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Estimates of the Provincial Revenue and Expenditure (EPRE) %u2013 2025/26 Financial Yearo Supply, delivery and installation of irrigation system and construction of fence in a 12ha land in VVM project in Qumbu under Kumkani Mhlontlo local municipality; o Construction of 2 000 layers Umama Undibiza ngevila poultry structure in Mqanduli under KSD Local Municipality; %uf0b7 Supply and delivery of Biological Assets (Sheep, goats and cattle) for distribution to various districts, amounting to R17 million. %uf0b7 Procurement of animal feed for broilers, fodder ,layers, livestock, poultry, piggery etc, for various districts, amounting to R2.5 million. 6 RECEIPTS AND FINANCING 6.1 Summary of receipts Table 2 : Summary of receipts Table 2 indicates summary of the receipts from 2021/22 to 2027/28. The department receives a provincial allocation in the form of an equitable share, and national conditional grant allocation in respect of Comprehensive Agricultural Support Programme Grant (CASP), Ilima/Letsema projects, Land Care Programme Grant and Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) Incentive Grant for Provinces. Total receipts increased from R2.244 billion in 2021/22 to a revised estimate of R2.451 billion in 2024/25. The total receipts increase from revised estimate of R2.451 billion in 2024/25 by 5.1 per cent or R2.577 billion in 2025/26 mainly due to CoE adjustment for 2025 MTEF wage agreement additional allocation for the wage agreement. The budget grows moderately over the MTEF. Equitable share increased from R1.909 billion in 2021/22 to revised estimates of R2.119 billion in 2024/25 due to additional allocation for the wage agreement, for spring water protection and for livestock genetic improvements, adjustment to baseline new data in the PES formula, allocated towards import substitution for agricultural commodities. In 2025/26 the allocation increase by 5.2 per cent to R2.230 billion owing to CoE adjustment for 2025 MTEF wage agreement, additional budget to implement Livestock Identification and Traceability System (LITS) -system, ear tags and tattooing, operationalisation of 13 custom feeding centres. Total conditional grant receipts increased from R335.679 million in 2021/22 to revised estimate of R319.968 million in the 2024/25. From the 2024/25 revised estimate, the budget increases by 4.5 per cent to R347.687 million in 2025/26, R353.635 million in 2026/27 and R371.581 million in 2027/28. The CASP conditional grant reduces in 2025/26 and over the 2025 MTEF due to funding reprioritised for the blended finance scheme that is administered at the National Department of Agriculture, while funds are also made available to fund extension officers in the extension recovery planning services portion of the grant. The Comprehensive Agricultural Support Programme (CASP) conditional grant aims to support newly established and emerging farmers, particularly subsistence, smallholder, and previously disadvantaged farmers. In 2021/22 CASP increased from R246.610 million to revised estimates of Outcome Main appropriationAdjusted appropriation Revised estimate Medium-term estimates % change from 2024/25R thousand 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28Equitable share 1 909 241 1 962 863 2 015 116 2 119 101 2 119 101 2 119 101 2 230 122 2 316 016 2 381 041 5.2Conditional grants 335 679 342 250 319 968 332 673 332 673 332 673 347 687 353 635 371 581 4.5Comprehensive Agricultural Support Programme Grant 246 610 251 234 235 169 261 158 261 158 261 158 247 590 250 470 263 749 (5.2)Ilima/Letsema Projects Grant 74 565 76 210 70 483 55 965 55 965 55 965 84 557 88 447 92 447 51.1Land Care Programme Grant: Poverty Relief and Infrastructure Development 12 428 12 700 12 235 13 470 13 470 13 470 14 073 14 718 15 385 4.5Expanded Public Works Programme Integrated Grant for Provinces 2 076 2 106 2 081 2 080 2 080 2 080 1 467 %u2013 %u2013 (29.5)Provincial Disaster Relief Grant: Drought Relief %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Total receipts 2 244 920 2 305 113 2 335 084 2 451 774 2 451 774 2 451 774 2 577 809 2 669 651 2 752 622 5.1of whichDepartmental receipts 8 019 16 490 8 029 8 694 8 694 9 415 9 094 9 931 9 503 (3.4)2024/25543