Producer Support Services

  Title and Name Director Mrs Lillian Senosi Tel:082 553 6648 Fax:  Email: LillianS@ncpg.gov.za Description The Agricultural Producer Support and Development (APSD) Programme supports both smallholder and commercial farmers in the Northern Cape. This support is to enhance land reform programmes through institutional capacity building.The budget will be utilised to build the capacity of the historically disadvantaged

Extension and Advisory Services

  Title and Name Director Lillian Senosi Tel:053 831 4012 Fax:053 831 3804 Email: LillianS@ncpg.gov.za Description Agricultural extension (also known as agricultural advisory services) plays a crucial role in boosting agricultural productivity, increasing food security, improving rural livelihoods, and promoting agriculture as an engine of pro-poor economic growth. Purpose To promote knowledge transfer and skills development

Food Security

  Title and Name Deputy Director Ms Naomi Mashishi Tel: Fax:  Email:nmashisi@ncpg.gov.za Description The primary objectives of the Food Security Programme are to co-ordinate and implement various food security projects as highlighted and adopted in the Integrated Food Security Strategy of South Africa and the FSGDS. The Ilima/Letsema grant forms part of this service. Purpose

Environmental Capacity Development and Support

Title and Name Tel: Fax:  Email: Description   Purpose To promoting environmental capacity development and support (Internal and External).  Implementation of community based environmental infrastructure- development and economic empowerment programmes. Utilising own funding as well as through joint initiatives and donor funding. Services   Functions        

Animal Health

  Title and Name VACANT   Tel:087 630 0351 Fax:  Email: Description To manage the risks associated to animal health Purpose The purpose of the sub-programme is to provide services for the prevention and control of animal diseases.   Functions Provide services to prevent and control outbreaks of animal diseases. Provide epidemiology services. Promote animal health awareness

Veterinary International Trade Facilitation

  Dr A Victor Tel:0876300385/0832749720 Fax:  Email:avictor@ncpg.gov.za Description  Enable the export of animals and animal products Purpose To facilitate the import and export of animals, products of animal origin and related products through certification and health status Services  Register export establishments, auditing of export establishments, export certification, provide information on export matters Functions Auditing of

Veterinary Public Health

Title and Name Deputy Director :Dr Arthur Victor  Tel: 087 630 5667 Fax:  Email: AVictor@ncpg.gov.za Description Regulate compliance to the Meat Safety Act(Act 40 of 2000) Purpose The purpose of the sub programme is to promote the safety of meat and meat products. Functions Promote the safety of meat and meat products at harvesting level through the

Veterinary Technical Support Services

  Title and Name Veterinary Support Services Tel:087 630 0351 Fax:  Email: Description Focus on veterinary practices. Purpose To provide a veterinary ancillary support service that addresses and promotes the welfare of animals, animal identification and advisory service. Functions Provide primary animal health services Provide animal welfare standards for the keeping and/or slaughter of various

Research

  Title and Name Director Roberta Burgess Tel:053 838 9100 Fax:  Email:RBurgess@ncpg.gov.za Description Render agricultural research and the development of information systems with regard to agricultural and natural resource utilization technologies and information with regard to crop production, animal production and resource utilization, the programme aims to ensure the competitive capacity of its clients.