Draft National Policy on Comprehensive Producer Development Support

The National Policy on Comprehensive Producer Development Support: Draft 5 ver. 3, with the Third consultative report on comprehensive producer development support (inception – March 2018) and the Socio-economic impact assessment system (SEIAS) initial impact assessment template (phase 1) 09 December 2016 have been published for public comments. " This policy is derived from the need to substantially contribute to the achievement of the national development objectives (i.e. poverty eradication, economic growth and job creation) as stipulated in the National Development Plan (NDP) in which agriculture is identified as one of the primary drivers of growth in the economy. 

The Policy will be the overall national policy for the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sector in South Africa that will regulate and guide interventions (support services) provided to the various categories of producers by Government. This will also guide other stakeholders involved in producer support such as the private sector, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and Development Partners (DPs) and other sector stakeholders. In doing this, the policy will therefore use a wide array of instruments to support the economic and social prosperity of producers to ensure national as well as household food and nutrition security. "