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