Tshwane Hunger Summit

Presentation By

Skhalele NjoniDepartment of Agriculture and

Rural DevelopmentJULY 2009

Contents

Mission and Vision Constitutional Mandate Strategic priorities

– Enabling Faster Economic Growth and Job Creation– Fighting poverty and building safe, secure and sustainable

communities Food Security Interventions Conclusions

GDARD: Vision and Mission

Vision Leaders in natural resource management

MissionTo provide an integrated provincial management

system for sustainable utilization of natural resources towards quality life for all.

Constitutional Mandate

Section 27 of the Bill of Rights in the Constitution states that"27. (1) everyone has the right to have access to - health care services[1], including reproductive health care;sufficient food and water; andSocial security, including, if they are unable to support themselves

and their dependents, appropriate social assistance.The state must take reasonable legislative and other measures

within its available resources, to achieve the progressive realisation of each of these rights."

[1] Health care services should be viewed as inclusive of veterinary public health functions

GDARD strategic priorities

Enabling faster economic growth and job creation Fighting poverty and building safe, secure and

sustainable communities Developing healthy skilled and productive people Deepening democracy and nation building and

realising the constitutional rights of our people Building an effective and caring government

Enabling Faster Economic Growth and Job Creation

Labour intensive construction works in the two Blue IQ projects

Expanded Public Works Programmes — Working for Water, Land Care, Fire and Fencing Programmes

Agricultural Development — Farmer Settlement, Food Security Projects

Fighting poverty and building safe, secure and sustainable communities

Roll out and up scaling of the Homestead Food Gardens project successfully piloted in the 2003 – 2004 financial year

Implementation of an externally funded project promoting the propagation and sustainable use of medicinal plants

Mobilization of organized civil society and the private sector to co-fund and participate in project based work contributing to the reduction of poverty and sustainable community development using the Bontle ke Botho campaign as a platform and focusing on food, water and sanitation, waste management and energy projects

GDARD: Food Security Interventions

Agricultural HUBs– Areas zoned and protected for agriculture

development.

GDARD: Food Security Interventions cont…

Farmer Settlement– CASP: It is a developmental program aimed at giving small

and emerging farmers a boost in their farming enterprises– LRAD– Illema/Letsima

Household Food Security– HSFG– Community gardens– School gardens

GDARD: Food Security Interventions cont…

Expanded Public Works Programmes:– Working for Water, Land Care, Fire and Fencing

Programmes

Integrated Food security Programme

Conclusion

• Food security is very complex requires a multidisciplinary approach.

• Stakeholders coordination cannot be over emphasized • Complementary interventions by the municipalities,

NGO’ and related stakeholders is key towards implementation of government developmental programs

• Integrated planning will always improve service delivery and avoid duplications.