PROGRAMME 2 – FARMER SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT
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Q1—2003 |
Q2—2003 |
Q3—2003 |
Q4—2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
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Policy |
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Policy Framework for Farmer to Farmer Mentorships |
Investigate the feasibility of a Farmer Settlement Bill |
Review of the Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development (LRAD) policy framework |
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Appropriate Food Security institutional structures established
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Review report on implementation of Integrated Food Security Strategy |
Policy review |
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Transfer of Co-operative function to DTI |
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Draft Policy on Agricultural Finance |
National Framework for working with Farmer Organisations |
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Draft: Agricultural Risk Management Strategy |
Draft: Drought Management Strategy |
Agricultural Risk Management Strategy finalised |
Drought Management Strategy finalised |
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Legislation |
Research on appropriateness of existing food security related legislation. |
Final Draft Food Security Bill/ Research report |
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Draft Bill on Agricultural Development Finance |
Final draft Agricultural Finance Development Bill |
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Agriculture Risk Insurance Bill |
Agriculture Risk Insurance Act |
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Client and public interaction |
Campaign on voluntarily making land available at affordable prices for redistribution (Agri-SA, NAFU) |
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Food Security Summit / Conference Programme Management Unit workshops for the Special Programme for Food Security (SPFS) and Integrated Food Security and Nutrition Programme(IFSP) Food Security campaign |
Consultations with Integrated Food Security Forum
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Dissemination of Integrated Food Security Strategy progress report
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Promotion of Agricultural &. Financial Services Cooperatives
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Consultation with National Financial Services Co-operatives Apex Body |
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Road shows on the Agriculture Risk Insurance Bill |
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Programmes and projects |
Assessment and revamping of SLAG and Restitution cases on high potential agricultural land |
Young Farmers Settlement Programme [Jointly with the Youth Commission and Education and Training] |
Settlement on historical agricultural schemes [Taung, Zebediela] |
Assessment of the LRAD projects (reports) |
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Integrated Food Security and Nutrition Programme (IFSP) blueprint document
Draft Food Insecurity Vulnerability Mapping Systems proposal The Integrated and Sustainable Rural Development Programme (ISRDP) and Urban Renewal Programme (URP) co-ordination
Food Security Campaigns
Food Monitoring Unit established FAO -Committee on Food Security Meetings SADC Regional Early Warning Unit liasion |
FAO technical backstopping on IFSNP blueprint document
Revitalization of the household food gardens, homestead gardens with clear exit strategies Expansion of the Yiyo Lena project
Coordination of Agriculture’s contribution to the ISRD and URP programmes
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FAO technical back stopping
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Final IFSNP document submitted by FAO
World Food Day celebrations-identification of Telefood projects
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Expansion of Special Programme for Food Security (SPFS)
Food Insecurity Vulnerability and Mapping Systems established
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Agricultural Finance and Co-operatives Development support schemes |
Implement schemes |
Review Agricultural Finance and Co-operative Development schemes |
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National awareness programme on weather and climate for extension officers |
Draft proposal on the Agriculture Risk Management Schemes |
Establish Provincial Agricultural Disaster Management Units |
Agriculture Risk Management Schemes |
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Products and services |
Farmer Support Package (based on departmental inputs) |
Review the Farmer Support Package |
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15 community vegetable projects implemented Enhanced distribution of food garden starter packs |
Draft IFSNP document |
Final IFSNP document
Food Insecurity Vulnerability and Mapping Systems Food Security national report |
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Agricultural Finance & Cooperative Development Programmme |
Implement programme |
Review programme |
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Early warning monthly climate advisories |
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Intergovernmental |
Revival of the Farmer Support Working Group |
Review of the Farmer Support Working Group |
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Rural Finance Institutions and Cooperative Development Forum |
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International |
FAO -World Food Summit Committee on Food Security
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Italian cooperation on Co-operative Development. |
Implement Twinning programme |
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Review of cooperation with Italy on co-operatives development |
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Regional Early-Warning Unit (annual organisational meeting) |
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Organisational |
Approved Organisational Structure |
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Proposal of the establishment of the National Food Security Agency |
Appointment of the Head of the Agency |
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Advertisement and recruitment of staff |
PROGRAMME 2: FARMER SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT
Key result areas
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Intended outcomes |
Annual targets |
Indicators/measurements |
Lead unit |
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Increased wealth creation in agriculture and rural areas |
600 commercial farmers |
Number of commercial farmers |
SM: Farmer Settlement |
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Reduced poverty and inequalities in land ownership by facilitating entry into agricultural sector and establishment of a financial services system |
All unencumbered state land transferred/ disposed of |
Extent of farmland transferred to the previously disadvantaged individuals |
SM: Farmer Settlement |
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Creation of Financial Services System |
Establish 30 new Financial Services Cooperatives |
Availability of agricultural finance |
Directorate Financial Services & Cooperative Development |
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Reduced poverty and inequalities in enterprise ownership by creation of a Financial Services System |
30 new Agricultural Cooperatives |
Creation of local economic zones |
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Reduction of agricultural risk through the establishment of an agricultural risk management system |
Weather/climate awareness on interpretation to 3 provinces/ Monthly climate advisories/ Disaster management plans available |
Ability to avoid and deal with risk |
SM: Agricultural Risk Management |
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Integrated Food and Nutrition system to ensure the following:
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200 000 vulnerable people reached by any of the Integrated Food Security Nutrition Programme (IFSNP) sub-programmes |
Periodic National Food Security Status Reports; No of households receiving targeted food security support; No. of integrated and targeted programmes and projects; % Increased in subsistence contribution to food supply; No. of household/ individuals having three meals a day. % Reduced nutrition related infant mortality rate |
SM: Food Security and Rural Development
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