Department Of Agriculture Fisheries And Forestry Graduate Program
Department Of Agriculture Fisheries And Forestry Graduate Program, The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is committed to the implementation of PAIA and has ensured that our new organisational structure has made provision for a dedicated office to implement PAIA.
Our approach emphasises the importance of participative democracy, constant flow of empowering information, while also ensuring that our communities, particularly those at the grassroots, understand their role in upholding our democracy.
Section 32 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa stipulates that everyone has the right of access to any information held by the state and provides for the horizontal application of the right of access by another person to everyone when that information is required for the exercise or protection of any rights. Through the PAIA, we are further assured of upholding the principles of Batho Pele – People First!
Democracy is a right, a responsibility and a duty! Working together, we can do more to uphold this democracy and everything it stands for!
Programmes
- African Agricultural Development Programme
- Agricultural Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment
- Comprehensive Agricultural Support Programme
- Integrated food Security and Nutrition Programme
- Natural Resources Management
- Research and Development
- National Regulatory Services
- Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
- LARP
- LandCare
- Business Plan Guidelines
- DAFF Female Entrepreneur Awards
- Vulnerable Workers on Farms, in Forestry and Fisheries Programme
- Small Holder Farmer Evaluation
African Agricultural Development Programme (AADP)
South Africa experienced an increased demand by African countries for technical assistance support in the field of agriculture. A technical assistance programme (TAP) called the African Agricultural Development Programme (AADP) was established as a contribution towards regional stability and the sustainable development of the economies of African countries. The TAP is considered to be an important enabler for Southern African Development Countries’ (SADC) regional development with potential long-term benefits for South Africa.
A report on intra-African agricultural trade to promote trade as part of the AADP is being finalised. The department has completed desktop studies for selected countries, which will be visited in order to supplement the information for compiling the report. Negotiation positions for ongoing negotiations within the SADC, World Trade Organisation (WTO), Southern African Customs Union (SACU), Mercosur and the TDCA review are being developed as the negotiations proceed.
Through the assistance of the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) technical co-operation support, the department has coordinated the development of a national medium-term investment programme (NMTIP) as a framework for implementation of the Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP) at the national level. Bankable investment project profiles have been developed to focus national efforts and actions on specific areas of project development and funding.
During 2007 we will continue our close relationship with the FAO and the FAO Africa Regional Office to ensure our contribution to a prosperous Africa and a better world.