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Department: AgricultureTable 30: Summary of of departmental payments and estimates by economic classification: P7 %u2013 Agricultural Education and Training 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 108 099 104 769 105 185 121 126 121 858 121 858 127 621 128 179 136 879 4.7Compensation of employees 83 217 81 342 85 960 91 451 89 456 89 456 96 127 98 928 103 195 7.5Goods and services 24 882 23 427 19 225 29 675 32 402 32 402 31 494 29 251 33 684 (2.8)Interest and rent on land %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Transfers and subsidies to: 63 427 59 051 66 157 64 479 67 279 67 279 70 245 70 547 72 522 4.4Provinces and municipalities %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Departmental agencies and account %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 Higher education institutions 61 198 59 051 66 035 64 479 67 279 67 279 70 245 70 547 72 522 4.4Foreign 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 2 229 %u2013 122 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Payments for capital assets 16 949 13 665 17 492 19 890 14 363 14 363 19 328 24 321 24 517 34.6Buildings and other fixed structures 15 498 13 238 16 718 18 840 13 241 13 241 14 032 23 175 23 319 6.0Machinery and equipment 1 451 427 774 1 050 1 122 1 122 5 296 1 146 1 198 372.0Heritage Assets %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Specialised military assets %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Biological assets %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013 %u2013Land 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 185 145 180 815 188 834 205 495 203 500 203 500 217 194 223 047 233 918 6.72024/25Tables 30 shows the summary of departmental payments and estimates for Agricultural Education and Training per sub-programme from 2021/22 to 2027/28. The total expenditure increases from R185.145 million in 2021/22 to a revised estimate of R203.500 million in 2024/25. The increase is primarily attributed to the wage agreement, reprioritisation to fund catering services for students at the Tsolo Agricultural Rural Development Institute (TARDI), and a boost in the allocation for the revitalization of colleges from the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development (DALRRD). The budget increases by 6.7 per cent in 2025/26 to R217.194 million, reflecting further reprioritisation to support the Student Aid Fund at Fort Cox College. The budget continues to increase moderately in the two outer years. Compensation of employees budget increased from R81.342 million in 2021/22 to a revised estimate of R89.456 million in 2024/25, driven by additional funding for the wage agreement and stipends for new learnerships (CASP-funded) to support the farming community. The budget increases by 7.5 per cent in 2025/26 to R96.127 million, primarily due to the additional allocation for wage agreements. Goods and services budget increased from R23.427 million in 2021/22 to a revised estimate of R32.402million in 2024/25, mainly due to reprioritisation to cover catering services for students at TARDI. Additionally, funds were redirected from payments for capital assets to procure beds and desks for student hostels in both colleges. In 2025/26, the budget decreases by 2.8 per cent to R31.494 million due to the once-off reprioritisation for catering services and procurement of minor assets for student hostels. Transfers and subsidies increased from R63.427 million in 2021/22 to a revised estimate of R67.279 million in 2024/25, primarily to accommodate inflationary increases. In 2025/26, the budget increases by 4.4 per cent to R70.245 million, with a portion of the funds reprioritised to support the Student Aid Fund at Fort Cox College, ensuring students have access to financial resources to continue their education. Payments for capital assets increased from R16.949 million in 2021/22 to a revised estimate of R14.363 million in 2024/25, driven by the increase in the revitalisation of colleges through funding from DALRRD. In 2025/26, the budget increases by 34.6 per cent to R19.328 million, following the redirection of funds from capital assets to goods and services in 2024/25 for procurement of beds and desks for student hostels 564