This means that the Department of Agriculture: Western Cape gives financial support for hard agricultural infrastructure, which will help to improve the farming operations and strengthen participation in agriculture.

There are specific criteria applicable when applying for financial support:

• A business plan or project proposal, in a specific format, must be submitted.
• Only historically disadvantaged groups, individuals and communities can apply.
• Only hard agricultural infrastructure will be funded, which means no labour, no agricultural inputs and no training will be funded.
• Persons earning (even if retired) more than government's minimum wage, persons working for government, and councillors do not qualify for support.

The proposal must include information on the following:

• the legal entity of the group
• if land is leased, then a contract of not less than 5 years
• an indication of funding received previously from any government department
• type of business
• involvement of members, their responsibilities and capacity
• viability of the project: income expected, number of jobs created, increased yields
• training received by members
• track record and performance in terms of previous projects and funding
• evidence of funds available for input costs
• total funding amount required for project
• other partners involved in project.

Projects will be considered twice a year, in April and August.

Please note that the funding requested during one financial year will only be made available during the next year.

For the:

• West Coast District Municipality
• City of Cape Town
• Central Karoo District Municipality

Contact:
Jerry Aries
Tel: 021 808 5199
jerrya@elsenburg.com

For the:

• Eden District Municipality
• Boland District Municipality
• Overberg District Municipality