| Indicator | 2009 level | 2014 target | Latest available measurement as at October 2012 |
| Sustainable agrarian transformation with a thriving farming sector | 6.7 million hectares {Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR 2009)} | 24.5 million hectares (30% of total of 82 million hectares of productive land) | 7.95 million hectares transferred |
| | | Acquire and allocate 1.14 million hectares of strategically located land between 2009-2014 (Delivery Agreement) | 1.28 million hectares {Department of Rural Development and Land Reform Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR, July 2012)} |
| Number of smallholder producers | Approximately 200 000 smallholders producers | 50 000 new smallholders producers | 21 192 smallholders producers |
| Establish new food gardens to increase production and income generation | No baseline | 68 000 food gardens | 67 000 food gardens |
| Rural services | | | |
| Use of innovative service delivery models | No baseline | 80% of rural municipalities use innovative services models, including 65 E-Centres | No measurement of percentages of municipalities using innovative service models. 15 E-centres at various procurement stages in 160 Comprehensive Rural Development Programme (CRDP) sites. 3 pilots completed |
| Establish integrated energy centres | No baseline | 2 per year | Construction in progress for 3 integrated energy centres in Mbizana, Ulundi and Qwaqwa |
| Reduce rural unemployment in former homeland areas | 44% (broad definition) Statistics South Africa Quarterly Labour Force Survey (StatsSA QLFS 2009) 73.4 % Delivery agreement {Department of Social Development’s survey on Integrated Sustainable Rural Development Plan (ISRD), 2008}. | 60% | 52% (broad definition) Statistics South Africa Quarterly Labour Force Survey (StatsSA QLFS, 2nd Quarter 2012) |