Background

Parliament, Wednesday, 3 June 2026 – The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture has expressed serious concern over the sustainability of the Blended Finance Scheme, warning that funding shortages, weak oversight capacity, delays in disbursements and the over-commitment of available funds by the Land Bank threaten the programme’s ability to support the commercialisation of black farmers and advance transformation in the agricultural sector.

AFASA hereby submits a response to the issues raised by the portfolio committee and also submits our position and what AFASA is doing to deal with some of the concerns that have been expressed by the Agriculture Portfolio Committee.