Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development requests list of specific agricultural production inputs during Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

Request for expression of interest to supply farmers with production inputs: COVID-19 disaster intervention programme

The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development requests all interested wholesalers, distributers, or agribusiness outlets to provide a list breakdown of specific agricultural production inputs they have in stock.

This will assist in the emergency procurement these inputs to enable smallholder and communal farmers to complete the current production cycle. 

The department intends to procure by means of issuing purchase vouchers to approved farmers. Farmers will purchase from the nearest wholesaler, distributor or agribusiness outlet.

The department requires a typical “cash and carry’’ set up, not a middleman. Interested suppliers should, therefore, provide a physical address of their business from where farmers can cash and carry products using vouchers.

Smallholder and communal farmers will receive support in the form of specific agricultural inputs to enable them to complete the current production cycle. Their support will be capped at R50 000,00 per approved farmer.

Commodities to be supported and prioritised are as follows:

• Poultry: Day old chicks; point of lay chickens; feed; medication; and sawdust.
• Vegetables: Seedlings; fertiliser; pesticides; herbicides; and soil correction.
• Fruit: Fertiliser; pesticides; and herbicides.
• Other livestock: Feed and medication.
• Winter field crops: Soil correction; fertiliser; seeds, herbicides and pesticides.

Suppliers can express interest by completing the vendor form, available at www.dalrrd.gov.za

The due date to submit the vendor forms is 23 April 2020 at 16:00. Interested suppliers can submit per e-mail to any of our provincial offices for the attention of the Director: Finance and Supply Chain Management. The e-mail addresses are available on the following table:

Media enquiries:
Reggie Ngcobo
Cell: 082 883 2458