Restructuring of Department of Agriculture: Enhancing Performance and Service Delivery

1. Department of Agriculture presents to theSelect Committee on Land and Environmental Affairs 23 MARCH 2006 Masiphula Mbongwa DIRECTOR-GENERAL

2. Introduction • Introduction of the delegation • At the end of 2005, we reviewed the department’s organisational structure. The objective being to align it to the strategic objectives, strategies and programmes of the department. • The restructuring has led us to strengthen the capacity to provide oversight on the implementation of national programmes, including programmes under ASGI-SA • The new structure will become effective from 01 April 2006 • Our firm belief is that the new structure will enhance performance of the organisation, improve service delivery and also increase accountability and assist us to adjust to the changing needs of our clients

3. Introduction (cont.) THE OLD STRUCTURE

4. Introduction (cont.) THE NEW STRUCTURE

7. Administration Chief of Communication • Support the Ministry and the DoA on communication issues • Drafting of communication strategies • Different media campaigns (NAI campaign) • Finalisation of the departmental documentation (Strategic plan, Annual report and other ad hoc publications) • Participation at the communication clusters/Pre-cabinet meetings • Part of the presidential/ministerial/project consolidate izimbizo • In partnership with DAC on interpretation service at points of service in the DoA Thank you. Over to Tommie Marais

8. Administration (cont.) Chief financial office Current – 2005/06New – 2006/07 Programme 1: Administration Programme 1: Administration • Minister • Minister • Management • Management • Corporate services • Corporate services • Capital works • Capital works • Property management Programme 2: Farmer support Programme 2: Livelihoods, economics and development and business development • Management • Management • Farmer settlement • Livelihoods development support • Agricultural finance and co-operative • Trade and business development development • Economic and statistical services • Food security and rural development • National Agricultural Marketing Council • Agricultural risk and disaster management • Micro Agricultural Finance Scheme BUDGET STRUCTURES: 2005/06 AND 2006/07

9. Administration (cont.) Chief financial office (cont.) Current – 2005/06 New – 2006/07 Programme 3: Trade and business Programme 3: Bio-security and disaster development management • Management • Management • Business and entrepreneurial development • Plant health and inspection services • Marketing • Food, animal health and disaster management • International trade • National Agricultural Marketing Council Programme 4: Economic research and Programme 4: Production and resource analysis management • Management • Management • Production resource economics • Agricultural production • Agricultural statistics • Engineering, energy, resource use and management BUDGET STRUCTURES: 2005/06 AND 2006/07 (cont.)

10. Administration (cont.) Chief financial office (cont.) Current – 2005/06 New – 2006/07 Programme 5: Agricultural production Programme 5: Sector services and partnerships • Management • Management • Animal and aqua production • Sector services • Plant production • Intergovernmental stakeholder • Scientific research and development relations • Genetic resources • Agricultural Research Council • Agricultural Research Council Programme 6: Sustainable resources – management and use • Management • Water use and irrigation development • Land use and soil management Programme 7: Veterinary services and food security – • Management • Food safety and quality assurance • Animal health BUDGET STRUCTURES: 2005/06 AND 2006/07 (cont.)

11. Administration (cont.) Chief financial office (cont.) Current – 2005/06 New – 2006/07 Programme 8: Plant health and inspection services – • Management • Plant health • Plant production • Agricultural product inspection services Programme 9: Communication and – information management • Chief of communications • Agricultural information services • Media liaison office Programme 10: Programme planning, – monitoring and evaluation • Programme planning • Monitoring and evaluation • International relations • Education and training • Grootfontein Agricultural Development Institute BUDGET STRUCTURES: 2005/06 AND 2006/07 (cont.)

12. Administration (cont.) Chief financial office (cont.) MTEF allocation – 2006/07 R’000 R’000 MTEF baseline 1 5587 352 Plus: LandCare 44 500 CASP 300 000 Funds from PWD 34 140 378 640 Less: Funds shifted (05/06) (8 344) Total allocation 1 957 648 ESTIMATE OF NATIONAL EXPENDITURE: 2005/06 AND 2006/07

13. Administration (cont.) Chief financial office (cont.) Summary per programme 2005/06 2006/07 % R’000 R’000 • Administration 224 599 247 195 10,1 • Livelihoods, economics and business 695 074 746 783 7,4 • Bio-security and disaster management 383 250 245 939 (35,8) • Production and resources management 212 361 240 514 13,3 • Sector services and partnerships 481 308 477 217 (0,8) Total 1 996 592 1 957 648 (1,9) ESTIMATE OF NATIONAL EXPENDITURE: 2005/06 AND 2006/07

14. Administration (cont.) Chief financial office (cont.) Summary per economic classification 2005/06 2006/07 % R’000 R’000 Compensation of employees 402 619 469 675 16,7 Goods and services 403 797 412 527 2,2 Transfers and subsidies 1 145 547 1 042 387 (9,0) Payment of capital assets 44 629 33 059(25,9) Total 1 996 592 1 957 648 (1,9) ESTIMATE OF NATIONAL EXPENDITURE: 2005/06 AND 2006/07

15. Administration (cont.) Chief financial office (cont.) Allocations since 1994/95 Financial year R’000 % 1994/95 1 139 000 1995/96 820 870 (27,9) 1996/97 814 212 (0,8) 1997/98 808 435 (0,7) 1998/99 718 854 (11,1) 1999/2000 662 540 (7,8) 2000/01 719 644 8,6 2001/02 775 177 7,7 2002/03 944 578 21,9 2003/04 1 250 102 32,3 2004/05 1 306 228 4,5 2005/06 1 684 738 29,0 2006/07 1 957 648 16,2 ESTIMATE OF NATIONAL EXPENDITURE: 2005/06 AND 2006/07

16. 2 500 000 2 000 000 1 500 000 R’000 1 000 000 500 000 0 1994/95 1995/96 1996/97 1997/98 1998/99 1999/2000 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 Administration (cont.) Chief financial office (cont.) Allocations since 1994/95 ESTIMATE OF NATIONAL EXPENDITURE: 2005/06 AND 2006/07

17. 13 % 24 % 38 % 12 % 13 % 2 % 24 % Prg 1 Prg 2 Prg 3 Prg 4 Prg 5 21 % 53 % Compensation of employees Goods and services Transfers and subsidies Payments for capital assets Administration (cont.) Chief financial office (cont.) ESTIMATE OF NATIONAL EXPENDITURE: 2005/06 AND 2006/07 Thank you. Over to Phil MohlahlaneDDG: Livelihoods Economics and Business Development

19. NAMC OUTPUTS NAMC • Competitiveness Study • Generic Promotion • Food Price Monitoring • Levy Fund Policy - 20% for AgriBEE • Restructured for competencies

20. Key result areas Output Measure/indicator Target Number of food insecure households reached 62 000 household food production packages Improved household food security Number farmers awarded loans 2 000 Roll-out Mafisa 80 000 Number of land and agrarian reform beneficiaries reached through CASP Commercialised black agricultural sector Number of strategies 2 strategies Sector specific strategies 6 statistical reports 10 economic reviews 6 topical reports Number of reports published Reports on the performance of the sector Thank you. Over to Sam Malatji

21. SCHEDULE 4A: CASP EXPENDITURE REPORT R’000

22. SCHEDULE 4A: CASP EXPENDITURE REPORT R’000

23. SCHEDULE 5: LANDCARE EXPENDITURE REPORT R’000

24. SCHEDULE 5: LANDCARE EXPENDITURE REPORT R’000

25. Livelihoods, economics and business development Livelihoods development support • Review of LRAD policy framework • Audit of agricultural state land—Land summit • Revitalisation of existing developing cooperatives in the sector • Develop framework for establishment of self help groups in agriculture • Roll-out Mafisa • Implementation of FIVIMS phase II programme • Expansion of household food production programme Thank you. Over to Attie Swart

26. Livelihoods, economics and business development (cont.) Trade and business development • AgriBEE (Charter, Fund) • Commodity strategies • Marketing (Review, information) • Agrologistics • Trade negotiations (WTO, US, EU, SADC) Thank you. Over to Rodney Dredge

27. Livelihoods, economics and business development(cont.) Economic and Statistical Services • Monthly crop forecasts/estimates • Results of 2005 agricultural survey • Economic analytical tools and information systems • Impact of water allocation, pricing and policy • Economic evaluation of selected regulatory schemes • Update of national economic research agenda • Energy demand for different farming types • Economic viability of small and large-scale farms • Equity access to land and water resources • Reports released Thank you. Over to Njabulo NduliDDG: Biosecurity and Disaster Management

29. Key result areas Output Measure/indicator Target Agricultural Pests Act 1983 amended March 2007 Efficient regulatory systems and integrated control measures Improved physical controls set up in all high-risk areas Reduced incidence of animal diseases March 2007 March 2007 Food control strategy approved by Cabinet Effective food control Risk and disaster information provided to farmers 40 000 farmers reached Agricultural risk and disaster management Number of reports on projects compiled 2 reports Early warning and biosecurity disaster management systems Thank you. Over to Eben Rademeyer

30. WTO Food Safety Biosecurity Agreements (SPS/TBT) S TBT PS ZS PH AH FS & QA Directorates • Inspection Services • APIS Biosecurity and disaster management Plant health and inspection services Thank you. Over to Bothle Modisane

31. Food, animal health and disaster management • Develop a food control strategy • Develop regulatory systems for animal health, food safety, farm feeds, fertilizers and stock remedies • Develop stragegies for prevention of animal diseases • Manage agricultural disasters Thank you. Over to Shadrack Moephuli Acting Director-General: Production and Resources Management

33. Key focus on the New Programme • Productivity • Renewable energy and Mechanisation • Conservation and sustainable use

34. Key result areas

35. Production and resources management Agricultural production • Animal improvement and development programmes • Aquaculture programme • Goat improvement programme • Kaonafatso ya dikgomo / Grasslot,Feedlot • Plant production Programme • Horticulture • Fruit Industry plan • Production guidelines • National strategy on the management of gene banks for food and agriculture • Conservation • International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources Thank you. Over to Siswe Mkhize

36. Engineering, Energy, resource use and management • Increase water use efficiency on 50 000 ha – ASGI-SA • Inplement renewable energy (bio-energy) strategy ASGI-SA • Promote mechanization support for resource-poor farmers • Promote area-wide planning within PDA/LM • Implement soil protection strategy ASGI-SA rehabilitation (3m ha) • Support agro-tourism initiative • Implement urban agriculture Thank you. Over to Vangile TitiDDG: Sector Services and Partnerships

39. Sector services and partnerships Sector services—priority areas • Develop a model for governance of colleges of agriculture • A national agricultural education and training forum establishment • Implementation of norms and standards for extension and advisory services • Promotion of scarce skills and emerging entrepreneurs in the sector through the external bursary scheme, mentorship and internship programme in support of the Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative of South Africa (ASGI-SA) • Co-ordination of targeted training programmes as part of the Joint Initiative on Priority Skills Acquisition (JIPSA) in support of the ASGI-SA such as ABET, mentorship, high level degrees in line with the departments ASGI-SA projects Thank you. Over to Joe Kgobokoe

40. Sector services and partnerships (cont.) • Focus on NEPAD/CAADP implementation internally and within Africa • Support to provinces to engage with local government • Facilitate and co-ordinate the promotion of networks such as the NARF, National Science and Technology Forum, Water Research Commission, ITCA and MinMec to ensure the success of agricultural productivity EDUCATION AND TRAINING

41. Sector services and partnerships (cont.) • Facilitate skills development programmes (short courses) targeting emerging Black farmers in producing sheep and goats • Provide accredited small stock training programmes through the value chain in support of ASGI-SA The End