Province of the Eastern Cape

Department of Agriculture

Conditional Grant Mid-term Performance Review

Table of Contents

·       CASP Conditional Grant

 

- CASP Financial Status per region

 

- CASP progress per region

 

- Challenges

 

- Interventions

 

·       Capital spending

 

CASP Financial Status per region

 

Region

Allocation

Expenditure

Bisho head office

21 615 000

15 070 000

Amathole

4 559 398

2 907 851

Chris Hani

6 652 100

469 305

Ukhahlamba

4 065 000

51 0 006

O R Tambo

8 604 502

2 782 195

Cacadu

4 625 000

881 188

Alfred Nzo

6 940 000

193 961

Total

57 061 000

22 744 508 3

 

 

CASP progress per region

Bisho Head Office

·       Keiskamma Irrigation Scheme- R 5,007,000

 

·       Construction of a state of the art dairy parlor to be used by the Joint venture formed between

 

·       Farmers from Keiskamma Irrigation Scheme and Dairy Farmers from Tsitsikamma area. When in full operation ,the dairy herd will be 500 cows

 

·       Purchase of a 50 point rotary milking system

 

·       Purchase and installation of Irrigation equipment and stock watering systems on the pastures for use by dairy cows.

 

·       Purchase and installation of Electric fencing for pasture units

 

·       Purchase and installation of boundary fence

 

·       Purchase of a herd management system for use on cows during and after milking

 

·       Tyefu Irrigation Scheme-Glenmore Unit- R 1,890,000

 

·       Construction of Irrigation system which includes a fertigation plant to irrigate 100 ha and dripper lines to irrigate 20 ha of Pomegranate- a fruit known for its antioxidant properties and meant solely for export to the European Union Countries. This is through a partnership between farmers of Glenmore and an Israeli- Cape Town company which already has a market for the fruit in Europe.

 

·       Phase 1 is 20 ha because planting material is only available for 20 ha and phase 2 will be 80 ha.

 

·       Zanyokwe - Kamma Furrow irrigation Scheme- R 2,935,400

 

·       Construction of a main line from Sandile Dam reservoir to Kamma Furrow reservoir to obviate the use of electricity for pumping water from the river which is very expensive,

 

·       Repair of infield irrigation .system

 

·       Construction of new fences and repair of old fences to be able to secure a potato project for special delivery to McDonald's restaurant chain. This is also a joint venture between Farmers in Kamma Furrow and a company from Cape Town.

 

·       Fencing material has also been acquired for the securing of vegetable cultivation areas which will be put under cultivation to supply a dried vegetable factory. This factory is an initiative of the Department of Education - Schools feeding scheme programme, the Department of Agriculture and a private company doing a similar venture in the Mpumalanga Province.

 

·       Shiloh Irrigation Scheme -R 1,270,000

 

·       Construction of fence to secure land currently under cultivation.

 

·       Repairs have been effected to irrigation system which is currently in a state of disrepair.

 

·       Ncora Irrigation Scheme-R2,000,100

 

·       Purchase of fencing for all 10 portions of the scheme

 

·       Bilatye Irrigation Scheme R1,967,500

 

·       Repair of pump station and main line leading to the fields

 

Chris Hani Regional Office

 

·         Completed projects: Emalahleni local Municipality

-          Koffifontein (Pump) = R2 775

- Mateyise Wool. Growers (Shearing shed) =R16 231

- Lower Glen (Earth Dam) = R44 916

- Alfred Songo (Fencing) = R154 899

 

·         Completed projects: lntsika local municipality

- Lower Woodhouse Wool Growers

-      (Shearing shed) =R13 080

 

·         Completed projects: Engcobo local municipality

 

- Mgudu Wool Growers (Shearing Shed)=R13 303

 

- Egoso Wool Growers (Shearing Shed) = R28 396.

 

- Esinqumeni Wool Growers (Shearing Shed)=R13 905

 

- Debera Wool Grower (Shearing Shed) = R1 903

 

·         Completed projects: Tsolwana local Municipality

- Spring Grove Wool Grower (Shearing shed) =R11 543

 

·         Completed projects: Lukhanji local municipality

- Macibini Wool~Growers (Shearing Shed)=R34 843

 

·         Completed projects: Sakhisizwe local municipality

- Dunvegan Wool Growers (Fencing) = R124 197

- Simamva (Irrigation) = R9 314


CASP progress per region

Cacadu Regional Office

 

·         Completed projects:

- Laurita Farm (Deciduous Fruits) = R277 776

- Longmore Flowers (Flowers) = R65 000

 

·         Part -payments on projects in progress

- Simile (poultry house material) = R473 316

- Loeriehoogte (poultry House Material =68 498

 

Amathole Regional Office

 

Completed projects: Mnquma local municipality

- Horseshoe (Fencing) = R11 566

- Putumani Hydroponics (Training) =R7 440

- Ntlambe Farm (Fencing) =R239 498

- ThornKloof (Fencing) =R196 010

Completed projects: Great Kei local municipality

- Masiphathisane (Fencing) = R98 149

- Sinethemba (Fencing) =R142 675

 

·         Completed projects: Amahlati local municipality

- Horseshoe irrigation (Electrification) = R200 911

- Phakamani Trust (Fencing) =R145 625

- Ingwe (Irrigation) = R83 314

- Ntsila (Irrigation) = R46 366

 

Completed projects: Mbashe local municipality

- Ludondolo (Irrigation & Storage shed) = R308 321

- Mbeuleni (Fencing) = R8 474
- Tswelelitye Poulrty (poultry house) = R57 625

·         Completed projects: Nkonkobe local municipality

- Benholm (Fencing) = R127 612

- Seshegu (Fenc~rg) = R120 224

- Ntselemanzi (Fencing) =R34297

- Elstow Farm (Fencing) = R183 290

 

·         Completed projects: Ngqushwa local municipality

- Seaview (Fencing) = R43 244

- Tyefu (Fencing) = R250 447

- Richmond Farm (Fencing) = R380 654

 

·         Completed projects: Buffalo City local municipality

- Rolihlahla (Fencing) = R65 897

- Mateza Farming (Fencing) = R49 295

 

·         Completed projects: Nxuba local municipality

- Adelaide Commonage (Fencing) = R106 917

Ukhahlamba Regional Office

 

·         Completed projects: Senqu local municipality

- Land Care Ward 4 (Fencing) = R142 355

 

·         Completed projects: Maletswai local municipality

- Elsieskraal (Stock water Dam) = R6 384

- Esperance (Feqcing) = R84 013

- Swartfontein (Fencing) = R87 999

 

·         Part-Payment for projects in progress: Senqu local municipality

- Land Care Ward 4 (Soil Erosion) = R186 857

 

·         Part-Payment for projects in progress: Maletswai local municipality

- Swartfontein (Stock water Dam) = R2 398


Alfred Nzo Regional Office

·         Completed projects: Umzimkulu local municipality

- Mous Trust (Fencing) = R39 857

- Diepkloof (Fencing) = R69 505

 

·         Completed projects: Umzimvubu local municipality

- Try Again (Fencing) = R84 599

 

CASP progress per region

O.R. Regional Office

 

·         Completed projects: KSD local municipality

- Qunu, Mvezo, Mkhwezo fenceworks =R360 591

- Kwasa/Ridge Fenceworks =R156 947

- Ngqumane Fenceworks = R205 724

- Lands End & Pelendaba Fenceworks =R135 982

- Bedford farm irrigation = R125 438

- Masifunisane Qunu Shearing Shed fence = R6 000

 

·         Completed projects: KSD local municipality

- Mpeko-Ntaberri Shearing Shed Fence = R10 566

 

·         Completed projects: Nyandeni local municipality

- Masiphathisane Fenceworks =R84 747

- Mqwangqweni Shearing Shed Fence = R10 652

- Moyeni Shearing Shed Fence = R10 689

 

·         Completed projects: Mhlontlo local municipality

- Mbokotwana-Lingelihle Shearing Shed = R125 574

 

·         Completed projects: Mbizana local municipality

- Mt Zion Poultry project = R 74 506
- Mt Lindokuhle Poultry project = R26 422

 

Completed projects: Qaukeni local municipality

- Nyu Farm irrigation =R231 222

·         Part-payment for projects in progress: KSD local municipality

- Masiphatisane & St Luke Fenceworks = R200 108

- Masifunisane Qunu Shearing Shed = R225 683

- Mpheko-Ntabeni Shearing Shed = R133 161

- Masikhuphuke Irrigation = R129 673

·         Part-payment for projects in progress: Mbizana local municipality
- Vuyisile Fenceworks = R139 011
- Ngqara-Zinzani Shearing Shed = R146 488

 

·         Part-payment for, projects in progress:
Tabankulu local municipality

- Better-life-for All Irrigation = Rl12 658

·         Part-payment for projects in progress: Qaukeni local municipality

- Goso Forest Irrigation = R10S 162

- Xopozo Shearing Shed = R22 191

Challenges on CASP spending

·         A group of farmers in Qamata Irrigation Scheme which is part of the programme is taking legal action against the Department.

 

·         Procurement processes, bids requirement like the 80:20 principle sometimes causes a bottleneck in the processing of these projects.

 

·         Lack of experience on personnel involved in the preparation of farm plans also poses a challenge.

 

·         Sometimes successful bidders do not attach their Tax Clearance Certificates resulting in delays with the processing of orders.

 

·         Shortage of staff in the engineering in section results in delays in the drawing of specifications

 

Remedial steps

·         The-legal experts advice to the department is that in order not to give the Judge presiding over the case any opportunity to say that the Department is preempting his judgment, the Department should refrain from doing any work at Qamata

 

·         The Department has separated Qamata Irrigation Scheme into Qamata and Bilatye Schemes and is dealing with Bilatye for now.

 

·         With a close working relationship between SCM, Engineering and 'Resource Planning bottlenecks were cleared.

 

·         The few experienced officials were asked to give guidance to the less experienced ones.

 

·         It has been emphasised that all adverts must indicate that quotations need to be submitted together with copies of Tax Clearance Certificates.

 

·         Increased financial delegation to the District Senior Managers also trade a huge relief.


Capital Spending

·         Spending on infrastructure comes through projects and has been reported as such.

 

·         Other Capital expenditure:

 

- Movable Air Conditioning Equipment                               =R 5 711
 - Computer Hardware & Systems                                    =R455 553
- Farm Agricultural equipment                                          =R211730
- Laboratory Equipment                                                   =R 21 956
- Office Equipment                                                          = R 7 850
- Office furniture.                                                             =R 18110
- Survey Equipment                                                        =R265 014
- Workshop equipment & Tools                                        =R 1 276

R987 200

·         Spending on biological assets

- Game animals                                          = R10 659
- Animal reproduction                                  = R33 060
Total spending                                  
       = R43 719

Table of Contents

·         Land Care Projects

- Progress on LandCare 2006/07
- Budget Breakdown per Project of Provincial Allocation of R7,01 million
- Expected Outcomes
- Grant Outputs
- Budget Breakdown per Activity
- Umzimvubu Special Intervention

Progress on LandCare 2006/07

 

Allocation                                          

Expenditure

Mthatha Dam R2 000 000 

R    760 000

Sterkspruit    R2 500 000  

R1 411 000

Sidindi   R2 025 000  

R    0

Dlula Bedlala   R  50 000  

R    50 000

Ntseshe R    30 000  

R 0

Camdeboo    R    70 000

R 0

TOTAL:  R6 675 000  

R2 221 000

Expenditure on 30 September 2006 = 33%


Deliverables for period up to 2nd quarter

Job creation:

- 180 job opportunities (23410 person days)

- R:1,05 million paid for wages

- Youth employed = 30

- Women employed = 76

- Disabled people employed = 7

 

·         Training:

 

- Non-accredited training provided = 1535 person days

- Accredited training provided = 245 person days

·         Awareness Workshops:

 

- 2 Major awareness workshops (Attendance of 85 farmers and officials for 14 days)

·         Infrastructure delivered

 

- Erosion structures:

 

·         14 gabion structures

 

·         36 mechanical silt fence structures

 

·         3.5km Vetiver biological silt fences

 

- Fences:

·         11 km stock fences

 

- Stock watering systems:

 

·         3 Stock watering systems


LandCare challenges

LandCare can riot be aligned with EPWP

 

Does not meet all the EPWP requirements (Training anq Learnerships)

 

-          Projects are community driven

 

-          Learnerships not possible

 

-          Training not always accredited and more focused towards sustainable resource management

 

·         Local beneficiaries from projects to be employed - payment of wages through current financial accounting system is difficult

 

·         Very little impact by programme with limited funding on the degradation of the natural resources

 

Total lack of sustainable resource management in communal areas

Remedial actions to challenges

 

·         System of advanced payments to community account to serve as start-up fund

 

·         Soil Conservation Strategy with sufficient funds and longer term support should become a reality

 

·         SUAR Act should be fast-tracked to replace CARA

 

Areas for improvement of LandCare

 

·         LandCare Committees, Regional LandCare Forums and Provincial LandCare Forums should be established

 

·         LandCare Committees should promote awareness and assist with the implementation of by-laws

 

·         LandCare Forums to promote awareness and to set strategic goals for the Province with regard to sustainable resource management

 

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