1. Mpumalanga Department of Agriculture and Land Administration Performance Report on Conditional Grants

3. Agri-Based LED Strategy – Linking to Municipalities §Premier’s co-ordinating forum (PCF) approved the strategy : §Road shows conducted to municipalities to introduce the strategy §Extension Officers Deployed to Municipalities

4. Focus Areas: 2007/08 §Anchor Projects §Masibuyele Emasimini Programme §Greening Mpumalanga Programme

5. Agricultural Anchor Projects 2007/08 §Anchor projects identified and supported through CASP: Commodity:District: l MacadamiaEhlanzeni l SugarcaneEhlanzeni l Essential oilsGert Sibande l Apple productionGert Sibande l Livestock production3 districts l HorticultureEhlanzeni (Bushbuckridge)

6. CASP 2007/08 §Measurable outputs l To drill and equip boreholes (5)R 0,502 l Install pump stations/ Develop irrigation infrastructure (5 789ha)R 67,298 l Buildings and storage facilities (13 Structures) -Dams (1), Access roads (5km) R 30,359 l Fencing (7,5km) R 0,725 l Capacity building (290 beneficiaries)R 1,962 l Contractors and ConsultantsR 3.500 TOTALR 104,346 §Purpose: l To provide on and off farm infrastructure development

7. Masibuyele Emasimini §Budget: R30 million §Measurable outputs Mechanisation and Production inputs for 7 498 ha: R31,850 mil Purpose: l Broadening Masibuyele Emasimini to support peseant farmer with tractors, seed and fertiliser

8. EPWP led Land Care 2007/08 §Budget: l Conditional Grant: R4.0 million l Own Funding:R17 million §Measurable Outputs: l Capacity building and awareness & area wide planningR4,205 mil l Community projects (9 mun)R17,000 mil §Purpose: l Rehabilitate degraded lands l Raise awareness on Land Care l To develop area wide LandCare plans

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