BRIEFING THE SCLAN ON DROUGHT

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BRIEFING THE SCLAN ON DROUGHT

• ADG Farmer Settlement and Development PETER
  NGOBESE
• SM AGRICULTURAL RISK AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT
• IKALAFENG KGAKATSI

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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

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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

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FACTORS AFFECTING OUR SUMMER RAINFALL

• 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

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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

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• 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.
• Funds are paid to suppliers for fodder and
  transport at 75 lesses values. In some areas for
  specific farmers PDA purchases the fodder and
  sells it to the farmers at 25 of the costs
  involved. These farmers also receive a monthly
  purchase authority from PDA but they must buy
  from PDA.

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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
• Required up to March 2004 46,0m

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C FUNDS

• Excess From NC (22,7m)
• Eastern Cape 12,7m
• Free State 10.0m

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C FUNDS

• Funds allocated throught DPLG from Cabinet
• Mpumalanga 10,0m
• North West 10.0m
• KZN 10,0m
• LIVESTOCK WATER WUID/DWAF 20m
• THANKS

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BRIEFING ON DROUGHT RELIEF MEASURES

• SELECT COMMITTEE ON LAND AND ENVIRONMENTAL
  AFFAIRS
• OLD ASSEMBLY CHAMBER
• 05 FEBRUARY 2004

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AGREICULTURE WEATHER/CLIAMTE FORECAST

• South African Climate Is Highly Variable
  Weather/climate agriculture
• Agriculture- risky business- rain fed or
  irrigation- Dams/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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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
• Required up to March 2004 R46,0m

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C Funds

• Excess from NC 22,7m)
• Eastern Cape 12,7m
• Free State 10,0m

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