ECO- AGRICULTURE EXTENDED LANDCARE PROGRAM

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ECO- AGRICULTURE EXTENDED LANDCARE PROGRAM

• BACKGROUND
• POLICY FRAMEWORK
• STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• LANDCARE PROGRAMME ELEMENTS
• LANDCARE THEMES
• LANDCARE APPROACH
• PROGRAMME ROLL-OUT
• VISION FOR LANDCARE IN SA
• NEW APPROACHES/ STRATEGIES
• ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
• NATIONAL PROJECTS

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BACKGROUND POST 1994 CONT.

• Awareness raising Landcare video
• Provincial workshop launches
• MinMEC and ITCA endorsement
• ITCA Standing Committee on Agriculture and
• Document Implementation Framework for the
  Landcare Programme.

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BACKGROUND CONT

• The Landcare program is on course towards
  attaining its goals, impl. prov through DORA
• Increase in number of projects (469) and
  community participation
• Several hectares of land has been rehabilitated
• Temporal jobs created
• Need to expand and create sustainable and quality
  jobs

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POLICY FRAMEWORK

• The program has to meet other sectoral policy
  directives such as
• The Microeconomic Reform Strategy (MERS)
• The Expanded Public Works Program (EPWP)
• The core elements of the agric sectoral plan
• The program needs to meet international
  conventions that have been ratified by Parliament
  (i.e. MDG on FS, Poverty,WSSD)
• Emphasis will be on skills development as
  articulated in the EPWP
• The initiative will link policies and strategies
  of other spheres of government and numerous
  government departments involved in poverty
  alleviation.

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NEW STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES FOR LANDCARE

• To expand the secondary enterprise phase of the
  landcare program
• Add value to farm operations and create
  sustainable and quality jobs
• Will be achieved through development of
  agritourism , eco-technology and green lung
  strategies

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LANDCARE PROGRAMME ELEMENTS

• Major sub-programmes addressing resource
  conservation issues
• Capacity building of local communities and
  support staff
• Awareness programme
• Policy and legislation and
• Research and evaluation.

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LANDCARE THEMES

• Watercare initially targeted Limpopo Province,
  on the management and restoration of irrigation
  schemes
• Veldcare initially targeted Northwest
  Province,on the promotiion of sustainable
  grazing systems that improve production,has since
  spread ie Zamani project
• Soilcare initially targeted KZN, Eastern Cape
  and Mpumalanga,on the promotiion of sustainable
  production systems addressing depletion of soil
  fertility and soil acidity.

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LANDCARE THEMES CONT.

• Juniorcare promotion of food security at homes
  and at schools, awareness of sustainable
  agriculture, formation of youth clubs and small
  projects, must join the mainstream project
  funding mechanism and
• (Small) Community Grants OUTSTANDING SUCCESS-
  improves the ability of resource-poor communities
  to manage land, water sources and vegetation in a
  sustainable and self-reliant manner.

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LANDCARE APPROACHES

• Community-based natural resource management
• Partnerships
• Local action
• Food security
• Integrated and innovative approaches
• Redress
• Training and skills development and
• Promoting livelihoods and economic opportunities.

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AusAID SUPPORTED ISDA

• Selection and documentation of 8 Landcare Good
  Practice Models
• New improved assessment criteria for Landcare
  projects
• Facilitated annual national Landcare strategic
  planning, plus Provinces and the Landcare
  Secretariat
• Supported development of ME system and project
  cycle system with two toolkits and
• Helped develop a national Landcare research
  strategy.

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AusAID SUPPORT CONT.

• Design and production of 5 Landcare short
  courses
• SAQA accreditation of a national Landcare
  Facilitation qualification under the PAETA,
  development of course and Learnership
• Produced Landcare Skills Development Toolkit to
  guide access to courses, qualifications and
  Learnerships
• Training of course accreditors and course
  providers.

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AusAID SUPPORT CONT.

• Produced capacity building strategies and plans,
  including post ISDA plan
• National staff had 2 750 days of capacity
  building courses, workshops other training
  events
• Provincial staff had 29 000 days of same
• three interprovincial study tours, four
  provincial tours

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PAST PROGRAMME ROLL-OUT

• Poverty Relief and Infrastructural development
  Funding used for the programme.
• 1998/1999 R25million
• 1999/2000 R20million
• 2000/2001 R25million
• 2001/2002 R25million
• 2003/2004 R40million
• 2004/2005 R78 million (EPWP)

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Future 5yr Funding for the LandCare Programme

• Year Total Ex-SPRA Labour Other
• 2004/5 R78 m R60 m R3 m R15m
• 2005/6 R67 m R64 m R3 m R0
• 2006/7 R71 m R68 m R3 m R0
• 2007/8 R75 m R72 m R3 m
  R0
• 2008/9 R79 m R76 m R3 m R0
• Total R355 m R340 m R15 m R x m

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VISION FOR LANDCARE IN SA

• Development and implementation of systems of land
  use and management that will sustain and benefit
  individuals and communities both presently and in
  future.
• Establish a sense of community stewardship and
  ownership towards the sustainable use of the
  natural resources, especially for agricultural
  production.

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VISION FOR LANDCARE IN SA CONT.

• Further institutional development within
  provinces and ownership of Landcare from
  management down to grassroots level.
• Promoting the concept of partnerships in funding
  involving the landcare group, and
  local,provincial and national government.
• Continued roll-out of capacity building programme
  that will enhance the skills of all partners
  active in Landcare.

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NEW APPROACHES/ STRATEGIES

• Agri-Tourism Development Project to assess
  apparent potential, making of recommendations to
  exploit potential, plus planning of pilot
  projects
• Development of appropriate Farmer
  Eco-technologies - Project to identify, adapt,
  demonstrate and spread such technologies
• Green Lungs / Urban Agriculture Project will
  assess the potential, scope feasibility of
  promoting the sustainable production of
  agricultural products in urban and peri-urban
  areas.
• The Department of Agriculture together with the
  Provinces is implementing 111 projects of which
  some are continuing and the rest are new all
  funded with R70 million, in 2004/5.

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AGRITOURISM

• Rationale
• Desire for urban population to experience rural
  environments
• Creating sustainable job opportunities as part
  of the expanded public works program
• Benefits
• Educate public about the importance of
  agricultural ecosystem and its contribution to
  economy and quality of life.
• Enhance the appeal and demand for local products
• Foster regional marketing efforts
• Create value-added direct marketing efforts to
  stimulate economic activities

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AGRITOURISM CONTINUE

• Component / approach consists of the following
  activities
• Co-coordinating and linking policies and programs
• Establishing supportive organizational structures
  and processes
• Promoting product quality and identification
• Promoting local involvement and alliances
• Facilitating local product development and
  marketing
• Research
• R20 Million is allocated to achieve these
  activities

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ECO-TECHNOLOGY

• Creating harmony between agricultural production
  and the environment through adoption of
  environmental focused technologies.
• Conservation agriculture
• Combating land degradation and improvement of
  land productivity
• Mitigating against greenhouse gases and climate
  change, and the promotion of carbon sequestration
• Reduction of soil contamination and water
  pollution
• Promotion of rain water harvesting systems
• R3 Million will be set aside to achieve this
  objective

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GREEN LUNGS

• Urban agriculture will make a meaningful
  contribution towards
• Household food security
• Income generation
• Nature conservation
• Reversal of urban migration Join LRAD become
  commercial farmers in rural areas
• Reclaiming, revitalizing and renewing urban
  environments.
• R2 Million is allocated to this component.

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PARTNERSHIPS

• Government will foster partnerships between the
  private sector and farmers in order to identify
  market and product development opportunities.
• Key players are
• Private individuals
• Personal and company taxpayers
• Private companies
• The international community

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ENABLING ENVIRONMENT

• Integrating agriculture with tourism
• Develop strategic partnerships
• Role of Government
• Capacity building
•   Local participation  

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NATIONAL PROJECTS
LANDCARE SUB-PROGRAMME PROJECT INDICATIVE BUDGET (M)
Agri-tourism 1. Identification and feasibility study into agri-tourism development 2. agri-tourism pilot projects 20
Eco-Technology Identification, adaption and adoption of appropriate eco-technologies 1.9
Green Lungs/Urban Agriculture Fruit trees for homes project Vegetable gardens 2

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NATIONAL PROJECTS CONTINUE
Public Participation, Awareness and Training 1. Public awareness and understanding of sustainable resource use 2. Community empowerment, skill and entrepreneurial development 3. Support for integrated forums and networking 4. Capacity building programme 10
National LandCare and CASP Project Management National LandCare and CASP Support Unit 0.5
Total 10.5
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L/C PROVINCIAL EXPENDITURE (APR-DEC 2004)
PROV ALLOC APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEPT 0CT NOV DEC TOTAL BALANCE
                         
                         
EC 3500000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 115,000 O.OO 302,000 417000 3083000
                         
FS 2000000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 104, 600 169,573,66 0.00 22,000 34,664 78664 1921336
                         
GP 1600000 100, 000 96 000 95, 000 105, 000 124, 000 0.00 0.00 220OOO 119,000 339000 1261000
                         
KZN 4000000 0.00 0.00 100, 431 0.00 148, 000 68,236,62 1,402,695 675,000 244,255 2996950 1003050
                         
LIMP 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 O.OO 0.00 0 0
                         
MP 5500000 117,399 100 ,495 141, 345 104, 633 81, 340 570,425 617,599 788,915 933,306 3816559 1683441
                         
NC 2000000 0.00 60 ,000 152, 744 201, 981 54, 700 26,032 99,478 84,315 69,237 363377 1636623
                         
NW 5000000 0.00 0.00 0.00 201, 981 2, 066 2,028,562 1,846.91 630,054 392,957 3683420 1316580
                         
WC 3500000 0.00 0.00 0.00 90, 739 365, 000 706,000 104,000 673,000 370,000 2526000 974000
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LANDCARE PROVINCIAL NON FINANCIAL OUPUTS FOR
2004/2005 (APRIL - DEC)


PROV Q1 EPWP Q1 Q2 EPWP Q2 Q3 EPWP Q3
  NCOP DEAT NCOP DEAT NCOP DEAT
             
EC Not submitted Sub 01/11/04 Sub 12/10/04 Sub 01/11/04 Sub 14/01/2005 Sub 14/01/2005
           
FS Not submitted Not submitted Sub15/10/04 Not submitted Sub10/01/2005 Sub 14/01/2005
           
GP Not submitted Sub14/07/04 Sub 19/10/06 Sub 20/10/04 Sub 14/01/2005 Not submitted
           
KZN Not submitted Not submitted Sub 15/10/08 Sub 19/10/04 Sub 13/01/2005 Not submitted
             
LIMP No alloc. No alloc. No alloc. No alloc. No alloc. No alloc.
             
MP Sub 19/07/04 Not submitted Sub 19/10/08 Sub 19/10/04 Sub 17/01/2005 Not submitted
             
NC Not submitted Not submitted Not submitted Not submitted Not submitted Not submitted
           
NW Not submitted Not submitted Not submitted Not submitted Sub 21/01/2005 Sub 21/01/2005
           
WC Not submitted Not submitted Sub 11/10/08 Not submitted Sub 14/01/2005 Not submitted
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CASP PROVINCIAL EXPENDITURE (APR-DEC 2004)
PROV ALLOC APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC TOTAL BALANCE
                         
                         
EC 38043000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,977,900 0.00 0.00 36,162 2,014,062 36,028,938
                         
FS 16870000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 123,000 17,000 140,000 16,730,000
                         
GP 4582000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 124 000 0 4,582,000
                         
KZN 37016000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2,040,254 2,911,830 6,132,153 1,080,792 12,165,029 24,850,971
                         
LIMP 33428000 0.00 0.00 0.00 1, 851, 664 0.00 0.00 5,912,000 668,850 1,339,672 7,920,522 25,507,478
                         
MP 18903000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 557,000 600,000 980,000 0.00 2,137,000 16,766,000
                         
NC 10518000 0.00 0.00 0.00 8,730.00 0.00 518,087 103,770 1,481,960 1,883,848 3,996,395 6,521,605
                         
NW 26876000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 299,201.00 0 1,203,785 1,502,986 25,373,014
                         
WC 13764000 130 152 161 419,000 0.00 1,904,000 -373.000 700,000 6,372 3,029,442 10,734,558
                      32,905,436 167,094,564
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CASP PROVINCIAL NON-FINANCIAL OUTPUTS FOR
2004/2005 (APRIL - DECEMBER


PROV Q1 EPWP Q1 Q2 EPWP Q2 Q3 EPWP Q3
  NCOP DEAT NCOP DEAT NCOP DEAT
             
EC Not submitted Not submitted Sub 12/10/04 Sub 5/11/2004 Sub 14/01/2005 Sub 14/01/2005
             
FS Not submitted Not submitted Not submitted Not submitted Not submitted Not submitted
             
GP Not submitted Sub 17/07/04 SubNo Exp Not submitted Not Submitted Not submitted
             
KZN Not submitted Not submitted Sub 15/10/04 Not submitted Sub 13/01/2005 Not submitted
             
LIMP Not submitted Not submitted Not submitted Not submitted Sub 17/01/2005 Sub 17/01/2005
             
MP Sub 19/07/04 Not submitted Sub 19/10/04 Not submitted Not submitted Not Submitted
             
NC Not submitted Not submitted Sub13/10/04 Not submitted Not submitted Not submitted
             
NW Not submitted Not submitted Not submitted Not submitted Not submitted Not Submitted
             
WC Not submitted No Report Sub 11/10/04 Not submitted Sub 14/01/2005 Not Submitted
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Landcare International

• South Africa is participating in the African
  chapter initiative for Landcare International
• SA hosted an International workshop session
  during the second National Landcare Conference

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Thank you

• Bonga Msomi
• Department of Agriculture
• Tel [phone]
• Email smlusm_at_nda.agric.za