CASP
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
Comprehensive Agriculture Support
Programme (CASP)
Portfolio Committee presentation
Department of Agriculture
2004
Part 1
What is CASP?
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Aim of CASP
To enhance the provision of support services to
promote and facilitate agricultural development targeting
beneficiaries of the Land Reform and Agrarian Reforms
programmes.
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CASP and Policy Reform
Policy documents providing the policy framework for CASP:
 The White Paper on Agriculture (1995)
 The White Paper on Land Reform (1995)
 The Reconstruction and Development programme
 The BATAT Strategy (1995)
 The Strauss Commission Report (1996)
 The Land and Agriculture Development Programme (1998)
 Skills Development Act
 National Skills Development Strategy
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Policy Reforms
 Deregulation of the agricultural product marketing
 Changes in fiscal treatment of Agriculture
 Abolition of certain tax concessions
 Reduction in the direct budgetary expenditure on the sector
 The land reform, restitution and redistribution
 Trade policy reforms and general liberalisation of agric trade
 Institutional reforms, esp. the three tiers of Gov involved in
Agriculture
 Changes in the mandate of the Land bank
 Repeal of the Agricultural Credit Act
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Strategies to put policy reforms into practice
 Integrated Sustainable Rural Development Strategy (ISRDS)
 The Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development subprogramme (LRAD)
 Integrated Food Security and Nutrition (IFSNP)
 The National Landcare programme
 Agriculture Sector Strategy
 Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Programme
(CAADP)
 Knowledge and Information systems (KIMS)
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The need for CASP
 Inspite of strategies and policies, agricultural support services
have been inadequate, hence CASP
 CASP flows from the recommendations of the Strauss
Commission report, which recommended:
•
The financial “sunrise” subsidies to establish financing
mechanisms
•
The adoption of a “sunrise” package of enabling conditions
for the beneficiaries of land reform to streamline and align
service delivery within the three tiers of government
• Identified as a priority within the intergovernmental fiscal
review process focusing on service delivery.
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CASP model
The Hungry &
Vulnerable
Agricultural macrosystem within
consumer economic
Farm & Business
environment
Household food
level activity
security &
Subsistence
6 pillars
Training &
Capacity
building
Agriculture support
CASP beneficiaries
1. The Hungry & Vulnerable
Though this group is primarily the responsibility of the
Department of Social Development, they are
supported by the DoA and PDAs through advice and
during food emergencies and crises through the
agricultural food packs and for those families who are
ready, the introduction of agriculture starter pack
(Block 1)
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CASP beneficiaries (cont…)
2. Subsistence & Household Food
Producers
Supported through food production and include the
beneficiaries of the Special Programme on Food
Security (SPFS) and the Integrated Food Nutrition
Programme (IFSNP) where the provision of the
agriculture starter pack is made.
(Block 2)
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CASP beneficiaries (cont…)
3. Farmers
Supported through farm level support and include
beneficiaries of the LRAD and other strategic
programmes, e.g. SLAG, Restitution, Redistribution,
Tenure reform.
(Block 3)
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CASP beneficiaries (cont…)
4. Agricultural macro-system within the consumer
environment
This category includes the agri-business and
entrepreneurs to ensure that business and regulatory
environment is conducive to support agricultural
development and food safety.
(Block 4)
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6 priority areas of CASP
 Information and Knowledge Management
 Technical and Advisory Assistance, and Regulatory
Services
 Training and Capacity building
 Marketing and Business Development
 On-Farm and off-Farm Infrastructure and Production
inputs
 Financial assistance
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Roleplayers
CASP will be implemented through partnering between:
 Department of Agriculture
 Provincial Departments of Agriculture
 Department of Land Affairs
 National Treasury through the Intergovernmental
Fiscal Review
 District committee and council
 The Beneficiaries
 Banking Institutions – The Land Bank
 Sector Education and Training Authorities
 Other Partners
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Intergovernmental Fiscal Review Process
 Formation of 10x10 and 4x4
• 4x4: joint technical committee set up to establish
greater coordination on policy development and
budgeting for functions that are a joint responsibility
of national and provincial governments. Reports to
• 10x10: sectoral committee of DoA and National
Treasury
 Technical team prioritised CASP
• Identifies spending pressures & cost drivers
• Developed templates to identify targets and budget
for MTEF
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CASP Expected Outcomes
 Increased creation of wealth in agriculture and rural areas
 Increased sustainable employment
 Increased incomes and increased foreign exchange earnings
 Reduced poverty and inequalities in land and enterprise
ownership
 Improved farming efficiency
 Improved national and household food security
 Stable and safe rural communities, reduced levels of crime
and violence, and sustained rural development
 Improved investor confidence leading to increased domestic
and foreign investment in agricultural activities and rural
areas
 Pride and dignity in agriculture as an occupation and sector
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CASP implementation strategy
Three-pronged strategy of :
 Aligning support services related to
•
Information and knowledge
•
Technical and advisory services,
•
Training and capacity building,
•
Marketing and business development,
 Phasing in basic support services related to
•
On farm and off farm infrastructure, agricultural inputs,
marketing and business development.
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 Policy for agricultural financing
Aligning support services
Done through the:
 Intergovernmental Fiscal Review
 MTEF
 Treasury guidelines for measuring service delivery
 Setting norms and standards and monitoring systems
 Working group has been formed to align extension,
information, advisory services, training
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Phasing in basic support services
Following priorities have been agreed upon:
 Fencing
 Water for household food security and food production
 Dipping services
 Stock handling facilities
 Next phase to prioritise production inputs, mechanisation
and marketing and business development
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Financing strategy
 President’s SONA announced re-establishment of the ACS;
 Currently the Department is in the process of examining the
design and will shortly determine a date for public debate;
 Invite finance team to make presentation
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Part 2
Where are we?
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Land and Agrarian Reform
Integrated Food Security
and Nutrition Programme
Agro processing
Industries
Household Food
Production Programmes
Land Redistribution
for
Agricultural Development
Comprehensive
Agricultural
Support
Programme
Where it is
agricultural land
Restitution Programme
Tenure Reform Programme
Viable
Farming
Enterprises
Agro Tourism Strategy
Water Resources
Strategy
Budget
An allocation of R 750 million has been made through
the MTEF and implemented through the Division of
Revenue Act (DORA)
 R 200 million for 2004
 R250 million for 2005
 R300 million for 2006
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Budget allocation (2004/05) per province
Province
Allocated amount
Eastern Cape
R 38 043 000
KwaZulu-Natal
R 37 016 000
Limpopo
R 33 428 000
North West
R 26 875 000
Mpumalanga
R 18 903 000
Free State
R 16 870 000
Western Cape
R 13 765 000
Northern Cape
R 10 518 000
Gauteng
R 4 582 000
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Work in progress
 Phased in basic support services (fencing, water, dipping
and stock handling)
 Finalising guidelines for mechanisation, agricultural
inputs, marketing and business development.
 Continue alignment through Intergovernmental Fiscal
Review to populate the template with budget pressure
points as they relate to research & extension services,
training and capacity building information and advisory
services and regulatory services.
 Finalise the financing mechanisms for agricultural support
in CASP
 Finalise monitoring and reporting systems as per agreed
within DORA
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The implementation challenges
 Working with the provinces – within the context of concurrency
resulted in backlog in implementation of projects on the
ground and utilization;
 Limited resources – need to prioritise Restitution
Beneficiaries, LRAD beneficiaries; Communal areas and
resource limited black farmers in general;
 Focus in year one – on and off farm infrastructure;
 Demand exceeds supply;
 Implications of other land reform programmes – sustainability;
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Next steps
 Implementation of the Agricultural Research and Extension
support services
 Alignment of CASP deliverables with other Land and Agrarian
Reform Programmes
 Alignment of CASP with IFSNP
 Alignment of CASP with the Financing Strategy
 Preparing projects for submission for financial year 2005/06
as prioritized by Provinces focused on the other pillars
 Presented CASP as priority at MTEC and awaiting outcome
 Community mobilization for ownership of projects
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