Estimated number of committee meetings. 40

Number of Members: 25 (include alternates)

Costs for catering per day: R 574.00 (10% inclusive)

SUBTOTAL R 22 960.00

Purpose: Briefings, presentations, deliberations on legislation and other referred matters.

2. Public hearings

• Agricultural Production Enhancement A/B;
• Animal Health Amendment Bill;
• Liquor Products Amendment Bill
• Tenure Security Laws Amendment Bill (consolidation of ESTA & LTA)
• Land Use Management Bill;
• Land Titles Adjustment Consolidation A/B

Estimated number of hearings: 5

Costs per hearings: R 120 000 (inclusive of print & electronic media)

Therefore: 5 hearings x R 120 000

SUBTOTAL: R 600 000~00

Purpose: to enable public participation in the Legislative and Governance processes.

3. Oversight visits to Provinces

• North West;
• Gauteng;
• Western Cape; and
• Eastern Cape

Places to be visited Provinces

Delegation per trip: 1 0

Flights; CTN JHB @ P 3 700 x 10 R 37 000.00

Ground transport @ P2000 per trip x 5 days P 10000.00

Accommodation @ P 650 per night x 5 days x 10 P 32 500

S&[email protected] R6000.00 R 85 500.00 x 3 provinces

SUBTOTAL: R 256 500.00

Purpose: to monitor projects funded by Department of Agriculture and Land Affairs.

4 Workshops Seminars Conferences Training

Estimated number of delegates to attend: 10

Possible venues Gauteng

Estimated number of seminars: 10

Ground transport R 2 000 per day x 5 days R 10 000

Estimated number of days to be spent: 5

Costs for flights for 10 Members: R 37 000

Hotel accommodation for 10 Members: R 32 500

Registration per person R 1 300 x 10 R 13000

SUBTOTAL: R92 500.00

5. Study Tours

• Namibia
• Brazil;
• Germany;
• Switzerland or
• Eastern Block countries

Purpose: To study land and agrarian reform and other matters related to land and agriculture.

6. Visits by Foreign Parliamentarians

Number of expected countries

Number of expected delegates

Hospitality to delegations (presents/gifts)

Purpose: to promote co-operation agreements and exchange of information sharing.

SUBTOTAL: R 6 000.00

• Currently, Chapter 36 of Parliamentary directive says that any invitation to the Committee must be funded by the inviting Department I Entity or Agency.

• How do we handle invitations from Government departments I Entities or Agencies or even outside government institutions

8. Research work I materials

• Any expertise research work I material that may be required?
• if so, on what subjects I topics

Research materials & expertise to be required R25 000 00

Purpose: to assist the Committee in acquiring independent opinions on relevant or selected topics and also to enable Members to make informed.

9. Visits to Agriculture & Land Affairs Entities

a) National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC);

b) Agricultural Research Council (ARC);

c) Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP);

d) Land Bank;

e) KwaZulu-Natal Ingonyama Trust Board;

f) Perishable Products Exports Control Board (PPECB) undertaken;

g) Commission on Restitution of Land Rights;

h) Khula Land Reform Credit Facility; and

i) Ncera Farms

Purpose: to conduct intensive oversight work to include sites visits

10. Committee Laptop

H.P Model 9030 (60 MB) which will be compatible to Parliamentary systems.

Features: CD rom;

Stiffy drive; and Memory stick

Price range between R 10 000 to R 15 000