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Comprehensive Rural

Development Programme: the

concept

PURPOSE

• To inform participants about the

Comprehensive Rural Development

Programme (CRDP) concept and the proposed

approach for its implementation.

• To invite participants to interrogate the

concept and to engage constructively in the

Green Paper process.

DISCUSSION

• The strategic objective of the CRDP is to achieve

social cohesion and development among rural

communities.

• The CRDP hinges on a three-pronged strategy:
  • co-ordinated and integrated broad-based

agrarian transformation ;

• an improved land reform programme ; and
• strategic investments in economic and social

infrastructure.

AGRARIAN TRANSFORMATION

• Agrarian transformation is seen as the rapid

fundamental change in the relations of land,

livestock, cropping and community.

• The change of attitude by development

workers and rural people themselves is critical

in defining these relations.

AGRARIAN TRANSFORMATION cont.

• increased production and sustainable use of natural resources:
  • Livestock farming and related value chain development (exploring all possible species for food and economic activity); and
  • cropping and related value chain development (exploring all possible species, especially indigenous plants, for food and economic activity);
• strengthening rural livelihoods for vibrant local economic development. A livelihood is the means of living that rural people build through access to and use of the assets they need for this purpose; and
• food security, dignity and improved quality of life for each rural household. 7

RURAL DEVELOPMENT

• Rural development focuses on, but is not limited to:
• The establishment of rural business, agro- industries, co-operatives, etc.;
• the empowerment of rural people and communities; and
• the revitalization of old and creation of new economic, social, and information and communication infrastructure, public amenities and facilities in villages and small rural towns, etc.

RURAL DEVELOPMENT cont.

• democratization of rural development, participation and ownership of all processes, projects and programmes;
• co-ordination, alignment and co-operative governance (Local municipalities, traditional councils, provincial government);
• participation of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) including faith-based organizations, Community Based Organisations (CBOs) and other organs of civil society; and
• social cohesion and access to human and social capital.

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LAND REFORM

• Land reform focuses on reviewing the Restitution, Redistribution and Tenure Reform Programmes. All land reform programmes must therefore be linked to the CRDP.
• The establishment of the new Department of Rural Development and Land Reform has also re-confirmed Government’s commitment to revitalise and develop rural areas and that land should be seen as a catalyst for poverty alleviation, job creation, food security and entrepreneurship. The revised land reform strategy will include: 11

LAND REFORM cont.

• TENURE REFORM
  • Fast-tracking the settlement of labour tenancy claims, especially in KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga.
  • Facilitating secure access to land by farm dwellers.
  • Protecting the land rights of farm workers, and creating decent jobs on farms.
  • Dealing effectively and promptly with illegal evictions, which includes access to legal representation.
  • Establishing agri-villages for local economic development on farms.
  • Providing basic needs for farm dwellers, including water, sanitation, electricity, housing, etc.
  • Dealing effectively with State land administration.
  • Providing effective support to and capacity building of farm dwellers. 13 •^ Implementation of the Communal Land Rights Act, 2004 (CLaRA).

LAND REFORM cont.

• RESTITUTION
  • Increasing the pace of settling outstanding land restitution claims by:
    • Providing an analysis of outstanding claims (nature and type) and indicating related challenges;
    • adopting a developmental approach to the settlement of restitution claims and its contribution to the CRDP;
    • defining the strategy of dealing with land claims in the Land Claims Court, and ensuring that these are “winnable and strong cases” thereby setting a good precedent; appealing cases that may set bad precedent and shortening the protracted processes.
    • Ensuring sustainability, beneficiation, and contribution to poverty eradication, economic growth and employment creation as well as the vibrancy of land restitution projects, going forward. 14

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CRDP MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

(Organs of civil society, government, business, co-operatives, ward^ COUNCIL OF STAKEHOLDERS committees beneficiaries, workers, community development workers,traditional institutions, etc.)

CRDP Champion (MEC with rural development function)^ OFFICE OF THE PREMIER

DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM^ MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM Programme Development, policy and legislation development andCo-ordination

Household Co-operatives & other enterprises (groups of 20)

Stakeholder commitments Conditionalities, code of conduct & disciplinary panel

Stakeholder commitments

SOCIAL COHESION AND DEVELOPMENT

IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

• The CRDP requires a co-ordinated strategy.
• Refinement of the CRDP will continue through

selected pilots in the eight provinces.

• Pilot phase expected to run for a minimum of

two years.

• The CRDP will then be scaled up from the initial

pilot sites into other sites nationally but linked to the overall planning frameworks within a province.

IMPLICATIONS

• Financial: The DRDLR reprioritized R505 million

from its current budget for the design and pilot

stage. Government departments and civil

society’s commitments have not been finally

quantified.

• Communication: being developed.
• Vulnerable groups: targeted.
• Constitutional: None. Rural Development is a

concurrent national and provincial competency

but legislation would need to be created.

CONCLUSION

• The CRDP was officially launched in Muyexe,

Giyani on 17 August 2009.

• Our vision is to see vibrant and sustainable rural

communities; the CRDP is the vehicle that will

take us there.

• We require commitment and co-operation from

our stakeholders.

• We will use available resources, but additional

Budget is required.