NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 524
INTERNAL QUESTION PAPER [No 7-2012]
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 9 March 2012
524. Mr R N Cebekhulu (IFP) to ask the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform:
(1)(a) How many distressed farmers have received (i) financial assistance and (ii) other forms of assistance from his department (aa) in the 2010-11 financial year and (bb) during the period 1 April 2011 to 31 December 2011 and (b) what form of assistance was received in each case;
(2) whether (a) financial viability and (b) medium to long-term sustainability studies have been conducted in this regard; if not, why not, in each case; if so, what are the relevant details in each case? NW675E
THE MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM: