Mpumalanga Department of Agriculture and Land

Administration

Performance Report on

Conditional Grants

Commodity approach

Sugar

MACADEMIA

Macadamia

Apples

Essential Oils

Soya Beans

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

Focus Areas: 2007/08

Anchor ProjectsMasibuyele Emasimini ProgrammeGreening Mpumalanga Programme

Agricultural Anchor Projects 2007/08

Anchor projects identified and supported through CASP:Commodity: District: Macadamia Ehlanzeni Sugarcane Ehlanzeni Essential oils Gert Sibande Apple production Gert Sibande Livestock production 3 districts Horticulture Ehlanzeni

(Bushbuckridge)

CASP 2007/08Measurable outputs

To drill and equip boreholes (5) R 0,502 Install pump stations/ Develop

irrigation infrastructure (5 789ha) R 67,298 Buildings and storage facilities

(13 Structures) -Dams (1), Access roads (5km) R 30,359 Fencing (7,5km) R 0,725 Capacity building (290 beneficiaries) R 1,962 Contractors and Consultants R 3.500

TOTALR 104,346

Purpose: To provide on and off farm infrastructure development

Masibuyele Emasimini

Budget: R30 millionMeasurable outputs

• Mechanisation and Production inputs for 7 498 ha: R31,850 mil

Purpose: Broadening Masibuyele Emasimini to support

peseant farmer with tractors, seed and fertiliser

EPWP led Land Care 2007/08Budget:

Conditional Grant: R4.0 million Own Funding: R17 million

Measurable Outputs: Capacity building and awareness & area wide

planning R4,205 mil Community projects (9 mun) R17,000 mil

Purpose: Rehabilitate degraded lands Raise awareness on Land Care To develop area wide LandCare plans

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