R50 000 set aside to assist each SA small farmer
DURBAN – The department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development has set aside R50 000 to help each smallholder or communal farmer to complete the current production cycle.
The department has launched a Covid-19 disaster intervention programme, whereby it had requested all interested wholesalers, distributors or agribusiness outlets to provide a list of the production inputs they have in stock.
“This will assist in the emergency procurement of these inputs to enable smallholder and communal farmers to complete the current production cycle. The department intends to procure by means of issuing purchase vouchers to approved farmers,” the department said.
It said farmers would purchase from the nearest wholesaler, distributor or agribusiness outlet.
Source: iol.co.za
