intsika yethu local municipality - Provincial Spatial Development plan

IYLM and all its stakeholders and civil society have commitment in creating an enabling environment forlocal economic; this is captured in the LED Strategy and Implementation Plan: 2020 has a Vision for themunicipal area.The Vision for LED:‘A vibrant developmental municipality that seeks to provide sound governance and ensure sustainabledevelopment of its economy and people in an effective and efficient manner.’The following are the strategic pillars for driving economic development within IYLM:Coherent agrarian system that promotes agro-processing;Institutional innovation and good governance that is complimentary to economic growth anddevelopment;Promote SMME development biased towards rural industrialisation;Increased forestry productivity and creation of processing hubs; andDevelop human capability through training and skills development.The following are the Anchor Projects identified within the Local Economic Development Strategy forimplementation within the Municipal area:High value crop production and processing;Livestock (Beef & sheep) Improvement and commercialisation;Fruit(Stone Fruit) production, processing and packaging;Furniture Incubator;Promotion of cultural activities utilising available indigenous knowledge; andDevelop and market tourist destination.5.4.2 Chris Hani Growth and Development SummitAs part of the National Growth and Development Summit Agreement provinces and district municipalitieswere tasked with convening inclusive district and provincial summits. CHDM was the first to hold itssummit in the Eastern Cape Province. The CHDM identified six priority sectors, namely: a) Agricultureand Agro-processing; b) Forestry and wood processing; c) Tourism; d) Construction; e) Manufacturing;Trade and Business Services. These sectors are consistent with the sectors that the Intsika Yethu LEDStrategy has identified.The priority actions identified in the District Growth and Development Strategy (DGDS) include thefollowing: Land and Agrarian Reform, Forestry, Timber and Wood Processing, Tourism Development,Exploitation of Mining Resources, Manufacturing, Construction, Trade Services, Enabling BusinessEnvironment75