3.2.2. Information Sharing Forums for LED The Great Kei Local Municipality established an Agricultural Forum and Task team in 2014. The purpose of the Task Team is to facilitate implementation of resolutions taken at the Agricultural Forum. The Agricultural Forum is a consultative structure to facilitate collaboration, co-ordination and alignment of agricultural development among stakeholders in the great Kei Municipality. The Great Kei Municipality revived the LED Forum. The LED Forum is an important governance and advisory component of the municipality on LED matters. Its overall mandate is to ensure the successful implementation of LED strategies and plans in a coordinated and integrated manner. This includes providing support and advice that is necessary to ensure successful implementation, regular reviews and monitoring of municipal LED initiatives. 3.2.3. Community Works Programme (CWP) The Community Work Programme (CWP) is an innovative offering from the Department of Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs to provide a job safety net for unemployed people of working age. The CWP is also a great opportunity for unemployed youth who are actively looking for employment opportunities. The programme gives beneficiaries that much needed extra cash to make them effective in their search for full-time or part-time employment. In most cases the programme participants do community based work such as cleaning and renovating Schools, Clinics and Halls. The Community Works Program was introduced in Great Kei Local Municipality in 2014 up to date. The CWP mainly focuses on the following: Environment Education Agriculture Social and Health 3.2.4. Expanded Public Works (EPWP) The EPWP is a nationwide programme covering all spheres of government and state‐owned Enterprises that aims to draw significant numbers of unemployed into productive work, accompanied by training, so that they increase their capacity to earn an income. 3.2.5. Agriculture Agribusiness and indirect trade associated with agriculture which would contribute to a higher contribution for the agricultural sector. Among many dynamics that are contributing factors in growth this sector, weather is one of the important elements, where for an example rain is predictable at 900 mm when it falls. Aquaculture is a growing niche form of agriculture which could be further supported. Types of agricultural products: Crop production Dairy production Livestock production Types of farmers: Communal farmers Commercial farmers Emerging farmers 3.2.5.1 Livestock The Great Kei Municipality has a total number of the following in livestock as assisted in recording by the Amathole District Municipality together with the Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform: GKM Livestock Production
3.2.2. Information Sharing Forums for LED The Great Kei Local Municipality established an Agricultural Forum and Task team in 2014. The purpose of the Task Team is to facilitate implementation of resolutions taken at the Agricultural Forum. The Agricultural Forum is a consultative structure to facilitate collaboration, co-ordination and alignment of agricultural development among stakeholders in the great Kei Municipality. The Great Kei Municipality revived the LED Forum. The LED Forum is an important governance and advisory component of the municipality on LED matters. Its overall mandate is to ensure the successful implementation of LED strategies and plans in a coordinated and integrated manner. This includes providing support and advice that is necessary to ensure successful implementation, regular reviews and monitoring of municipal LED initiatives. 3.2.3. Community Works Programme (CWP) The Community Work Programme (CWP) is an innovative offering from the Department of Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs to provide a job safety net for unemployed people of working age. The CWP is also a great opportunity for unemployed youth who are actively looking for employment opportunities. The programme gives beneficiaries that much needed extra cash to make them effective in their search for full-time or part-time employment. In most cases the programme participants do community based work such as cleaning and renovating Schools, Clinics and Halls. The Community Works Program was introduced in Great Kei Local Municipality in 2014 up to date. The CWP mainly focuses on the following: Environment Education Agriculture Social and Health 3.2.4. Expanded Public Works (EPWP) The EPWP is a nationwide programme covering all spheres of government and state‐owned Enterprises that aims to draw significant numbers of unemployed into productive work, accompanied by training, so that they increase their capacity to earn an income. 3.2.5. Agriculture Agribusiness and indirect trade associated with agriculture which would contribute to a higher contribution for the agricultural sector. Among many dynamics that are contributing factors in growth this sector, weather is one of the important elements, where for an example rain is predictable at 900 mm when it falls. Aquaculture is a growing niche form of agriculture which could be further supported. Types of agricultural products: Crop production Dairy production Livestock production Types of farmers: Communal farmers Commercial farmers Emerging farmers 3.2.5.1 Livestock The Great Kei Municipality has a total number of the following in livestock as assisted in recording by the Amathole District Municipality together with the Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform: GKM Livestock Production
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