Eastern Cape Rural Development Agency

The Eastern Cape Rural Development Agency (ECRDA) is a schedule 3C entity in terms of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA). It was established as a result of two public entities, namely, the Eastern Cape Rural Finance Corporation (ECRFC) and ASGISA Eastern Cape (PTY) LTD. ECRDA has a dedicated focus on formulating, promoting, and ensuring the implementation of a comprehensive integrated rural development strategy for the Eastern Cape. The white paper for agrarian transformation in the eastern cape confirms the vision for rural development that is articulated in the national integrated sustainable rural development strategy (isrds) namely: sustainable growth and development for improved quality of life. This vision is elaborated as follows, to attain socially cohesive and stable communities with viable institutions, sustainable economies and universal access to social amenities, able to attract skilled and knowledgeable people, equipped to contribute to their own and the nation...