Water use & Irrigation Development
Water use and Irrigation Development
About Us
Directorate: Water use and Irrigation Development
Aim: To ensure the efficient development and revitalization of irrigation schemes and water use
Functions:
- Manage the revitilisation of irrigation schemes
- Manage and promote sector water conservation and use management
- Ensure and support the establishment of irrigation schemes
- Support sectoral compliance with the National water use framework
For further information contact:
Name: Ms M J. Gabriel |
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Tel number:012 846 8569 |
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Fax number: 012846 8576 |
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Disaster Management
Disaster Management
About Us
Directorate: Climate Change and Disaster Management
Aim: To facilitate climate change mitigation and adaptation, risk and disaster management
Functions:
- Develop and provide a National policy framework climate change and disaster management for the sector.
Ensure effective planning and implementation of an early warning system in support of associated sector risk management. - Co-ordinate post disaster recovery and rehabilitation.
- Implement climate change programmes in support of risk and disaster management and ensure sectoral compliance with the National Climate Change Response framework and regional and international obligations.
- Prevent production losses by combating migratory pests and diseases
For further information contact:
Name: Mr I.B Kgakatsi
Tel number:012 309 5723
Fax number: 012309 5878
Email address:
For more information visit Climate Change & Disaster Management{
Disaster Management: The Vision and Mission
Vision
- A leading, dynamic, united, prosperous and people-centred sector
Mission
Our vision will be achieved through developing and sustaining a sector that contributes and embraces::
- Economic growth (and development)
- Job creation
- Rural development
- Sustainable use of natural resources
- Food security
STRATEGIC GOALS (SGs) AND STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES (SOs)
SG 1: Increased profitable production of food, fibre and timber products by all categories of producers (subsistence, smallholder and commercial)
Strategic objectives
- Promote efficient production, handling and processing of food, fibre and timber
- Coordinate government food security initiative
- Improve production systems anchored in commodities with a competitive and comparative advantage in each province
- Comprehensive support towards rural development
SG 2: Sustained management of natural resources
Strategic objectives
- SO 1 Promote environmentally sustainable production systems
- SO 2 Ensure the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources
- SO 3 Ensure protection of indigenous genetic resources
- SO 4 Increase contribution to green jobs to improve livelihoods
SG 3: Effective national regulatory services and risk management systems
Strategic objectives
- SO 1 Promote safe food by managing the level of risks associated with food, diseases, pests, natural disasters and trade
- SO 2 Establish and maintain effective early-warning and mitigation systems
SG 4: A transformed and united sector
Strategic objectives
- SO 1 Increase equity, ownership and participation of PDIs
- SO 2 Establish and maintain effective early-warning and mitigation systems
- SO 3 Improve social working conditions in the sector
- SO 4 Provide leadership and support to research, training and extension in the sector
SG 5: Increased contribution of the sector to economic growth and development
Strategic objectives
- SO 1 Increase growth, income and sustainable job opportunities in the value chain
- SO 2 Increase the level of public and private investment in the sector
- SO 3 Increase market access for South African and African agricultural, forestry and fish products, domestically and internationally
- SO 4 Increase production of feedstock to support the manufacturing sector
- SO 5 Promote the use of feedstock byproducts for renewable energies
SG 6: Effective and efficient governance
Strategic objectives
- SO 1 Establish and strengthen cooperative governance and functional relations with local and international stakeholders
- SO 2 Strengthen policy, planning, monitoring, evaluation, reporting and sector information
- SO 3 Provide effective audit, investigative and legal, human resources and financial risk management
- SO 4 Improve departmental service excellence through implementation of quality standards, Batho Pele prin - ciples and the general legislative mandate
- SO 5 Provide leadership and manage communication and information
Values
- Drive: Driven to deliver excellent services
- Attitude: Being an ambitious, passionate, reliable and dedicated workforce
- Fairness: Acting with objectivity, empathy, integrity and transparency
- Focus: Focusing on people, economic and rural development
Disaster Management: Documents
- Drought Indaba 15-16 September 2016
- 2016 National Drought Indaba SAWS
- Drought Indaba Presentation 15 Sept 2016
- Reflections and wayforward
- DAFF Drought TAU
- DAFF-CCDM Drought Indaba Concept Note - 15 to 16 September 2016
- Drought Indaba AgriSA
- Drought Indaba Views From The Coalface 15 Sept 2016
- Drought Presentation - DAFF Drought Indaba - NDMC
- DWS Drought Indaba for 15 Sep 2016
- Impact of drought on crop production and food value chain 8 July 2016
- Introduction To Parallel Sessions
- National Drought Indaba BFAP
- National Drought Indaba Programme
- StatsSA 15-Sept-2016
About Us | Policies and Programmes | Plant Improvement Act | Seed Testing Services | Services | Varietal Listing | Registration of Premises | Import of Unlisted Varieties | Proteaceae Cultivar Registration | Hemp (Low THC Cannabis) Regulatory System | Brochures and Production Guidelines
Guidelines
- HP-GD-001 Guidelines for Hemp
- HP-GD-002 Hemp Perrmit Conditions
- HP-GD-003 Hemp Permit Conditions for Breeding Research
- HP-GD-004 Hemp Permit Conditions for Sale of Material
- HP-GD-005 Hemp Permit Conditions for Cultivation
- HP-GD-006 Hemp Permit Conditions for Cleaning
- HP-GD-007 Hemp Permit Conditions for Export
- Hemp Tarrifs - 2021 - 2022.
Application Forms
Events
- Speech by Mr Mpho Sekgala International Day of Plant Health, Lenyenye, Tzaneen area in Limpopo - South Africa
- Programme
Documents
- A presentation on the International Day of Plant Health” made by Kgabo Matlala during the Annual Deciduous Coordinating Meeting” that was held in Paarl, Western Cape Province
- Proclamation of 12 May as the Annual International Day of Plant Health
- Poster
Links
- Guidelines for Presidential Employment Stimulus (PESI) Beneficiaries (English)
- Guidelines for Presidential Employment Stimulus (PESI) Beneficiaries (SiSwati)
- Guidelines for Presidential Employment Stimulus (PESI) Beneficiaries (Xhosa)
- Guidelines for Presidential Employment Stimulus (PESI) Beneficiaries (Afrikaans)
- Guidelines for Presidential Employment Stimulus (PESI) Beneficiaries (Tshivenda)
Provincial Office: Northern Cape
Purpose: To monitor, direct and manage the implementation of departmental services on Provincial and District level
Functions:
- Deliver and coordinate provincial cooperatives and enterprise development programmes
- Deliver and coordinate provincial rural infrastructure development programmes
- Coordinate the provision of land acquisition services
- Coordinate land development support
- Provide youth and skills development services that contribute to economic upliftment
- Provide property management services
- Coordinate implementation of land tenure and land rights programmes .
- Provide spatial planning and land use management services at Provincial level
- Manage the implementation of departmental projects at a district level
- Render corporate support services, including support to the Chief Directorate: Land Restitution Support
- Render financial, supply chain and transport support services, including support to the Chief Directorate: Land Restitution Support
Contact details:
Mr Moeketsi Ntsane
079 514 3261/ 053 830 4000
Liaise and interact with relevant stakeholders in the Province