Transcript briefing on drought relief measures

BRIEFING THE SCLAN ON DROUGHT
 ADG: Farmer Settlement and Development :
PETER NGOBESE
 SM: AGRICULTURAL RISK AND DISASTER
MANAGEMENT
 IKALAFENG KGAKATSI
AGRICULTURE WEATHER /CLIMATE
FORECAST
 South African Climate is highly variable - weather/Climate Agriculture
 Agriculture – risky business - rain-fed or irrigation Dams/underground water table - heat wave
 Our country received less rainfall during the second half of
2001/02 - less moisture for the next season
 SADC countries experienced - 2002/03 season - late rains
over the central interior - other provinces continued to
received less rainfall - Limpopo - overgrazing
SEVEN to 10 YEAR CYCLE
 EARLY 1980s drought - turn late 1980s but dry
and wet spell were still experienced in between
 Repeat - EARLY 1990s drought - turn late 1990s
but dry and wet spell were still experienced in
between
 AGAIN EARLY 2000s drought - expected turn late
2000s but dry and wet spell can still be
experienced in between
FACTORS AFFECTING OUR SUMMER
RAINFALL
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El Niño/La Niña events - intensity and impacts differ spatially
Southern Oscillation Index
Surrounding Oceans (Atlantic and Indian Oceans)
Tropical Air (DRC/ANGOLA/BOTSWANA LOW)
Environment
General rain/heavy falls/floods/drought/snow - Farmer -onset
- spread throughout
Figure 3
Figure 3
Conclusions
 LRAD - Farmer Support Package
 Starter Packs - IFSNP-Food Security
 Research - drought resistant/ crop suitability
 Climate Change,
 Advisory by NAC- Climate forecasts, Farming
Practice
 Livestock cards - grazing capacity -dipping natural resources
 Fires (man made) Fire Act - fire breaks.
 Coordination - PDAs/Municipalities /Organised Agr
CC Continue
 Framework to access the drought relief funds
 Established and developing Farmers
 On a monthly basis each farmer who qualifies
receives an authority from the PDA to purchase
fodder and transport it at predetermine rates for
his animals.
 Total maximum = 30 larger stock units per farmer
or 180 small stock units per farmer.
DROUGHT RELIEF FUNDS
 FUNDS NEEDED
 Animal Feeds
 Up to March 2004
 Limpopo
Available
6m + R33.3m
 Western Cape
Available
R15.85m
 Northern Cape
Available
R68,7
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Required up to March 2004
46,0m
C FUNDS
 Excess From NC
 Eastern Cape
12,7m
 Free State
10.0m
(22,7m)
C FUNDS
 Funds allocated throught DPLG from Cabinet
 Mpumalanga
10,0m
 North West
10.0m
 KZN
10,0m
 LIVESTOCK WATER WUID/DWAF 20m
 THANKS
BRIEFING ON DROUGHT RELIEF
MEASURES
SELECT COMMITTEE ON LAND AND
ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
OLD ASSEMBLY CHAMBER
05 FEBRUARY 2004
AGREICULTURE WEATHER/CLIAMTE
FORECAST
 South African Climate Is Highly Variable – Weather/climate –
agriculture
 Agriculture- risky business- rain fed or irrigationDams/underground water- heat wave
 Our country received less rainfall during the second half of
2001/2002 –less moisture for the next season
 SADC countries experienced – 2002/2003 season- late rains
over the central interior – other provinces continued to
receive less rainfall – Limpopo – overgrazing
SEVEN TO 10 YEAR CYCLKE
 EARLY 1980s drought – turn late 1980s but dry
and wet spell were still experienced in between
 Repeat EARLY 1990s drought – turn late 1990s
but dry and wet spell were still experienced in
between
 AGAIN EARLY 2000s drought – turn late 2000s
but dry and wet spell were still experienced in
between
FACTORS AFFECTING OUR SUMMER
RAINFALL
 EI Nino/LaNina event – intensity and impact differ
spatially
 Southern Oscillation index
 Surrounding Oceans (Atlantic and Indian Oceans)
 Tropical Air ( DRC/ANOLA/BOTSWANA LOW)
 Environment
 General rain/ heavy falls/floods /drought/snow –
Farmer onset – spread throughout
CONCLUSIONS
LRAD –Farmer support Package
Starter Research – drought resistant/ crop suitability
Climate Change
Advisory by NAC – Climate forecasts, Farming Practice
Livestock cards – grazing capacity – dipping natural
resources
 Fires ( man made) Fire Act – fire breaks.
 Coordination – PDAs/Municipalities / Organised Agriculture





CC Continue
 Framework to access the drought relief funds
 Establish and developing Farmers
 On a monthly basis each farmer who qualifies
receives an authority from the PDA to purchase
fodder and transport it at predetermine rates for
his animals.
 Total maximum= 30 larger stock units per farmer
or 180 small stock units per farmer.
DROUGHT RELIEF FUNDS




FUNDS NEEDED
Animal Feeds
Up to March 2004
Limpopo
 Western Cape
 Northern Cape
 Required up to March 2004
Available
6m + R33.3m
Available
R15.85m
Available
R68,7
R46,0m
C Funds
 Excess from NC
 Eastern Cape
 Free State
22,7m)
12,7m
10,0m
THANK YOU