DEPT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM

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1 DEPT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM DEALING WITH LAND IN RURAL SA: NEW APPROACHES AND CHALLENGES DR MOSHE SWARTZ DEPUTY DIRECTOR-GENERAL 19 APRIL 2011 ANNUAL WORLD BANK CONFERENCE

2 BACKGROUND SA has total land mass of 122.1m hectares Total population of about 50m Rural areas account for 100m hectares= 82% of total land mass Rural areas are in 2072 wards out of a total of 3933 in the whole country 2

3 BACKGROUND Land Dispossession in 1913 Majority of African people forcefully removed to outskirts of the country Overcrowding in homelands resulting in a decay of the social fabric and death of cultural progress Depletion of natural resources (Land degradation, overgrazing, cultivation of marginal lands, overexploitation of trees and woodlands, and overfishing) Widespread underdevelopment and poverty 1994, Democratic Government Apartheid problems: Stagnant economic growth, declining per 3 capital income, spiraling debt problem, increasing

4 Muyexe For Rural Women, The Struggle Continues

5 POST APARTHEID LAND REFORM RESPONSES Redistribution Restitution Tenure reform Weaknesses in the response: 5 7.4m hectares were distributed BUT, Ignored local issues, e.g the role of traditional authorities in land reform Did not address key issue of the potential of the rural economy in areas left underdeveloped by apartheid Adopted contradictory stances (welfarism vs an approach based on productivity, economic efficiency and cost recovery)

6 Vision Mission (DRDLR) VISION Vibrant, equitable, sustainable rural communities OVER-ARCHING GOAL Social cohesion and development MISSION To initiate, facilitate, coordinate, catalyze and implement an integrated rural development programme. 6

7 SECRET Tenure System Reform 1. State Land Don t sell lease hold Roads, bridges, energy, water services, sanitation, library, early childhood centres, Police stations, clinics, houses, small rural towns revitalisation. Social infrastructure ICT infrastructure Amenities Facilities Tenure system review Strategic land reform interventions Restitution 2. Private Land Free hold with limited extent State the first right of refusal when selling 3.Foreign land ownership Precarious tenure Food Security: Strategic Partnerships: Mentoring Co-management Share equity Modalities being worked out between the Dept and farmers; big and small Phase I Meeting Basic Human Needs A rapid and fundamental change in the relations (systems and patterns of ownership and control) of land, livestock, cropping and community. Economic infrastructure inputs: Agri-parks, fencing, seeds, fertilizer, extension support, etc Phase II Enterprise development Economic infrastructure inputs: Abattoirs, animal handling facilities, feed-lots, mechanising stock water dams, dip tanks, windmills, fencing, harvesters, etc Phase III Agro-village industries; credit facilities Rural development measurables 4. Institution Land Management Commission Power to subpoena Power to inquire on own volition or at the instance of interested parties Power to verify/validate title deeds Demand declaration of Land holdings Grant amnesty or prosecute Institution: - Rural Development Agency -rationalise some existing institutions 7

8 OUTCOME 7: Diagrammatic Representation 1. Sustainable agrarian reform with thriving farming sector lead : DRDLR/DWEA/DAFF 8 6. Cross cutting / Institutional Support DPSA/NT/PRESIDENCY/ DRDLR 5. Enabling institutional environment for sustainable and inclusive growth lead : DoCG/EDD/DRDLR Vibrant sustainable, equitable rural communities and food security for all COORDINATOR: DRDLR 4. Rural job creation and promoting economic livelihoods lead : DST/DTI/DHET/DOD/ DRDLR 2. Improved access to affordable and diverse food lead : DAFF/DRDLR 3. Improved services to support livelihoods lead : DOT/DHS/DRDLR/DPW /MUNICIPALITIES

9 WHAT WILL BE DONE DIFFERENTLY: OUTPUT 1 OUTPUTS Sustainable agrarian reform with a thriving small and large farming sector DRIVERS Farming SUB-OUTPUTS Land / Water/Markets/ Labour/ Inputs/Capital ACTIVITIES Identify, acquire, warehouse, select, lease, support and secure/allocate water resources, surveying, registrations and planning RESPONS -IBILITY DRDLR DWEA DAFF PROVINCES MUNICIPALITIES RESULT CHAIN Target Baseline Indicator Feedback/M&E Strategic Land Reform Interventions through the following: Acquisition and warehousing of strategically located land for farming that is supported by strategic partnership through mentorship, co-management and share-equity Selection of farmers in line with the categories of their land needs (e.g. household, medium and commercial scale) Recapitalisation and Development Programme to support land reform projects acquired since 1994 Provide access to markets through integrated value chain participation Land acquisition and recapitalization integrated with water allocation reform Provide support to local organizations, producers, and co-operatives to participate in the value chain/agro-processing phases Mobilize labour and capital through partnerships to give effect to the above. 9 SECRET

10 RECAPITALISATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME To respond to the challenges of the collapsing land reform projects and defunct irrigation schemes in the former homelands as well as distressed farms by private individuals, the Department has introduced a new programme called Recapitalisation and Development. The core principles of the programme are mentorship; comanagement and share equity. The objectives are to increase production to guarantee food security, to graduate small framers into commercial, farmers and create employment opportunities within the agricultural sector. To implement this programme, the Department has set-aside 25% of the baseline from the land acquisition budget - this amounts to R900 million for the 2010/11 financial year. 10

11 WHAT WILL BE DONE DIFFERENTLY: OUTPUT 2 OUTPUTS DRIVERS SUB-OUTPUTS ACTIVITIES RESPONS RESULT -IBILITY CHAIN Improved access to diverse and affordable food Food Security Agro-processing /increased productivity and access to nutritious food/ Markets/Land, Labour/Capital/ Inputs Economic infrastructure, e.g. Silo s, abattoirs, sales pens, pack-houses, agriparks/villages, irrigation schemes DAFF DRDLR PROVINCES MUNICIPALITIES Target Baseline Indicator Feedback/M&E Revitalization of irrigation schemes linked to water allocation reform Increased productivity and access to nutritious food Establishment of household and institutional gardens Provision of support to farmers - inputs, mechanization, farming infrastructure, e.g. silos, abattoirs, sales pens, pack-houses, agri-parks/villages, stock water dams Mobilize labour and capital through partnerships to give effect to the above 11

12 Future Glimpse The Possibilities: Proud, Self-sustaining Households, Lambasi S T R IF

13 State-of-the-art Facilities Dutywa S T R IF

14 WHAT WILL BE DONE DIFFERENTLY: OUTPUT 3 OUTPUTS Improved rural services to support sustainable livelihoods DRIVERS Infrastructure and Services SUB-OUTPUTS Agro-logistics/ICT/ Social and Economic Infrastructure/Land, Labour /Capital ACTIVITIES Roads, Rail, Bridges, ECDs, EIA s libraries, clinics, e-raps, Energy, VVAs, Youth Hubs, Housing, water, sanitation, revitalization of rural towns RESPONS -IBILITY DOT DPW DRDLR MUNICIPA DOE LITIES DHS DWEA RESULT CHAIN Target Baseline Indicator Feedback/M&E Meeting basic needs: Facilitate and coordinate provision of social infrastructure such as water, sanitation, energy and waste removal e-raps, libraries, village viewing areas, youth development hubs Facilitate and coordinate provision and revitalization of roads, rail, bridges, housing Mobilize labour and capital through partnerships to give effect to the above 14

15 WHAT WILL BE DONE DIFFERENTLY: OUTPUT 4 OUTPUTS Improved employment opportunities and economic livelihoods DRIVERS Jobs and Skills Innovation/technology such as sanitation systems, solar power, water purification, new construction systems for houses Training: skills development, household and community profiling, para-professionals (apprentices, artisanship, village mentors) survey officers, land surveyors deeds examiners, town planners SUB-OUTPUTS Job creation models/enterprise development/village industries/ Training/Land/Labour /Capital Job creation models: NARYSEC, CRDP job creation model, Green Economy and industry; EPWP, CWP, CHW, WOP ACTIVITIES Cooperatives, Agrivillages/parks, EPWP/CWP/Job creation models/ WOP/Green-economy RESPONS -IBILITY DST DTI DHET DRDLR PROVINCES MUNICIPALITIE S Mobilize labour and capital through partnerships to give effect to the above. RESULT CHAIN Target Baseline Indicator Feedback/M&E 15

16 WHAT WILL BE DONE DIFFERENTLY: OUTPUT 5 OUTPUTS Enabling institutional environment for sustainable and improved growth DRIVERS Good Governance SUB-OUTPUTS Institutions/ Capacitated Institutions/ Credit institutions/ Sociopolitical institutions/land/labour/ Capital ACTIVITIES Establishment of institutions e.g. Council of Stakeholders, Institution Capacity building and mentoring RESPONS -IBILITY DoCG EDD DRDLR PROVINCES MUNICIPALITIES COS RESULT CHAIN Target Baseline Indicator Feedback/M&E 3 CRDP pillars Council of Stakeholders Initiate, facilitate, co-ordinate, catalyze and implement Facilitation of credit facilities Facilitate establishment of and capacity building of institutions through FETs, tertiary institutions and the private sector Mobilize labour and capital through partnerships to give effect to the above 16

17 Community Dialogue Ranking the Priorities S T R IF

18 Community Engagement Embracing and Owning the Findings S T R IF

19 NARYSEC PROGRESS Partnerships with Stats SA, National Youth Development Agency, the Department of Defense to provide training. DHET to bring FETs and SETAs on board to provide training to the youth. 600 already enrolled in 4 FETs in the Western Cape from 29 November to 10 December Training to focus on life skills. A further 500 to be trained by the SANDF on 1 February

20 NARYSEC: Youth Empowerment Programme Is a programme that is targeting youth in all rural wards in South Africa In each Ward, 4 young people (3 plus one person living with disabilities) are to be employed for a period of two years Skills development will include discipline, patriotism, life skills, rights awareness and specific skills areas empowering youth to change rural areas. 20