Agri-Hour 23 July Thoko Didiza
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Agriculture's budget cut affects food distribution, land redistribution and restitution
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister, Thoko Didiza, says the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in a reduction in the department's budget of just under R2.4 million. This comes after the initial budget tabled earlier this year was R16.8 billion. This budget was re-adjusted to R14.4 billion during the supplementary budget vote in June this year. Didiza briefed parliament on the department's budget cut on Tuesday and said the cut affects food distribution and land redistribution and restitution. Here is Didiza
(FOR THE WEB: She said these programs are core to achieving outcomes in food security and achieving economic transformation priority through redress and equitable access to producer support. Food Security has cuts of R939 million, land redistribution and tenure reform R544 million and Land restitution R403 million.
According to her the food security program in the budget comprise of the transfer allocations from the national department as covered by the Division of Revenue Act. The Ilima/Letsema and Comprehensive Agriculture Support Programme (CASP) budget readjustments will mean for the 2020/21 financial year, provinces will receive lesser allocations for producer support for production and infrastructure. Provinces will therefore need to reprioritize projects for this financial year.
She said in terms of land redistribution and tenure reform the land development support was scaled down and this support will be extended to the identified 146 projects within the Pro-Active Land Acquisition Strategy. The other applications relating to land support will only be considered in the 2021/22 financial year. Relating to land acquisitions, new projects will not be considered and no new valuations will be conducted on land for acquiring. The current funding will only cater for current commitments.
Relating to land acquisition no new projects will be considered thi
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister, Thoko Didiza, says the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in a reduction in the department's budget of just under R2.4 million. This comes after the initial budget tabled earlier this year was R16.8 billion. This budget was re-adjusted to R14.4 billion during the supplementary budget vote in June this year. Didiza briefed parliament on the department's budget cut on Tuesday and said the cut affects food distribution and land redistribution and restitution. Here is Didiza
(FOR THE WEB: She said these programs are core to achieving outcomes in food security and achieving economic transformation priority through redress and equitable access to producer support. Food Security has cuts of R939 million, land redistribution and tenure reform R544 million and Land restitution R403 million.
According to her the food security program in the budget comprise of the transfer allocations from the national department as covered by the Division of Revenue Act. The Ilima/Letsema and Comprehensive Agriculture Support Programme (CASP) budget readjustments will mean for the 2020/21 financial year, provinces will receive lesser allocations for producer support for production and infrastructure. Provinces will therefore need to reprioritize projects for this financial year.
She said in terms of land redistribution and tenure reform the land development support was scaled down and this support will be extended to the identified 146 projects within the Pro-Active Land Acquisition Strategy. The other applications relating to land support will only be considered in the 2021/22 financial year. Relating to land acquisitions, new projects will not be considered and no new valuations will be conducted on land for acquiring. The current funding will only cater for current commitments.
Relating to land acquisition no new projects will be considered thi
