2 February 2007
The Minister for Agriculture and Land Affairs, Ms Lulu Xingwana has
commissioned the Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) Baseline Study in
Agriculture. This follows the tabling of the AgriBEE Charter in November 2006,
as one of its first four charters to be gazetted under Section 12 of the
Broad-based BEE Act.
The Baseline Study will provide empirical research on specific targets,
weightings and indicators designed to better measure the progress of BEE in
agriculture. The research will help the Department when reviewing the relevance
and reasonability of the weightings and targets in the AgriBEE Charter.
The outcome of the study will provide further guidelines to the Department
and other state organs when developing initiatives to grow and transform the
sector. Taking part will provide stakeholders with an avenue to highlight
specific focus areas.
Empowerdex is the company that the Department has engaged to undertake this
research. The study will cover three months, from 26 February until 22 May,
2007. The final report will be available on 22 May, 2007.
For further information, please contact:
Priscilla Tsotso Sehoole
Chief of Communications
Tel: (012) 319 7858
Cell: 083 452 5743
E-mail:CDCoC@nda.agric.za
Issued by: Department of Agriculture
2 February 2007
