AGRICULTURE AND AGRO-PROCESSING MASTER PLAN (AAMP)

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ABOUT AGRICULTURE AND AGRO PROCESSING MASTER PLAN (AAMP)

The AAMP is one of the seven priority plans identified by President Ramaphosa in the State of Nation Address (SONA) of 2019 as part of key economic sectors essential for the economic reconstruction and recovery during and post the Covid-19 pandemic. Other priority sectors include mining, automobile, green energy, ICT, defence, tourism and creative industries and each sector must have its Master Plan. A Master Plan is considered to be a planning and implementation framework that promotes public-private partnerships to leverage on resources, skills and experiences to advance economic growth and inclusion as well as the creation of sustainable jobs in the country. In addition to developing the AAMP, the Minister of DALRRD also tasked the NAMC to monitor and evaluate the implementation of AAMP by the different social partners. Furthermore, the NAMC was considered a strategic State-Owned Entity to rebuild state capacity (i.e., DALRRD) through collecting and processing market and industry data to improve the credibility of agricultural statistics, rebuild capacity in economic decision tools and policy analysis.

MASTER PLAN OBJECTIVES

Promote transformation in agriculture and agro-processing sectors;
Increase food security in South Africa;
Accelerate the opening of markets and better access conditions;
Enhance competitiveness and entrepreneurial opportunities through technological innovations, infrastructure development and digitalization;
Create effective farmer support, agro-processing, food wholesale and retail incentives;
Create decent and inclusive employment, and improve working conditions and decent pay in the sector including in the face of climate change and technology innovations;
Increase farming community safety and reduce stock theft;
Create a capable state and enabling policy environment; and
Enhance resilience to climate change and management of natural resources

PILLARS OF AAMP

Resolving policy ambiguities and creating investment friendly climate
Creating enabling infrastructure
Providing comprehensive farmer support, development finance, R&D and extension services
Ensuring food security, expanded production and employment creation
Enabling markets expansion, improving market access and trade facilitation
Developing localized food, import replacement and expanded agro-processing

VISION

“Globally competitive agriculture and agro-processing sectors drive market-oriented and inclusive production to develop rural economies, ensure food security, and grow decent and inclusive employment and entrepreneurial opportunities for all participants in agriculture and agro-processing value chains”.

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AAMP NEWS, IN THE MEDIA

AGRICULTURE MASTER PLAN DRIVING STEADY GROWTH IN THE SECTOR, SAYS STEENHUISEN

AAMP NEWS, IN THE MEDIA

IMPLEMENTATION OF SOUTH AFRICA’S AGRICULTURE AND AGRO-PROCESSING MASTER PLAN IS KEY

AAMP NEWS, IN THE MEDIA

GRAIN AND OILSEEDS WORKSHOP SETS STAGE FOR PRODUCTION SCHEMES

TRANSFORMING AFRICAN AGRICULTURE: A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO ACHIEVING RESILIENCE

KONTSIWE SETS BOLD VISION TO TRANSFORM EC AGRICULTURE

POLITICAL THREATS TO IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGRICULTURE AND AGRO-PROCESSING MASTER PLAN

FRESH PRODUCE MARKETS SUFFER UNDER BARRIERS TO ENTRY

AGRICULTURE MINISTER SHARES VISION AND ‘OPEN DOOR’ APPROACH

JOHN STEENHUISEN OUTLINES PRIORITIES FOR SA AGRICULTURE

STEENHUISEN’S BUDGET SPEECH PROMISES POSITIVE OUTLOOK FOR AGRICULTURE

FARMERS AND FARMWORKERS OUR GREATEST ASSET - JOHN STEENHUISEN

THE AGRICULTURE BUDGET VOTE SPEECH PRESENTED A POSITIVE MESSAGE FOR THE SECTOR

AGRICULTURE MUST BUILD ON GAINS FROM PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS

WHAT DOES THE AGRICULTURE AND AGRO-PROCESSING MASTER PLAN HOPE TO ACHIEVE?

THERE IS ROBUST EMPLOYMENT IN SOUTH AFRICAN AGRICULTURE, AND MORE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE

WHAT’S NEW: AGRICULTURAL AGRO-PROCESSING MASTER PLAN WITH CHIEF ECONOMIST SIFISO NTOMBELA

IMPLEMENTATION OF AAMP IS LIKE COOKING A CUISINE THAT NEEDS LOW HEAT OVER PROLONGED PERIOD

AGRICULTURE AND AGRO-PROCESSING MASTER PLAN: FOR FOOD SECURITY, WE NEED ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE

NEW AGRICULTURE AGRO-PROCESSING MASTERPLAN TO TRANSFORM THE SECTOR

AGRICULTURE MASTER PLAN IS ‘STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION’

TESTIMONIALS

Find out what Social Partners have to say about the AMMP

“We must advance commercial agriculture while supporting small-scale farmers”

John Steenhuisen

John SteenhuisenMinister of Agriculture

“This occasion marks the culmination of years of negotiation and consensus-building throughout the sector, and is a testament to our shared commitment to the success and growth of this crucial sector.”

Christo van der RheedeExecutive Director at Agri SA

“The AAMP is the first multistakeholder process to accurately quantify the investment needed in various catalytic interventions to unlock the sector’s potential for inclusive growth. One must understand that a social compact will always contain trade-offs and compromises between parties with differing interests. That being said, the master plan is built on sound economic principles that will allow parties to distil the concepts into actionable plans during the next phase.”

Theo BoshoffAgbiz CEO

SOCIAL PARTNERS

The AAMP is a social compact driven through the multi-stakeholder partnership approach.

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The AAMP is a social compact driven through the multi-stakeholder partnership approach.