Monitoring and Evaluation of the Implementation of the Outcome 7 in the Department of Agriculture, South Africa: Focus on Sdm Youth in Agriculture and Rural Development

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Page: 139-142

Engeline Zwane (Master of Public Administration and Management, University of Limpopo, South Africa)

This paper aims to explore the implementation of the outcome seven (7) by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, with a focus on Youth in Agriculture and Rural development. Outcome seven (7) was aimed at the vibrant, equitable and sustainable rural communities and food security for all. The following five outputs Sustainable agrarian reform, Improved access to affordable and diverse food, Rural services and sustainable livelihoods, Rural job creation linked to skills training and promoting economic livelihoods and enabling institutional environment for sustainable and inclusive growth. Youth in Agriculture and Rural Development (YARD) is a youth structure that was established nationally following a national conference and subsequently endorsed by the government to function as of 30 November 2007. This study will focus on Vaal Sedibeng District Municipality, situated in the South of Gauteng Province- because it is one of the farming hubs. The qualitative method was applied in the form of questionnaires, to selected Youth farming areas, since the agriculture sector is dominated by livestock production with Africa’s largest cattle feedlot and the country’s biggest producer of swine. Crops are grown throughout the province including vegetables, maize, cotton, ground nuts, and sorghum.