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Estimates of the Provincial Revenue and Expenditure (EPRE) %u2013 2025/26 Financial YearService Delivery Measures Table 19: Selected service delivery measures for the programme: P3: Agricultural Producer Support and Development Estimatedperformance Medium-term estimatesProgramme performance measures 2024/25 2025/26 2026/27 2027/28Number of producers supported in red meat commodity 1 383 1 655 1 660 1 660Number of producers supported in grain commodity 443 46 48 50Number of producers supported in citrus commodity 38 18 38 38Number of smallholder producers supported 8 700 8 800 8 990 10 000Number of subsistence producers supported 30 000 30 000 30 968 32 000Number of hectors planted for production of field crops 22 584 23 000 25 564 26 000Number of livestock enterprises supporte in support of sustainable agricultural value chain 390 400 406 420 This programme provides support to producers through agricultural development programmes. Enable and support transformation of the agriculture sector to actively contribute to economic growth, inclusion, equality and the creation of decent work. Increase food production through producer support and development initiatives. Key to this programme is food security whereby 30 000 subsistence producers will be supported and 23 000 hectares of land planted for the production of field crops. 8.5 Programme 4: Veterinary Services Objectives: To provide veterinary services to clients in order to ensure healthy animals, sustainable and profitable animal production enterprises, safe trade in animals and products of animal origin and the wellbeing of animals and the public. The programme has 4 sub-programmes namely: %uf0b7 Animal Health: To facilitate and provide animal health services in order to protect the animals and public against identified zoonotic and diseases of economic importance, promote primary animal health and welfare programs / projects, resulting in a favourable zoosanitary status that maintains consumer confidence in products of animal origin and enables the export of animals and products of animal origin; %uf0b7 Veterinary International Trade Facilitation: To facilitate the import and export of animals, products of animal origin and related products through certification and health status; %uf0b7 Veterinary Public Health: To ensure the safety of meat and meat products through the implementation of the Meat Safety Act (Act 40 of 2000), the Animal Diseases Act (Act 35 of 1984), and other relevant legislation; and %uf0b7 Veterinary Diagnostic Services: To provide veterinary diagnostics and investigative services that support and promote animal health and production towards the provision of safe food.Table 20: Summary of departmental payments and estimates sub-programme: P4 %u2013 Veterinary Services Outcome Main appropriationAdjusted appropriation Revised estimate Medium-term estimates % change from 2024/25R thousand 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2025/26 2026/27 2027/281. Animal Health 293 368 252 100 296 918 310 341 306 802 306 802 321 152 334 006 344 800 4.72. Veterinary International Trade Facilitation 9 591 9 339 9 580 11 332 11 416 11 530 12 039 12 581 12 998 4.43. Veterinary Public Health 16 031 15 454 17 366 18 571 19 982 19 868 19 678 20 567 21 242 (1.0)4. Veterinary Diagnostics Services 18 855 18 613 20 125 21 253 20 969 20 969 21 441 22 785 23 928 2.35. Veterinary Technical Support Services %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 Total payments and estimates 337 845 295 506 343 989 361 497 359 169 359 169 374 310 389 939 402 968 4.22024/25Tables 20 above shows the summary of departmental payments and estimates for Veterinary Services per sub-programme from 2021/22 to 2027/28. Expenditure increased from R295.506 million in 2021/22 to a revised estimate of R359.169 million in 2024/25, mainly to cater for the procurement of animal medicines and medical supplies, provision for filling critical posts, and the procurement of animal medicine necessitated by outbreaks such as foot-and-mouth disease. Furthermore, additional funding was received to cover the wage agreement. 557