The Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform (DRDAR) led by MEC Nonceba
Kontsiwe will hand over 19 Nguni cattle bulls to communal and emerging farmers at a special
ceremony that will be held in Khobonqaba (Adelaide) on Wednesday, 29 December 2025.
The bulls will be distributed to 15 communal and smallholder enterprises who hail from
Amathole, Alfred Nzo, OR Tambo and Joe Gqabi Districts as part of the Livestock Production
Improvement Scheme (LPIS). The objective is to empower communal and smallholder
enterprises to participate in formal economy.
As part of the commitment to assist communal and subsistence farmers participating towards
red meat development, the bulls were not procured but the department’s product from its
own Dohne research institute, working together with the Agricultural Research Council (ARC).
The support from the Dohne through this surplus of Nguni bulls will enhance the Livestock
Production Improvement Scheme (LPIS) for farmers in designated groups.
The communal areas account for 40% of the average number of livestock in the Eastern Cape
Province who sells their animals through traditional ceremonies, auctions and some in the
formal sector (abattoirs).
These animals get nourished in the existing Custom Feeding Centers (CFCs) in these districts
where ruminant feed is provided by the DRDAR in support of the communal farming
communities.
The LPIS aims to improve the poor genetic make-up of livestock in the hands of communal
and smallholder farmers to participate in the formal markets.
This is planned to encourage the participation of youth, women, people living with disabilities
and military veterans.
The bulls will play a crucial role in improving livestock production and increasing the
sustainability of smallholder enterprises in the region.
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