KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, has unveiled the Multi-Planting Season Programme in order to provide necessary assistance to underprivileged farmers.
It will also ensure that thousands of emerging farmers are trained, and prepared to lead in agricultural production.
Dube-Ncube unveiled this programme during an event held at the Umlamulankunzi Stadium in Ugu District Municipality.
She said, “The multi-planting season is a strategic programme that is aimed at getting rid of poverty, inequality and unemployment through inclusive rural economic development by investing in agriculture.
“Through the programme, government enhances the capability of farmers by supporting them to optimise agricultural production throughout all seasons and provide technical information and extension support.
“Additionally, we mobilise farmers in the province to take into consideration the different locations and geographies for planting periods in the context of weather conditions.
“Agricultural potential of KwaZulu-Natal remains untapped, and the province has a diverse topography, climate and good soil, and it is poised to lead South Africa’s agriculture revolution”.
