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Department: AgricultureTable 24: Summary of departmental payments and estimates by economic classification: P5 %u2013 Research and Technology Development 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 2027/28Current payments 124 045 116 692 132 750 140 804 139 756 140 646 143 994 153 481 159 145 2.4Compensation of employees 108 850 103 494 111 892 116 939 116 436 116 436 120 871 126 310 128 716 3.8Goods and services 15 195 13 198 20 858 23 865 23 320 24 210 23 123 27 171 30 429 (4.5)Interest and rent on land %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Transfers and subsidies to: %u2013 300 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Provinces and municipalities %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Departmental agencies and account 300 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 Higher education institutions %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Foreign governments and internatio %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Public corporations and private ente %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 Non-profit institutions %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Households %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Payments for capital assets 1 104 7 361 5 836 7 447 5 592 4 702 14 081 5 452 3 564 199.5Buildings and other fixed structures %u2013 178 9 3 000 876 876 11 309 2 000 %u2013 1191.0Machinery and equipment 963 6 856 5 186 4 147 4 488 3 598 2 772 3 124 3 227 (23.0)Heritage Assets %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Specialised military assets %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Biological assets 141 327 641 300 228 228 %u2013 328 337 (100.0)Land and sub-soil assets %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Software and other intangible assets %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 Payments for financial assets %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Total economic classification 117 796 131 706 138 586 148 251 145 348 145 348 158 075 158 933 162 709 8.82024/25Tables 24 shows the summary of departmental payments and estimates per economic classification from 2021/22 to 2027/28. Expenditure increased from R117.796 million in 2021/22 to a revised estimate of R145.348 million in 2024/25 mainly due additional funding to for wage agreement, provision made for the revitalisation of research centers with fencing of camps, repairing of machinery, procurement of Tractor Loader Backbone (TLB%u2019s) and Graders as well as provision for seeds, fertilisers, and animal feed for animals used for research purposes to improve agricultural production. Additionally, reprioritisation to fund aquaculture development projects. In 2025/26, the budget increases by 8.8 per cent to R158.075 million mainly attributed to provision made for the construction of the Dohne aquaculture demonstration facility as well as the refurbishment of dilapidated property including research satellites. Compensation of employees increased from R103.494 million in 2021/22 to a revised estimate of R116.436 million in 2024/25, and this can be ascribed to additional funding for the wage agreement. In 2025/26, the budget increases to R120.871 million by 3.8 per cent mainly ascribed to the additional funding for wage agreement. Goods and services increased from R13.198 million in 2021/22 to a revised estimate of R24.210 million in 2024/25, owing to provision made for the implementation of the aquaculture development projects, reprioritisation to fund procurement of seeds, fertilisers, and animal feed for animals used for research purposes to improve agricultural production. There is a decline in 2025/26, by 4.5 per cent to R23.123 million as the bulk of funds had to be reprioritised to Payments for Capital Assets for the construction of the Dohne aquaculture demonstration facility and the refurbishment of dilapidated property including research satellites. Transfers and subsidies allocation was only for 2022/23 financial year for casual labourers who were installing fencing in Dohne. Payments for capital assets increased from R1.104 million in 2021/22 to a revised estimate of estimate of R4.702 million in 2024/25 attributable to repairing of machinery, procurement of Tractor Loader Backbone (TLB%u2019s) and Graders. In 2025/26, the budget increases substantially to R14.081 million due to the provision made for construction for the Donhe aquaculture demonstration facility. 560