Province of the EASTERN CAPE AGRICULTURE Kwelisebe ungena ulila uphume uncumile 1 UPDATES ON ERP IMPLEMENTATION EASTERN CAPE

Province of the EASTERN CAPE AGRICULTURE Kwelisebe ungena ulila uphume uncumile 2 Amatole (DC 12) Cacadu (DC 10) O.R. Tambo (DC 15) Chris Hani (DC 13) Ukwahlamba (DC 14) Alfred Nzo (DC 44)

Province of the EASTERN CAPE AGRICULTURE Kwelisebe ungena ulila uphume uncumile 3 DATABASE OF OFFICERS ALFRED NZO - 97 AMATHOLE CHRIS HANI OR TAMBO UKHAHLAMBA - 35 WESTERN - 42

Province of the EASTERN CAPE AGRICULTURE Kwelisebe ungena ulila uphume uncumile 4 BACKGROUNG OF ERP 2005 – Extension Profiling Study conducted –Total No of EO per province –Age, Gender, Race, Position, Education, Qualification, Training, Employment level, years of experience –Extension farmer ratio –Comparative analysis of extension personnel profile against the set norms and standard Academic qualifications Skills required Employment equity (Gender and Race) Availability of resources

Province of the EASTERN CAPE AGRICULTURE Kwelisebe ungena ulila uphume uncumile 5 Recommendations Recommendations were made emanating from this study –Recruitment of more extension officers –Improvement on qualifications –Training of extension officers Soft skills - generic Hard skills - technical –Supplying EO with ICT

Province of the EASTERN CAPE AGRICULTURE Kwelisebe ungena ulila uphume uncumile 6 5 PILLARS OF ERP Ensure accountability and visibility of extension Promote professionalism and improve image Re-skilling and orientation of extension Provision of ICT infrastructure and other resources Recruitment of personnel over the MTEF.

Province of the EASTERN CAPE AGRICULTURE Kwelisebe ungena ulila uphume uncumile 7 BUDGET Submission was made to National Treasury Allocations to the provinces 2008/09 - R16 828m from CASP Funding 2009/10 – R29 023m from CASP funding

Province of the EASTERN CAPE AGRICULTURE Kwelisebe ungena ulila uphume uncumile 8 IMPLENTATION 2008/09 - funding have been used for salary up-grading to address poaching of the staff already in the system 2009/10 Budget –Business plan – on its final stages –The plan will address the ERP Pillars

Province of the EASTERN CAPE AGRICULTURE Kwelisebe ungena ulila uphume uncumile 9 ACHIEVEMENTS EQUITABLE SHARE RECRUITMENT –163 Extension officers have been recruited 7 with B.Sc. qualification 17 with Bachelor of Agriculture 139 with Diploma –155 ADTs – Level 6; –4 scientists – Level 7; –4 assistant Managers – level 10

Province of the EASTERN CAPE AGRICULTURE Kwelisebe ungena ulila uphume uncumile 10 ACHIEVEMENTS ICT –400 extension equipped with Laptops and 85 have been trained in basic computer literacy –100 EO equipped with cellphones – multi functional –20 equipped with 3G cards –GPS –Data loggers (Survey equipment) –Digital cameras –Data projectors

Province of the EASTERN CAPE AGRICULTURE Kwelisebe ungena ulila uphume uncumile 11 ACHIEVEMENTS … cont Training –CAPRI – Social Facilitation - 58 trained 2008 = 22 last cycle 60 started with the 3 rd cycle - Nov –Short courses on technical skills Hydroponics - 14 Bee keeping - 8 Project management. – KZN, PTA, FHIG CA – 42 CA – 21 Supervisors –Qualifications Upgrading M.Sc - 3 Upgrading with Fort Hare - 42 Advanced Diploma Prioritize those already undergoing upgrading with UFH – B. Tech Selection of bursary holders for 2009/10

Province of the EASTERN CAPE AGRICULTURE Kwelisebe ungena ulila uphume uncumile 12 FUTURE PLANS Preparations to give officers: –377 cellphones; –77 3G cards –352 cellphones –55 printers –8 digital cameras –Uniform – 726 Extension officers awaiting National Policy Framework –Appointment: 100 interns for extension – appointment letters 1 st Feb 2009 Scientists Technicians –Transport

Province of the EASTERN CAPE AGRICULTURE Kwelisebe ungena ulila uphume uncumile 13 THANK YOU