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Limpopo agriculture allocated R5 billion budget

27 March 2025
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Limpopo MEC for Finance, Kgabo Mahoai, presented the 2025/26 Budget in Lebowakgomo on Tuesday 25 March 2025. Photo: Supplied

Limpopo MEC for Finance, Kgabo Mahoai, presented the 2025/26 Budget in Lebowakgomo on Tuesday 25 March 2025. Photo: Supplied

By Maile Matsimela

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in Limpopo has been allocated R5.927 billion over the next three financial years, of which R1bn is made available for the 2025/26 financial year. 

The 2025/26 allocation includes R32.792 million for the Revitalisation of Agriculture and Agro-Processing Value Chain (RAAVC) Projects and R10m for the Lebowakgomo rroiler houses. 

The Department has also been allocated conditional grants amounting to R346 million for 2025/26, which will grow to R370.734 million in 2027/28.

Limpopo Finance MEC Kgabo Mahoai delivered his 2025/26 Provincial Budget Speech at the Legislature in Lebowakgomo on Tuesday 25 March.

Over R88.936 billion has been allocated in 2025/26 and he said this will increase to R94.771 billion in 2027/28.

The provincial infrastructure budget for 2025/26, which has been allocated to various departments, is R7.557 billion.

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