24 April 2006
The Minister for Agriculture and Land Affairs, Ms Thoko Didiza, met with the
MECs for Agriculture from the nine provinces and Agriculture State Owned
Enterprises at a special Minister and MECs (MinMEC) meeting in Pretoria
today.
One of the most pertinent issues discussed was the formal constitution of
MinMEC, which will be known as the National Intergovernmental Forum for
Agriculture and Land (NIFAL). The forum will meet thrice in a year under the
auspices of the Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act 2005 and the
intergovernmental fiscal review process. This adoption will see the alignment
of all processes in the three spheres of government on budgeting, evaluation
and monitoring of projects.
The meeting also agreed on the agriculture programme of action, whose focus
is on the building of a competitive and labour absorbing economy, equity and
development, priority skills for the economy and bio-security.
Contact:
Steve Galane
Tel: (012) 319 7312
Cell: 083 635 7346
E-mail: smais@nda.agric.za
Issued by: Department of Agriculture
24 April 2006
