• Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development
• Integrated Food Security and Nutrition Programme
• Irrigation, Revitalisation and Development
• Comprehensive Agricultural Support Programme
• Micro-Agricultural Support Programme

Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development

This programme provides grants to antecedently deprived people to induce land for agriculture. candidates WHO wish to farm could apply for an LRAD grant, however ought to build a contribution, either in money or in labour, to a minimum of R5 000 – additional if the grant is larger. Grants vary from a minimum of R20 000 to a most of R100 000.

Individuals or teams could apply. In several cases, teams already victimisation communal land owned by native authorities, will apply to the programme to shop for further land, Women, youth and therefore the disabled specifically ar welcome to use.

Contact Agricultural Development: 012 319 8495
Contact Land Acquisition: 012 312 9600

Integrated Food Security and Nutrition Programme (IFSNP)

This inter-governmental programme provides relief to households tormented by food security, within the type of agricultural help: seedlings, equipment, fertilisers, etc. The aim is to grant beneficiaries the instrumentality they have to provide their own food. teams or people United Nations agency wish to begin a small-scale garden, and subsistence farmers in rural or urban areas, can apply.

Contact the Department of Agriculture: 012 319 7331

Irrigation, Revitilisation and Development

Water out there for agriculture and farmers is proscribed and sensible management practices ar essential to create the foremost of the out there water. Small-scale irrigation will play a serious role in food security and impoverishment alleviation. The advance of under-utilised irrigation schemes and also the development of recent irrigation schemes in areas wherever adequate water is out there will contribute to enhancing the livelihoods of rural communities.

Contact the Department of Agriculture: 012 846 8569

Pesi application form 2022 pdf

Comprehennsive Agricultural Support Programme (CASP)

Many who acquire land through land and agrarian reform programmes need support to use it effectively. This programme offers support services to previously deisatvantaged land-owners to promote and facilitate farming. CASP has six priority areas:

• Information and technology management
• Technical and advisory assistance
• Marketing and business development
• Training and capacity- building
• On/off farm infrastructure and product inputs
• Financial support

Contact the Department of Agriculture: 012 319 8495/7686/8244
More information on CASP(link is external)

Micro-Agricultural Financial Institutions of South Africa (Mafisa)

Many emerging farmers are unable to borrow from banks because they do not have the collateral and credit record that banks require. Mafisa was started to assist emerging farmers to access loans of up to R100 000. It also helps emerging farmers to access a wide range of other financial services, such as savings, credit and insurance. Beneficiaries of loans must show that they will be able to repay loans. To do so, they will have to provide a business plan.

Contact the Department of Agriculture: 012 319 7295/7917