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Free State Province Department of Agriculture and Rural Development DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & RURAL DEVELOPMENT Q3 PROGRESS REPORT 2017/18 PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES CAPE TOWN 06 MARCH 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS i. AGRICULTURAL SECTOR IN THE PROVINCE ii. FREE STATE FOOD SECURITY STATUS – 2016 iii. SELECTING THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FREE STATE iv. COMMODITIES COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE RATING: SELECTING OPPORTUNITIES v. APAP PRIORITY VALUE CHAINS SUPPORTED BY FREE STATE vi. AGRI-PARKS-LINKAGES vii. FOOD ACCESS viii. NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS SUPPORTED WITH AGRICULTURAL FOOD PRODUCTION INITIATIVES ix. COMMERCIALISATION OF BLACK FARMERS x. RECRUITMENT OF VETERINARIANS xi. RECRUITMENT OF EXTENSION OFFICERS xii. STATE OF READINESS/PROVINCE xiii. STATE OF READINESS 2018/19 PER DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY xiv. CONCLUSIONS AGRICULTURAL SECTOR IN THE PROVINCE 4 x Districts, 19 x Municipalities, 1 x Metro with 79 x Towns. Agriculture dominates the Free State landscape. The overall population of the Province is estimated at 2,757,924 (Stats SA, Area - 129 480 square miles or 12.9458 million hectares 2011). In our province of the 2 757 924 population about 603 523 people The arable land covering about 3.2 million ha, whilst (21.9%) still has inadequate access to food. On average ≥60 % (1,647,354) natural veld and grazing cover about 8.7 million ha. of the total population of the Free State is living in rural towns and farming The province, with more than 30,000 farms, produces areas. Of these people, women constitute about 56 %, which is about over 70% of the country's grain. Field crops yield almost 922,518 women leaving in rural areas of FSP. two-thirds of the gross agricultural income of the province. Free State Province is situated in the centre of the country, sharing borders with 7 other provinces and internationally with Lesotho (N8 Corridor Competitive, Trade and Investment Advantage); thus referred to as the “Heart of the Country”; It’s also referred to as the “Bread-Basket of the Country”; The sector’s contribution over the past year has been hovering between just under 2.4% and just over 3% Agro-ecologically, it is generally on average referred to as a flat plain province with slopes of less than 5 percent. FREE STATE FOOD SECURITY STATUS - 2016 Free State Community Survey 2016 Total population = 2,8 million in 2016 an increase from 2,7million in 2011 Free State is second smallest province in country in terms of population size. Northern Cape is smallest 58,3% are male and 41,7%are female Households increased from 823 316 in 2011 to 946 639 in 2016 Average household size decreased from 3,3 in 2011 to 3,0 in 2016 Mangaung Metro (255 938) and Thabo Mofutsanyana (246 171) have the highest number of households Poverty head count remains at 5,5% 220 863 Households had run out of money in the last 12 months 15,7% Households have missed a meal over the same period SELECTING THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FREE STATE COMMODITIES COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE RATING: SELECTING OPPORTUNITIES COMMODITIES % PROVINCIAL PRODUCTION/REMARKS IMPORTS - TONS / EXPORTS - TONS / LITRES LITRES Maize 40 % (of 11,7m tons) 8,4m tons 12 296 1 050 000 Sorghum 37 % (of 151,064 tons) 8,4m tons 35 130 1 092 Soybeans 34 % (of 787,100 tons) 33,058 tons 1 539 42 800 Wheat 18 % (of 1,790,850 tons) 268,628 tons 1 650 000 20 000 Groundnuts 35 % (of 41,500 tons) 15,936 tons 7 800 13 000 Sunflower 56 % (of 556,600 tons) 244,904 tons 26 435 575 APAP PRIORITY VALUE CHAINS SUPPORTED BY FREE STATE APAP VAULE CHAINS Red Meat Integrated Value Chain Poultry /Soya bean / Maize Integrated Value Chain Fruit and Vegetables Fisheries: aquaculture and small-scale fisheries schemes Wine / Grapes Wheat Forestry: Category B&C refurbishment and forest protection strategy Fetsa Tlala AGRI-PARKS-LINKAGES FOOD ACCESS Source: StatsSA, General Household Survey, 2013 NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS SUPPORTED WITH AGRICULTURAL FOOD PRODUCTION INITIATIVES Indicator: Number of Annual Quarterly Reported by Validated % Achieved Comments Households Target Target PDA Final Supported with Agricultural Food Production Initiatives Quarter 1: 12520 0 218 269 100 Evidence available from Office Quarter 2: 12520 3 150 942 975 31 Evidence available from Office Quarter 3: 12520 6 261 4 255 4 255 68 Not achieved due to water restriction in most municipalities. Evidence available from Office INDICATION OF TYPE OF INSTITUTIONS SUPPORTED Institution Q1 - Achieve Q2 - Achieve Q3 - Achieve Q4 - Achieve Total Institutions supported Crèche / Day care 2 27 20 - 29 Project / Co-Operatives 4 13 10 - 17 Community gardens 13 66 13 - 79 Schools 4 17 16 - 21 CNDC / Welfare centers 3 5 3 - 8 Church 1 6 6 7 Hospital / Clinic 0 24 6 24 TOTAL 27 158 74 - 185 In total the department has supported 185 institutions by the end of December 2017. NUMBER OF PEOPLE BENEFITTING FROM FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION INITIATIVES DURING QUARTER 3 Total Beneficiaries Adult Youth M F M&F Disabled F Total No people District HH Institutions benefitting 2443 2981 616 803 5739 23 538 Xhariep 482 3157 1708 2624 2342 51 2675 Mangaung Metro 730 1291 733 1453 1234 80 561 Lejweleputswa 779 3646 2872 3648 3053 47 2867 Thabo Mofutsanyana 57 273 331 433 304 9 216 Fezile Dabi 4491 11348 6260 8961 12672 210 6937 TOTAL Remarks: Beneficiaries (11 348) reported in table above refer to the actual number of beneficiaries reported on the Hlasela Tlala Ka Diratswana registration forms. COMMODITIES PLANTED Districts Commodities Planted - Ha (Please list commodities planted in the province) - Q3 Maize Beans Sunflower Soya Groundnuts Wheat Vegetables Fruit TOTAL HA beans PLANTED Mangaung Metro 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0 Fezile Dabi 180,00 0,00 0,00 205,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 385 Lejweleputswa 665,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 665 Thabo Mofutsanyane 661,00 64,00 0,00 266,00 0,00 0,00 7,00 0,00 998 Xhariep 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0 Provincial (Hlasela Tlala Ka Diratswana) 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 120,78 0,00 120,78 TOTAL 1506 64 0 471 0 0 127,78 0 2168,78 The department has ploughed and planted 2168.78 hectares by the end of December 2017. MAIZE INDUSTRY BACKGROUND Maize is produced throughout South Africa with Free State, North West and Mpumalanga provinces being the largest producers, accounting for approximately 83% of total production. Almost 90% of maize in South Africa is produced under dry land condition and the remaining 10% is produced under irrigated conditions (DAFF,2015). During 2015/16 season, 44% of the total commercial maize in South Africa is produced in Free State. North-West which is the second largest producer harvested 20% followed by the Mpumalanga Province in the third position, which produced 19% of total commercial maize production. Northern Cape and Gauteng Province produced 5% each while the remaining provinces account for less than 5% of the country’s total maize production. MAIZE & SOYA BEANS FETSA TLALA REPORTING 2017-18 - LIVESTOCK District Commodities – Livestock Poultry - Poultry - Ostriches Cattle Sheep Pigs Other TOTAL Livestock Broilers Layers Heifers/co Bulls Ewes Rams Sows Boars ws Mangaung 0 0 0 86 3 0 0 25 4 0 118 Metropolitan Fezile Dabi 0 0 0 60 3 0 0 0 0 0 63 Lejweleputswa 0 0 0 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 District Thabo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mofutsanyana Xhariep District 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Provincial 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 0 0 0 227 6 0 0 25 4 0 262 The department has delivered 262 livestock that includes cattle (227) and pigs (29). COMMERCIALISATION OF BLACK FARMERS ● The department has set aside R5 million from Ilima/Letsema grant and R6 million from Equitable share for mechanisation. This is to ensure that tractors are ready during the planting season. Fifty seven (57) tractors are readily available from the Mechanisation Cooperatives. ● On grains the department is exploring different cultivars on trials particularly water efficient maize varieties (WEMA). In the province WEMA has not yet been rolled out at a larger scale. ● Commercialisation of Black farmers: ● The department is planning to commercialize 50 black farmers in the province per annum over the next five financial years starting from 2017/18 financial year. This will translate to about 250 black commercial producers commercialized by the end of 2021/22 financial year. This is done through CASP and ILIMA/LETSEMA grants, working closely with key role-players such as Land Bank, IDC, DTI, DRDLR, Commodity Groups etc. through Operation PHAKISA. By the end of December 2017, 11 Black farmers have been supported under (Fetsa Tlala). In the main the support was on the ploughing and planting 2168.78 hectares maximize food production. ● Progress on the rehabilitation of agricultural land: ● In compliance with the principles of conservation and the Agricultural Resources Act (Act 43 of 1983), the department has protected/rehabilitated 6721 hectares to improve agricultural production by eradicating invader species such as slangbos and satansbos, as well as the construction of water ways and contours to control erosions. RECRUITMENT OF VETERINARIANS ● For the financial year 2017/18 eleven (11) Compulsory Community Service (CCS) veterinarians have been recruited. This has meaningfully contributed to service delivery in communities that previously had no access to the much needed veterinary services.
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