The Gauteng Provincial Legislature Portfolio Committee of Agriculture and Rural Development will hold a meeting with farming communities to discuss agrarian reform with a small and large farming sector, on Saturday, 25 February 2012, at Boksburg Customer Care Area, Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality at 08h30.
The Portfolio Committee of the Agriculture and Rural Development Portfolio Committee has invited various stakeholders to participate as part of strengthening an oversight by the committee over the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
In light of championing and strengthening public participation with stakeholders, it is thus the Committee’s view that engagements with the farming community is critical in ensuring that a sustainable agrarian reform with a small and large farming sector is achieved.
The focus of the Road Show will be on the challenges and successes that farmers are faced with on the quest to ensuring that food security is achieved for all in the Province. Furthermore the Committee will source solutions on how best to assist the farming community through its engagements with the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on issues emanating from the Road Shows.
The event will take place as follows:
Date: 25 February 2012
Venue: Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Boksburg Booking office, Boksburg Customer Care Area, Civic Centre,Trichardts Road.
Time: 08h30 to 13h00
Enquiries:
Aubrey Dikola
Tel: 011 498 6321
Cell: 079 500 9256
E-mail: adikola@gpl.gov.za
Gauteng Provincial Legislature holds meeting with farming communities
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