| Overview : UNDP and the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) now the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) have been in partnership for 10 years, dating back to 2011. The focus has been mainly on policy research, stakeholder engagement and international knowledge exchange programme.South African government has good national guiding policy frameworks but lacks in their effective execution. Amongst other, these include the National Development Plan (NDP vision 2030), Comprehensive Rural Development Programme (CRDP), Agri-parks and Farmer Production Support Units (FPSU), Agriculture Policy Action Plan (APAP), etc. In addition, the government still to effectively implement the Presidential Advisory Panel on Land Reform and Agriculture’s Report (2020) findings. However, the District Development Model (DDM) and the Agriculture and Agro-processing Masterplan (AAMP) provide the opportunities to address these matters of coherent policy implementation.South Africa is a UN Member State and has obligations to fulfil the Global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. UNDP and other UN agencies have specialized support within their system in which the department would leverage on and benefit from to bring change. Through research and international knowledge exchange, informed policy decisions, legislative adjustments, and adequate implementation, structural gaps from triple challenges can be addressed through this technical partnership between the DALRRD and relevant UN Agencies. UNDP togther with the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) now the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD), are seeking to secure services of a company to develop a Technical Cooperative Agreement on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development in South Africa |
