department: agriculture vote 26 national regulatory services m. e. mogajane 18march 2003
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DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
VOTE 26NATIONAL REGULATORY SERVICES
M. E. MOGAJANE
18March 2003
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE1
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
ANIMAL HEALTH
PLANTHEALTH
GENETICRESOURCES
FOOD SAFETY
&QA
NATIONAL REGULATORYSERVICES
INSPECTION SERVICES
POLICY
NORMS ANDSTANDARDS
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
LEGISLATION UNDER A PROGRAMME NATIONAL REGULATORY SERVICES Animal diseases Act Animal identification Act Agricultural pests act Liquor products act Plant improvement Act Animal improvement Act (Act no 72 of 1998) Veterinary and para-veterinary Act Agricultural products standard Act Meat safety Act (Act 40 of 2000) Genetically modified organisms Act Fertilizers, farm feeds, agricultural remedies and stock
remedies Act Plant breeders rights Act Agricultural pests Act
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
EXPENDITURE ESTIMATES
SUBPROGRAMME ADJUSTEDAPPROPRIATION MEDIUM-TERM EXPENDITURE ESTIMATE
R/THOUSAND 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06
MANAGEMENT 1 009 997 1 049 1 388
FOOD SAFETY & QA 28 670 30 931 32 566 34 810
GENETIC RESOURCES 12 025 12 410 13 115 14 441
PLANT HEALTH 7 466 10 794 11 496 12 321
ANIMAL HEALTH 38 615 51 778 16 453 84 473
IMPORT & EXPORT 59 585 78 498 88 228 107 6
TOTAL 147 405 185 408 206 907 255 067
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
Expenditure trends
Rapid growth R100,629 million in 1999/00 to R185 408 million in 2003/04
Increase of about 18,5 % since 1999/00 Regulation of animal health Strengthening border control Disease surveillance
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
PROBLEM AREAS
Agricultural trade Movement of people Trans frontier Parks Guarantees for food safety Gap in public knowledge on biotechnology Border control Need Integrated approaches in planning Infrastructure delivery for communal areas
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
FOCUS AREAS
Food safety policy Plant improvement policy Plant breeders rights policy Occupational health and safety policy Community service policy for veterinarians Strategy for border control Infrastructure allocation for communal areas Conduct consultations on the agricultural biotechnology
strategy Improvement of ports of entry Animal disease contingency plan
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
LEGISLATION – FOCUS AREAS
Reviewing regulations for Agricultural pest Act, Animal improvement Act, Animal health Act and Animal identification
Farm feeds, fertilizers, Agricultural and stock remedies Act
Finalize meat safety regulations
DEPARTMENT: AGRICULTURE
Recruitment of staff –quality people
Co-ordination of functions
Interdepartmental and intergovernmental interaction
Public awareness
IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY