COMPREHENSIVE RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (CRDP)

COMPREHENSIVE RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (CRDP) PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM 27 AUGUST 2014

PRESENTATION STRUCTURE Divided into five sections: A. CRDP BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES B. CRDP MANAGEMENT SYSTEM • CRDP PROGRESS SINCE 2009 • NARYSEC PROGRESS • LESSONS LEARNT

A. THE COMPREHENSIVE RURAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN (THE CRDP) • The CRDP was approved by cabinet in July 2009 • The programme was piloted in Giyani, LP and has since been rolled out to all Provinces; • Vision of the CRDP: • “Vibrant, equitable and sustainable rural communities” • The strategy to achieve this vision is agrarian transformation which refers to the “rapid and fundamental change in the relations of land, livestock, cropping and community.” • The CRDP proposes an approach that addresses the needs of the person; household; community and space

Our Philosophy - Defined RURAL ECONOMY TRANSFORMATION: AGRARIANTRANSFORMATION SYSTEM Tenure System Reform • State and Public Land • lease hold • 2. Private Land • Free hold with limited extent • 3.Foreign land ownership • A combination of freehold with limited extent and leasehold; and, • 4. Communal land • Communal tenure: communal tenure with institutionalised use rights. • 5. Institutions • 5.1 Land Management Commission • 5.2 Valuer General • 5.3 National Rural Youth Service Corps • 5.4 Rural Development Agency with rural cooperatives financing facility • LAND: • Tenure system reform, • Strategic land reform • interventions/redistribution, • Restitution, • Land based resources. Roads, bridges, energy, water services, sanitation, library, crèches, early childhood centres, Police stations, clinics, houses, small rural towns revitalisation. • COMMUNITY: • Social infrastructure, • ICT infrastructure, • Amenities, • Facilities. AGRARIAN TRANSFORMATION ‘A rapid and fundamental change in the relations (systems and patterns of ownership and control) of land, livestock, cropping and community.’ • LIVESTOCK: • Economic infrastructure: • Processing plants • Small industries • Abattoirs, animal handling facilities, feed-lots, • mechanising stock water • dams, dip tanks, silos, • windmills, fencing, • harvesters, etc • CROPPING: • Economic infrastructure: • agri-parks, fencing, • Inputs: seeds, fertilizer, • pesticides, etc • Extension support , • Fresh produce markets, • Credit facilities. • Food Security: • Strategic Partnerships: • Mentoring • Co-management • Share equity • Modalities being worked out between the Dept and farmers; big and small Phase III Phase II Agro-village industries; credit facilities Enterprise development Rural development measurables Phase I Meeting Basic Human Needs VIBRANT, EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE RURAL COMMUNITIES

Phase I Could be regarded as an incubator or nursery stage of the programme - meeting basic human needs as driver Phase III Is the stage of the emergence of industrial and financial sectors - driven by small, micro and medium enterprises and village markets Phase II Could be regarded as the entrepreneurial development stage - relatively large-scale infrastructure development as driver PHASES OF THE CRDP VIBRANT, EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE RURAL COMMUNITIES

KEY DRIVERS • The key drivers of the Rural Development Programme include Rural Enterprise and Industrial Development (REID), Rural Infrastructure Development (RID) and skills development. • The Rural Enterprise and Industrial Development focuses on poverty mapping, establishment and support of co-operatives, enterprises and industries. This support includes market access, education, financing, skills development and mentorship. • Rural Infrastructure Development focuses on ensuring strategic and deliberate investment in the revitalisation of old, and creation of new economic, social, information and communication technology infrastructure, public amenities and facilities in villages and small rural towns. The aim is to address basic human needs, improved access to services and enable communities to engage effectively in economic activities.

PROGRAMMES BEING IMPLEMENTEDAS PART OF THE CRDP • Sustainable Rural Settlements 1) Revitalisation of Rural Towns • The revitalisation of rural towns and villages is considered a key concern in the Government’s efforts to regenerate the economies of rural towns. Rural towns are vital in the urban-rural linkages and must be turned into active players and contributors to regional economies. The revitalization of the rural towns will be one aspect of developing the rural space to address social challenges, creation of economic opportunities and ultimately vibrant rural societies. • In Beaufort West in the WC, a youth hub and other infrastructure development is in process as part of the revitalization of rural towns • In Witzenberg in WC; various infrastructure development including a walkway; swimming pool; recreation facilities; stormwater and sewage works underway; • Support in planning to the Mthatarevitalisation process

Programmes being implemented cont… 2) Village Revitalisation • Developing villages and settlements to become sustainable has been a key component of the CRDP to date and focus has been on developing sustainable human settlements that encompasses rural industries; agricultural development and agro-processing; access (basic services; health, education, water, electricity, etc); improved road and rail networks, and information and communication technologies that are cost effective and appropriate for use in rural areas. • To date the first “green” village has been developed in Diyatalawa in the Free State and development has also been happening in various other villages across the country. • Other village revitalisation projects include Riemvasmaak in NC (houses; roads; community facilities; health facilities; recreation amongst others); Jabulani Village in Mkhondo;MP(houses; energy; ECD; fencing)

Programmes being implemented cont… B.Meeting Basic Human Needs • CRDP focuses on creating an enabling environment and in Phase 1 the focus is on providing the required social infrastructure for improved access to services, including access to clean water, energy, decent housing, proper sanitation, education, etc. This phase will contribute significantly to food security, dignity and an improved quality of life for each rural household. C. Rural Enterprises and Industries • Rural Households are organized into cooperative enterprises that participate in agricultural and non agricultural commodity value chains from primary production to processing activities involving industries. Leading assets at the disposal of rural communties are fallow lying land which can be brought into production; indigenous livestock; mineral and other natural resources and social capital.

Programmes being implemented cont… • These assets are instrumental in attracting external investment into the area and through enterprise and industry development communities are able to grow their asset base; improve their standard of living and invest their surplus income through a community owned investment and development arm. D. Youth Employment and Skilling (National Rural Youth Service Corps) • The main goal of the National Rural Youth Service Corps (NARYSEC) is to enroll and develop rural youths aged 18 – 35 years to be trained to work in their own communities and municipalities; and, eventually, leading to the creation of permanent employment opportunities, enterprises and industries in the medium to long term. Character development and patriotism is a critical component of the programme.

Programmes being implemented cont… • NARYSEC cont… • The strategic outcomes of the programme in the long term are expected to be decline in rural youth pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases; decline in the level of youth unemployment in the rural areas; increased literacy and skills; increase in disposable income for youth in rural areas as a result of employment and entrepreneurial opportunities; and, decreased dependency on transfers from family members working in urban areas, social grants and child-support grants.

Programmes being implemented cont… • E: ANIMAL AND VELD MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME (AVMP) The goal of the AVMP is the reversal of the legacy of the 1913 Natives Land Act: • To create sustainable productive linkages between communal areas in the historical 13% of our land and the commercialized urban and farming land in the 87% space. Put differently, to build equity and inclusivity into rural-urban economic linkages; and, • To create a platform and opportunity for communal economies to take full advantage of, and to exploit, develop and preserve, the human potential and natural endowments, including landed resources, at their disposal. • The Programme has three projects, which are integrally linked. These are:- soil rehabilitation;- re-greening the environment; and,- de-congesting the space.

Programmes continued… • F: RIVER VALLEY CATALYTIC PROGRAMME • The River Valley Catalytic Programme is intended to create a platform for integrated planning and development along rivers in South Africa. It encompasses a range of projects including irrigation schemes; economic infrastructure; improved market access; social infrastructure and skills development among others. It is meant to: • Promote integrated, optimal development of natural resources, agriculture, infrastructure, social services, economic development; job creation; skills development; food security; etc.’ • Re-greening the environment and integrate environmental dimensions with other aspects of planning and management; • Integrate land and water management; • Focus natural resource benefits for regional development and serve as a regional planning and management strategy; and • Attract development into the river valley area and to promote sustainable rural development.

ROLES OF THE DRDLR

B.CRDP MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM Programme Development, policy and legislation development and Coordination (responsible for setting of norms and standards) Stakeholder commitments OFFICE OF THE PREMIER CRDP Champion (MEC with rural development function) (administrative level) Mayors of District and Local Municipalities as CRDP champions in the third sphere (operational level) Stakeholder commitments COUNCIL OF STAKEHOLDERS (implementation and monitoring of projects) (Organs of civil society, government, business, co-operatives, beneficiaries, workers, community development workers, traditional institutions, etc.) Conditionalities, code of conduct & disciplinary panel Household Co-operatives & other enterprises (groups of 20) Human Solidarity/ Ubuntu Development: -Shared growth and prosperity; -full employment; -relative income equality; -cultural progress SOCIAL COHESION AND DEVELOPMENT

C. CRDP PROGRESS SINCE 2009

RURAL ENTERPRISES & INDUSTRIES DEVELOPMENT

RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT (RID) • The RID programme has delivered over 3 000km of fencing, 107 cattle handling facilities, 28 boreholes, 18 stock water dams/facilities and eight silos/storage facilities over the period 2009 to 2014. • The following socio-economic infrastructure has been provided to rural households over the past five years. • 34 Schools were renovated and/or upgraded and seven health facilities were provided. • In meeting basic services, water was provided to 7 014 households (hh) and • eight bulk supply schemes were constructed; • 3 929 hh received energy packages and • 5 bulk energy supply projects were completed; • 6 802 hh received sanitation services and • 929 families received houses, while • 1 009 hh were supported with emergency disaster accommodation. • 11 Road and bridge construction projects were undertaken and completed. The most significant being the Nkosi Dalibhunga Mandela Legacy Bridge 10km access road and 140m bridge across the Mbashe River linking the villages of Ludondolo and Mvezo (Nelson Mandela’s birth place) in the Eastern Cape. • In terms of improving Information and Communication Technology (ICT) access in rural areas, three ICT centres were established in 2010 and a further 26 solar powered digital doorways, providing computer training and access were rolled out across the nine provinces. Approximately 27 000 learners in 88 schools have been supported with tablets to improve learning and support teaching thereby also closing the digital divide between rich and poor, while preparing them to partake in the rapidly developing knowledge economy.

RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT The Rural Infrastructure Development branch as over the past five years delivered a number of infrastructural projects in rural communities through the provision of water, sanitation, energy infrastructure and providing better access to social, economic, public amenity and ICT infrastructure.

D. NARYSEC

E. Lessons Learnt • Infrastructure • Infrastructure Maintenance • Need to improve contractor monitoring (increased technical capacity to assist municipalities) • Management / operations of facilities (e.g. ICT) • Community mobilisation Community profiling: • Information not always made available (undermines integrated planning), unclear links to prioritisation COS: • Weaknesses in community representation; • Improved consultation; • Sometimes resistance to COS: tensions with traditional authorities; clear definition of roles Leadership training: lack of (also lack of ABET, career guidance) • CRDP management system; need for improved vertical and horizontal coordination; improved monitoring of roles and responsibilities of various stakeholders • NARYSEC • Recruit from the villages we working in; • Link to skills required for the projects being implemented

Going forward… Co-operative & Enterprise creation & value-chains: • Facilitate formalisation of a clear and integrated strategy for supporting marketing cooperatives (rather than just primary cooperatives) in partnership with DAFF and DTI. • Provide funding for value chain pilot projects (possibly in partnership with DAFF and the dti) to test various value chain development approaches. Establish smallholder farmers & provide comprehensive extension support (working with DAFF) • Initiate scoping study: establishment of Food Procurement Programme (in partnership with DTI): facilitate access to institutional markets, such as schools, prisons and hospitals by purchasing products and foodstuffs directly from smallholder farmers and land reform settlements (ST/MT) Increase delivery on basic needs and other infrastructure • Implementation Protocol Agreements between DRDLR, other national departments, provincial governments, and municipalities need to be entered into and which commit, amongst other issues, responsible organisations to develop Operations and Maintenance Plans for all funded infrastructure and to make budgetary provision for infrastructure maintenance. • Complete a process (with relevant departments and stakeholders) to ensure that national norms and standards for the delivery of infrastructure in rural areas are developed by all relevant sectors/ departments

COMPREHENSIVE RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (CRDP)