14 August 2007
The Minister for Agriculture and Land Affairs, Lulama Xingwana, will on
Saturday launch the R20 million Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) Poultry
Farming Project and also preside in the celebrations for the success of the
public-private partnership between local government and the agricultural
sector.
In January 2004, Rocklands Poultry and a group of BEE farmers initiated a
move to enter into a trade agreement to assist the farmers in setting up an
infrastructure to supply the poultry producer with top-class broiler chicken.
To date this collaboration is the biggest public-private joint venture in
farming in the Eastern Cape.
Details of the launch are as follows:
Date: Saturday, 18 August 2007
Time: 12h30 to 15h00
Place: Loerie Hoogte Farm - 60 km from Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape
For further information contact:
Godfrey Mdhluli
Media Liaison Officer
Tel: 012 319 6843
Cell: 079 871 5437
Solomon Phetla
Media Liaison Officer
Tel: 012 312 8112
Cell: 082 577 5668
Issued by: Department of Land Affairs
14 August 2007
