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Programmes in agriculture
Comprehensive Agricultural Support Programme (CASP)
The aim of this programme is to provide post settlement support to the targeted beneficiaries of land reform and to other producers who have
acquired land through private means and are, for example, engaged in value-adding enterprises domestically or involved in export.
The programme benefits the hungry, subsistence and household food producers, farmers and agricultural macro-systems within the consumer environment
The objectives and allocation criteria of the grant include:
- community involvement and ownership
- target beneficiaries should be from the previously disadvantaged group
- enhances national and household food security
- one-off grant and not committing the Government to any form of direct recurrent operational or maintenance projects grants
- project finance support will only be provided for agricultural activities having the required level of institutional and technical support .
Contact: (012) 319 7553
Land Care Programme
LandCare is a community-based and government supported approach to the sustainable management and use of natural agricultural resources. The goal of the National LandCare Programme (NLP) is to develop and implement integrated approaches to natural resource management in South Africa , which are efficient, sustainable, equitable, and consistent with the principles of ecologically sustainable development.
The NLP objectives are to :
- promote partnerships between the communities, the private sector and government in the management of natural resources;
- establish institutional arrangements to develop and implement policies, programs and practices that will encourage the sustainable use of natural resources:
- encourage skill development for sustainable livelihoods;
- encourage opportunities for the development of business enterprises with a sustainable resource management focus;
- enhance the long-term productivity of natural resources.
Contact:
| National |
(012) 319 7553/7685 |
| Eastern Cape |
(040) 609 3472/3532 |
| Free State |
(051) 448 5008 |
| Gauteng |
(012) 310 6500 |
| KwaZulu-Natal |
(033) 343 1397 |
| Limpopo |
(015) 291 1551/4 Ext 221/3 |
| Mpumalanga |
(017) 819 2076 |
| Northern Cape |
(049) 842 1113 Ext 2320 |
| North West |
(053) 927 1809 |
| Western Cape |
(021) 808 5090 |
Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development Programme (LRAD)
The LRAD is designed to provide grants to black South African citizens to access land specifically for agricultural purposes. The objectives of the Programme include:
- helping previously disadvantaged people in rural areas to improve their living standard, by enabling them to run their own large or small farms effectively
- broadening the opportunities available to young people who live in rural areas
- stimulating agricultural production - which will be to the benefit of the entire country.
The applicant identifies the land he/she wishes to buy. Alternatively, the applicant might already have access to land, such as communal land or land belonging to Amakhosi.
The size of the grant is intended to help applicants with small resources to become farmers. If the applicant can afford to make a bigger input to buy a larger piece of land, the proportional size of the grant in relation to his/her input will be smaller than that provided to help the less well-off person.
People who already live on agricultural land in communal areas, and who need a grant only to develop the land (not to buy it), may also apply for an LRAD grant.
Small farmers may apply in groups for grants for the purpose of buying agricultural land.
Contact:
| National |
(012) 319 7654 |
| Eastern Cape |
(040) 743 4689/7550 |
| Free State |
(051) 400 4200/4270 |
| Gauteng |
(012) 310 6500/6501/6593 |
| KwaZulu-Natal |
(033) 355 4300/4301 |
| Limpopo |
(015) 297 3539/3639 |
| Mpumalanga |
(013) 755 3499 |
| Northern Cape |
(053) 831 4090 |
| North West |
(018) 387 6400 |
| Western Cape |
(021) 426 2947 |
Household Food Production, Food Security and Starter Packs
This is an intergovernmental project aimed at providing interim relief measures to households and beneficiaries severely affected by food insecurity and the price escalation of basic food items by providing agricultural input and equipment for own food production.
The programme:
- provides agricultural input and equipment to the existing food security campaign and Special Programme for Food Security Projects (SPFS) and the National Food Emergency Scheme (NFES) beneficiaries
- encourages household food production through improvement of crop intensification, diversification, adoption of simple and affordable technologies
- promotes home (backyard mix farming) and where appropriate, school gardens and urban agriculture, using sustainable technologies and encouraging the sustainable utilisation of unused or underutilised resources.
The project is mainly targeted at groups or individuals in rural and urban areas.
Contact: (012) 319 6736/6741/7950/6692
Irrigation, Rehabilitation and Development Programme
The Programme is aimed at revitalising small-scale irrigation schemes. It benefits small-scale irrigation farmers according to provincial programmes.
Contact: (012) 842 4282/79
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