pty) Ltd is a public company listed in schedule 3B of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act 1 of 1999) with the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries as a sole shareholder.  The mandate granted by the shareholders, the objectives of the entity is to provide extension, mechanical services, and training and agricultural support services to the farmers settled on Ncera Farmland as well as the neighboring communities.

3.  3000 ha,-2000ha PTO holders- Farmers,-1000 ha,(Pty LTD).  121 Nguni Beef Cattle, 163-Boer Goats, Two tunnels, Green Pepper and Tomatoes.  2000 ha,very little activities happening.  700mm rain per annum,deep sandy loam soil  34km from East London

4. The entity has four programmes  Finance & Administration  Mechanisation  Crop Section  Livestock

5. The four programmes are driven by the following strategic goals:  Development and implementation of effective and efficient Ncera management and governance systems and procedures(Finance & Admin)  To ensure that the workshop operates effectively, efficiently and provides support to the surrounding villages(Mechanisation)  To produce and sell vegetables to the market, locally(Crop Section)  To produce good quality livestock (Livestock)

6.  To provide efficient support to the entire entity so as to achieve the set objectives  Ensure that the entity maintain and record of unqualified audit report(strenghtning of controls)

7. ProgrammesTotal allocation Finance and AdministrationR3,475,000 MechanisationR35,250 Crop sectionR31,000 LivestockR78,750 TotalR3,620,000

8. GAPSRECOMMENDATION No Board of DirectorsAppointment of the Board No approved 5 year Strategic PlanRelevant parties to approve the Strategic Plan (to take a decision to close down the entity or to incorporate it to one of the public entities of the department) Insufficient funding which makes it difficult to deliver on the mandate, shortfall of R1,800,000 every year Once there is an approved Strategic Plan then the department must fund the projects created from the Strategic Plan

9.  OBJECTIVE:  To ensure that vehicles, tractors, trucks and equipment are properly maintained by regular servicing and repaired on breakdowns.

10.  Good quality vegetables produced(tomatoes and green peppers) and selling of vegetables to the market and local:  Five villages are assisted with mechanisation services: Ploughing Discing Bush cutting

11.  The beef cattle are: Vaccinated for Anthrax, Botulism and Quaterevil Are dipped regularly to control ticks Treated for internal parasites Cattle are monitored and treated for diseases This is to ensure that healthy Beef cattle are produced and in good condition

12.  The Boer Goats are:  Vaccinated for Pulpykidney twice  Dipped regularly to control ticks  Foot dipped to control foot rot  Dosed regularly to control internal parasites  Monitored and treated for diseases This is to ensure that healthy goats are produced and in good condition