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Government will on Friday unveil the Operation Phakisa segment that focuses on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development.This segment is meant to enhance and transform the agricultural sector while accelerating land reform.
The programme will
be unveiled by President Jacob Zuma in Roodeplaat, Pretoria, under the
theme 'Transforming the Agricultural Sector towards an Inclusive Rural
Economy', the Presidency said on Tuesday.
The programme will
review existing producer support models and develop finance models aimed
at fast tracking land reform, given the urgent need for government to
make progress in food security.
The programme seeks
to address constraints in ensuring equitable access to land, both
towards economic development and agrarian transformation.
"As I mentioned in
the State of the Nation Address, government will pursue a number of
programmes this year aimed towards land reform and land redistribution,
all within the Constitution of the country.
"We have no doubt
that this landmark Operation Phakisa on Agriculture, Land Reform and
Rural Development will assist us in this regard," said President Zuma.
In preparation for
the launch, the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and
the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform embarked on a
six-month consultation process on the Operation Phakisa Lab.
The lab -- which
constitutes representatives from government, academic and research
institutions as well as business, organised labour, private sector and
non-governmental organisations -- has finalised 27 initiatives across
seven work streams. These include land reform, rural development,
labour, grains, livestock, horticulture and producer support.
These work streams,
according to the Presidency, will assist in optimising the management
of natural resources, developing skills and capacity in the agricultural
sector, stimulate funding and finance, value chain development and
market access, coordination and knowledge management as well as
reconfiguring space and promoting functional rural settlement.
The Operation
Phakisa programme is modelled around the Malaysian Big Fast Results
methodology. It is used by government to intensively focus on a
particular sector, bringing together government, business, labour and
academia to dissect and find solutions to delivery problems.
The programme has successfully been implemented in education, health and the ocean economy.
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