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Date
: 31/05/2004
Source: Western Cape Provincial Government
Title: C Dowry: State of the Province debate
EXTRACTS FROM A SPEECH BY COBUS DOWRY, MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE IN
THE WESTERN CAPE, DURING THE PREMIER'S STATE OF THE PROVINCE
DEBATE, 31 May 2004
Een van die belangrikste aspekte rakende die regstelling van die
ongeregtighede van die verlede, is die uitwissing van armoede en in
hierdie verband is Landbou 'n belangrike rolspeler.
Ten einde armoede te bestry en werk te skep, moet die toekomstige
generasie bemagtig word deur eienaarskap van die ekonomie.
Grondhervorming en dit wat daarmee gepaard gaan, is een van die
hoekstene van die normalisering van ons samelewing. Dit is derhalwe
noodsaaklik dat die proses van grondhervorming daagliks die nodige
aandag sal kry. In die grondhervormingsprogram is dit noodsaaklik
dat alle rolspelers aan boord sal kom. Dit is dan ook verblydend
dat 'n onlangse meningsopname deur Markinor aangetoon het dat 75%
van die respondente (landbouers) aangedui het dat grondhervorming
en die herverdeling van grond onafwendbaar is.
Ons verbind ons opnuut tot die beginsel dat verantwoordelike
grondhervorming noodsaaklik is om gelyke toegang tot deelname aan
landbou te bewerkstellig ten einde volhoubare landelike
ontwikkeling te stimuleer.
Na beraming het ons reeds sowat 6170 huisgesinne se lewens positief
beinvloed met die herverdeling van sowat 80 000 hektaar grond deur
die proses van grondhervorming.
There are three very important strategies that needs to be
implemented to enhance a programme of Ikapa Elihlumayo and they
are: Equitable access and participation; Global competitiveness and
profitability and sustainable resources management. As the Minister
responsible for Agriculture I am committed to these strategies in
order to improve quality of life of every person in the Western
Cape.
Speaker, die Departement van Landbou is intens bewus van die
uitdagings wat die Provinsie in die gesig staar op landbougebied,
daarom is ons net so gretig om reeds in die eerste 100 dae 'n
wesenlike bydrae te lewer tot 'n groeiende Wes-Kaap.
The Western Cape Department of Agriculture has expanded its former
programme for Farmer Settlement to a comprehensive Farmer Support
and Development programme which will provide extension, support and
facilitate training to farmers, with special emphasis on developing
of emerging farmers, implementation of land reform programmes and
agricultural rural development projects.
Given that the predominant need for development of an equitable and
diverse agricultural sector has been identified, 80% of the Farmer
Support and Development Programme budget will be utilised to build
capacity of the historically disadvantaged communities and
individuals. The commercial sector employs more than 200 000 people
and therefore 20% of budget will be allocated to support this
sector.
Within the next 100 days a study will be launched evaluating all
existing land reform projects in order to identify frustrations,
challenges and strengths. Also, the process of appointing in the
region of 70 additional extension officers to serve mainly the
emerging farming sector will commence.
The Department of Agriculture has embarked on a provincial client
survey in order to determine perceptions and specific needs of our
various clients. Within the next three months the survey will be
complete, the information interpreted and appropriate strategic
actions, including a communication campaign, developed in order to
address the issues concerning service delivery that the survey
pointed out.
Enquiries:
Alie van Jaarsveld
Cell: 082 777 7262
Jan Bosman
Head of Office
Tel:(021) 483 4700
Fax:(021) 483 3890
Cell: 083 7755 312
E-mail: jbosman@pgwc.gov.za
Issued by: Ministry of Agriculture, Western Cape Provincial
Government
31 May 2004
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