Presentation to Portfolio Committee on

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The Presidency Department of Performance
Monitoring and Evaluation
Overview of Progress Department of Rural
Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) With respect
to Commitments to Outcomes

• Presentation to Portfolio Committee on
• Rural Development and Land Reform
• National Assembly
• 09 October 2012

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The outcomes are the governments main initiative
to achieve effective spending on the right
priorities.

• Aim is to improve service delivery by
• Introducing whole-of-government planning linked
  to key outcomes, clearly linking inputs and
  activities to outputs and the outcomes
• Implementing the constitutional imperative for
  cooperative governance by negotiating
  inter-departmental and inter-governmental
  delivery agreements for the outcomes
• Increasing strategic focus of government
• Making more efficient and effective use of
  limited resources through introducing more
  systematic monitoring and evaluation

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Delivery Agreements

• A Delivery Agreement is a charter between all the
  key stakeholders who need to work together to
  achieve the outcome.
• Performance Agreements between President and
  outcome coordinating Ministers requested them to
  work with other key stakeholders to develop
  detailed Delivery Agreements for each outcome
• Delivery Agreements describe key activities,
  sub-outputs, outputs, indicators, and targets ,
  identify required inputs and clarify roles and
  responsibilities of each key body which
  contributes to the achievement of the outcome
• Performance Agreements between President and
  other Ministers also requested them to work with
  the coordinating Ministers on relevant delivery
  agreements
• New National Treasury guidelines for strategic
  plans indicate that departments strategic plans
  and APPs must reflect their commitments to
  delivery agreements will be monitored by the
  Auditor General and should also be monitored by
  Parliament

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The outcomes to which DRDLR contributes

1. BASIC EDUCATION Quality basic education
2. HEALTH A long and healthy life for all South
   Africans
3. SAFETY All people in South Africa are and feel
   safe
4. EMPLOYMENT Decent employment through inclusive
   economic growth
5. SKILLS Skilled and capable workforce to support
   an inclusive growth path
6. ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE An efficient,
   competitive and responsive economic
   infrastructure network
7. RURAL DEVELOPMENT Vibrant, equitable,
   sustainable rural communities contributing
   towards food security for all
8. INTEGRATED HUMAN SETTLEMENTS Sustainable human
   settlements and improved quality of household
   life
9. LOCAL GOVERNMENT Responsive, accountable,
   effective and efficient Local Government system
10. ENVIRONMENT Protect and enhance our
    environmental assets and natural resources
11. INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS Create a better
    South Africa, a better Africa and a better world
12. PUBLIC SERVICE An efficient, effective and
    development oriented public service and an
    empowered, fair and inclusive citizenship

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DRDLRS Role in relation to Outcome 7

• Outcome 7 Vibrant, equitable and sustainable
  rural communities and food security for all
• Output 1 Sustainable agrarian reform with a
  thriving farming sector
• Output 2 Improved access to affordable and
  diverse food
• Output 3 Improving rural services to support
  livelihoods
• Output 4 Improved employment and skills
  development opportunities
• Output 5 Enabling institutional environment for
  sustainable and inclusive growth

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Supporting department in relation to outcome 7
Department of Agriculture, Forestry and
Fisheries

• Outcome 7 Vibrant, equitable and sustainable
  rural communities and food security for all
• Output 1 Sustainable agrarian reform, with a
  thriving small and large farming sector
• Output2 Improved access to diverse and
  affordable food
• Output 3 Improved rural services to support
  livelihoods
• Output 4 Improved employment and skills
  development opportunities
• Output 5 Enabling institutional environment for
  sustainable and inclusive growth

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• PROGRESS REPORT

Likely to meet 2014 target based on current performance
Some progress, but not on target for 2014
Based on current performance, target will be impossible to achieve by 2014
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Progress on Outcome 7 Output 1 Sustainable
agrarian reform with a thriving farming sector
Output indicator 2014 Targets Assessment by DPME for 1st Quarter 2012/13 DPME comments
Sustainable agrarian reform with a thriving farming sector 24.5 m ha 30 of total of 82m ha of productive land transferred to blacks 50 000 new smallholders 7.950 million hectares (or 10) of the 2014 target have been achieved to date (2012 Policy Speech, DRDLR). Of these, a cumulative 1,284,308 ha were acquired and allocated by July under the distribution programme. By end June 7 600 ha of land were settled under the Restitution program and 21 backlog claims were finalised. Only 265 ha of land have been revitalised in two Irrigation Schemes, which is much below the set target of eight Irrigation Schemes. 21 192 new smallholder producers were supported. By June, R31.6 million worth of Mafisa loans were distributed to 2897 sector clients. About 13 014 farmers were linked to markets and 11 899 beneficiaries were supported through CASP, and 28 co-operatives were established. Targets on Land Reform and establishment of new smallholders are unlikely to be achieved. There has been some challenges with implementation of Land Reform, resulting in slow progress. Remaining claims for settlement are on high value commercial farmlands, and most difficult to resolve. Land prices are high, particularly for restitution. Newly acquired land is under-utilised, post settlement. Institutional change suggested in Green Paper on Land Reform to address some of these. There is insufficient involvement of the commercial sector in developing smallholders. Smallholders are crowded out from markets by commercial producers and others in the value chain. There is a problem of poor coordination on this issue. Generally, there is insufficient involvement in agricultural activities in the country (StatsSA GHS, 2011), with most h/holds sourcing food from supermarkets, not producing it (NIDS, 2011)
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Household participation in agriculture

• By geographic location

• By access to food

• Fewer H/holds likely to engage in agriculture.

• Households with inadequate access more likely to
  engage in agriculture. Effort to diversify
  livelihoods?

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Progress on Outcome 7 Output 2 Improved
access to affordable and diverse food
Output indicator Targets Assessment by DPME or 1st Quarter 2012/13 DPME comments
30 of poor households producing part of their own food through household gardens, institutional gardens and other commodities 68 000 food gardens Between January and June, 2012 8 981 household and 264 institutional food gardens have been established. 36 950 h/holds accessed food through other community initiatives. 7 food banks were established benefitting 25 252 people, whilst 4155 Social Grant beneficiaries were linked to income generating initiatives and economic livelihood opportunities. Overall, 67 000 food gardens have been established (POA Report March 2012). Inadequate and severely inadequate access to food is higher in rural than urban households ( StatsSA GHS, 2011) While the target will be achieved, it is low compared to the total number of poor households which are in need. This is a problem of under-targeting. There is a need to verify the 67 000 reported, beyond departmental reports. The Zero Hunger strategy has identified other forms of subsistence for poor households, and should be strengthened as part of a broader policy on food security. Currently the country has an Integrated Food Security strategy, but no policy on food security.
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Percentage of households and persons
vulnerable to hunger in South Africa

• Substantial decline in the percentage of
  households and persons, 2002 -2011 (largely due
  to Social Grant support)
• Noticeable increase in 2007 coincided with
  economic downturn
• Current level higher than 2007

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Access to food by geographical location
The reality is that a quarter of the rural
population (25,5 ) have inadequate access to
food.
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Progress on Outcome 7 Output 3 Improving rural
services to support livelihoods.
Output indicator Targets Assessment by DPME for 1st Quarter 2012/13 DPME comments
Improving rural services to support livelihoods The proportion of rural households with clean water from 74 to 90. The proportion of rural households with access to improved sanitation from 45 to 65. The average percentage of rural households with access to water supply is now estimated at 89.38 (StatsSA April 2012 DWA, July 2012). This represents an average increase of 4.38 of rural households with access to water supply from December 2011. 1 084 water tanks were distributed. And 78 of rural households have gained access to improved sanitation (DWA, July 2012). However, one household without access to safe water and sanitation is one too many. The targets has therefore been revised in the Delivery Agreement to be in line with universal access targets. Action plans for 14 of the 23 District Municipalities have been developed focussing on amongst others, the water resource and institutional challenges. 48 projects are currently being implemented in the 23 District Municipalities under the Regional Bulk Infrastructure Programme. DWA has completed a situational analysis assessment report for each of the 23 distressed district municipalities detailing the water situation and required interventions. An Interim Water Supply Strategy for expansion of the community water supply projects has been developed. Universal access is unlikely to be achieved as some of the municipalities are still at 50 access. Emerging challenges with bulk water in particular, include functionality of the infrastructure and the poor quality of water.
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Due to lack of operation and maintenance, 21
of the households with access to a tap do not
always get water from the tap and 26 of
households are affected by sanitation services
and/or facilities that are not fully functional
Improving access to water and
sanitation -- a national picture

• 94.7 of households with access to water as
  compared to 92 in 2009
• 100 target by 2014 is unlikely to be achieved

• 84 of households with access to sanitation, from
  77 in 2009
• 100 target by 2014 is unlikely to be achieved

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Progress on Outcome 7 Output 4 Improved
employment and skills development opportunities
Output Indicator Targets Assessment by DPME for 1st Quarter 2012/13 DPME comments
Reduce rural unemployment Reduce rural unemployment from 73.4 to 60 (Department of Social Developments survey on ISRDP, 2008) Formal jobs created by the commercial agricultural sector rise by 20 000 from 780 000 to 800 000 Though jobs have been created through CRDP, tourism, EPWP, and Community Works Programme, these efforts has minimal impact on rural unemployment. Broad unemployment in tribal areas is rising rapidly, from 44 in 2009 (StatsSA QLFS 2009) to 52 in 2012, partly due to Slow rate of overall national economic growth Inadequate progress with smallholder farmer development Lack of growth in employment in commercial agricultural sector National Rural Youth Service Corps (NARYSEC) and other public employment programmes have contributed to skills development but have only made a marginal contribution to reducing youth unemployment in rural areas Different data sources have been used for the baseline, the target and the performance measurement on rural unemployment, and are not comparable. The latest measurement is from the Quarterly Labour Force Survey conducted by StatsSA, using a category called tribal areas (similar to former homeland areas). Delivery Agreement target to be revised.
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Agricultural Employment Quarterly Labour Force
Survey, 2nd Quarter of each year, 2009 - 2012
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Progress on Outcome 7 Output 5 Enabling
institutional environment for sustainable and
inclusive growth
Output indicator Targets Assessment by DPME for 1st Quarter 2012/13 DPME comments
Rural institutions 80 of rural local governments have established coordination structures Profile 50 000 h/holds and 400 communities per annum Activities under this output seek to ensure that communities participate in their own development, and for coherent planning. For the period under reporting, 45 Councils of stakeholders, 13 development forums and 13 youth forums were established. A total of 3113 youth participated in Youth Centres and were supported through training and funding. 51 495 households and 764 communities have been profiled. 596 316 clients from profiled households and communities were referred for appropriate interventions. And 25 rural spatial development frameworks were formulated. Although coordination structures are in place, their functionality and effectiveness varies from municipality to municipality. In some instances, there are too many intergovernmental coordinating structures in one area. Need to conduct an audit of available structures, their status and their functionality by end 2012 DRDLR should develop integrated sustainable development strategies according to the potential of each district, and then coordinate the contributions of communities, individual departments, entities, municipalities and the private sector to implement such strategies, focusing initially on the 23 poorest rural districts Profiling of households and communities under CRDP is a good resource for joint planning and targeted interventions
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Thank you
Go to http//www.thepresidency.gov.za/dpme.asp
for PME documentsincluding narrative guide to
outcomes approach, outcomes documents and
delivery agreement guide
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