About Us
The Directorate: Provincial and SOEs Performance Monitoring (D:PSPM) under the Chief Directorate Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) within the Branch: Policy, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PPME) was established to oversee the processes of monitoring and reporting between DAFF and Provincial Departments of Agriculture (PDAs) and Public Entities (PEs) reporting to the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
Our Mandate
The mandate of the directorate is to ensure that there are proper processes and systems in place to manage non-financial performance information of PDAs and PEs and thus hold them accountable.
Key functions:
Facilitate the development and support implementation of monitoring and evaluation frameworks and guidelines for PDA’s and PE’s
Monitor and evaluate performance of PDAs through standardised performance indicators and PEs through the approved Strategic objectives aligned to the establishing Acts of the entities
Facilitate the establishment of monitoring and evaluation capacity building within PDAs and PEs
Establish systems and processes to manage performance information of PDAs and PEs
Contact Details:
Director: Ms Maureen Lekganyane
Tel: +27 (0) 12 319 8469/70
Email:
About us
The Directorate Research and Technology Development (RTD) established with the aim to provide strategic leadership and support through sustainable agricultural production through research, technology development and technology transfer.
Our Mandate
The mandate of the directorate is to provide leadership and support for agricultural research, technology and innovation in order to generate new knowledge, improve production systems and competitiveness of the agricultural sector
Key objectives of RTD are:
- Promote of appropriate policies and strategies to support research, technology development and innovation for the agricultural sector
- Promote development of appropriate technologies in support of productivity, profitability and sustainability of the sector;
- Source and mobilize recourses for research and technology transfer
Promote international partnerships and collaboration with continental and regional On R&D.
Key functions
The directorates' functions encompass broad areas of research and Development (R&D) of Policy Development, Governance Systems and Multilateral Sciences.
The Directorate advocates the promotion of national, intergovernmental and international collaboration on research that is relevant to strategic goals of the DoA. It is also the function of the Directorate to develop, promote and review national policies strategies, norms, standards and guidance of Agricultural Research, Technology development and Transfer.
Within the multilateral sciences, the directorate promotes international partnerships and collaborations with continental and regional organizations on research and technology development through:
• Development of guidelines with international organizations and management of agreements on Science and technology with multilateral institutions as consultative Group on international agreements on science and technology with Agricultural Research (CGIAR), Forum for Agricultural Development in Africa (FARA), New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) and Southern Africa Developing Community (SADC)-Food and Agriculture and Natural Resources (FANR) and CAB International.
• In accordance with new strategic management model for South Africa 's science and technology, RTD is responsible for providing strategic support to the DoA in terms of Governance of ARC. This includes services to the sector and the department in areas of intergovernmental and stakeholder relations nationally as well as the maintenance of databases, on agricultural research, technology development and transfer, for information dissemination to stakeholders.
- Currently the directorate is spearheading the development of the Agricultural Research and Development Strategy.
- Coordination of national level for National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) through administration and secretariat services to the National Agricultural Research Forum (NARF).
Contact Details:
Director: Ms Mmaserame Macucwa
Tel: +27 (0) 12 319 6078
Fax: +27(0) 12 319 6389
Email:
About us
The purpose of the Chief Directorate is to ensure that smallholder producers have access to finance and that they form part of the mainstream economy. This is achieved through The Micro Agricultural Financial Institutions of South Africa (MAFISA) scheme
The MAFISA scheme
1 What is MAFISA?
MAFISA provides financial services to smallholder producers in the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sector. The objective of the scheme is to address the financial services needs of smallholder producers in the sector. Services provided through the scheme include production loans, facilitation of saving mobilization and capacity building for member owned financial institutions (intermediaries).
MAFISA products and services are accessed through a range of institutions accredited by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) to serve as retail intermediaries.
2.1 The purpose of the loan
Purchase of production inputs (fertilizers, seeds, pesticides etc.);
Purchase of small equipments and implements such as (Knapsack spray, birds drinkers and feeders, wheel barrow, spades etc);
Purchase of breeding livestock, medication, feed, branding material etc.
2.2 Savings mobilization
Encourage MAFISA targeted clients to save in order to accumulate wealth and assets which could be used as collateral in future.
2.3 Capacity building of member owned financial institutions
Capacitate the member owned financial institutions in order to enable them to serve as intermediaries disbursing MAFISA loans for purposes of increasing the level of outreach
3 How to apply
Contact your local participating intermediary or local agricultural extension officer for application forms;
Complete the application form (with assistance from the local Agricultural Extension Officer if necessary);
Attach required documents (e.g. Identity Document, proof of access to land (for more see application form);
Submit the application form to local accredited intermediary.
4 Eligibility criteria
Be a South African citizen with a valid South African Identity Document;
Be from historically disadvantaged groups;
Enterprise must show ability to repay the loan;
Be of the age of 21 and above ( between 18 and 20 there is a need for parental/guardian consent);
Gross non farm income to be not more than R20 000 per month;
Turnover of the enterprise not to be more than the SARS tax threshold;
Enterprise should be agriculture, forestry or fisheries related;
Positive credit history.
5 Terms and conditions
Maximum loan size is R500 000 per person;
Interest rate charged is 8% per annum compound;
Loans below R25 000 do not require security;
Repayment term is tied to income cycle of the enterprise;
Loans are available for individuals and groups;
All applicants must meet MAFISA loan requirements to be considered.
6 Contact details
For more information contact the MAFISA at 012 319 7263 / 6825 / 7216
Purpose
To coordinate and administer cadastral surveys.
Functions
1. Ensure accurate cadastral surveys and maintain a complete dataset of all cadastral information
2. Maintain cadastral spatial information and cadastral information services
3. Provide cadastral advisory and research services
4. Provide cadastral training and development services
5. Provide administrative support services
6. Provide national geo-spatial information services
7. Provide service delivery coordination services
Purpose
To register deeds and other documents
Functions
1. Provide a Deeds Registration function
2. Provide legal support and deeds training services
3. Provide Deeds Registration information and communication technology (ICT) management services to support the Branch’s objectives
4. Provide financial management and support services
5. Provide administrative support to the Chief Registrar of Deeds
6. Ensure successful delivery of desired solution outcomes (entity development)