Our Mandate & Other Legislative Imperatives

Our Mandate

ADA is a vehicle that facilitates the growth of a strong, transformed, diversified, dynamic, competitive and sustainable agribusiness industry in KwaZulu-Natal focusing on projects that are catalytic in nature. Its main focus is agro-processing and industrial crops. It serves as an agent for facilitating agribusiness development in the province, through focusing on projects that are catalytic in nature and have the following attributes:

Benefits beyond direct beneficiaries

Economic Spinoffs

Embrace the whole value chain

Speed up development in the whole geographical area

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Legislative & Other Mandates

The ADA derives its mandates from the following policy and legislative imperatives:

Cabinet Resolution No. 79 of 29 July 2009 authorizing the establishment of an entity to support entrant commercial black farmers.

The National Policy Governing the Comprehensive Agricultural Support Programme (CASP).

Land Reform Policy Guidelines and the Department of Rural Development and Land Reforms, 76Land Reform Recapitalization Programme.

Amended Deed of Trust for the KwaZulu-Natal Agricultural Development Trust (trading as the Agribusiness Development Agency (ADA).

Cabinet Resolution No. 245 of 11 November 2009 transferring the KwaZulu-Natal Development Trust from the Department of Agriculture, Environmental Affairs and Rural Development to the Department of Economic Development.

Therefore, the ADA’s mandate in this regard is “The ADA is a vehicle that facilitates the growth of a strong, transformed, diversified, dynamic, competitive and sustainable agribusiness industry in KwaZulu-Natal focusing on projects that are catalytic in nature.”
It is intended that the ADA will be established under provincial legislation as a Schedule 3C Public Entity. Should the promulgation of this legislation establishing the ADA change it will affect the extent and nature of its mandate.
Further to the above, the ADA is also guided by the following legislation, strategic documents and policies in implementing its mandate:

The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Act No. 108 of 1996

Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), No. 1 of 1999

Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE)

National Treasury Regulations Gazette 23463

Labour Relations Act (LRA), No. 66 of 1995

Companies Act, No. 3 of 2011

Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act, No. 85 of 1999

The National Development Plan (NDP), 2030 – “Chapter 6: An integrated inclusive rural economy”

Medium Term Strategic Framework (MTSF) – “Outcome 7: Vibrant, equitable and sustainable rural communities and food security for all”

Nine Point Plan – “Number 2: Revitalization of Agriculture and Agro-processing value chain”

New Growth Path (NGP)

Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP)

Agricultural Policy Action Plan (APAP)

Poverty Eradication Master Plan (PEMP)

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