The Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform Candith Mashego-Dlamini will visit an Agri Parks production site at Mooifontein in North West, on 2 December 2015.
This forms part of Imbizo Focus Week, which seeks to engage the public, targeted beneficiaries, partners and stakeholders countrywide in implementation of the Nine-Point Plan to grow the South African economy.
Three Agri Parks have been identified for the province of North West. Agri- Park is a farmer-controlled entity that serves as a catalyst around which rural industrialisation is planned to takes place. The aim is for the park to provide a network of contacts between producers, markets and processors, as well as infra- structure to process agricultural products.
The Department has identified economically viable sites in all 44 districts across the country for the construction of Agri-Parks and R2 billion has been set aside for this agri-park initiative, of which 1% will go into capacity building especially in municipalities.
Media is invited as follows:
Date: 1 December 2015
Venue: Mooifontein
Time: 08h00
For RSVP and further information regarding the event kindly contact the following officials:
Ms Poppy Mongae: Communication Services
Tel: 018 397 9700
Cell: 079 529 4061
Mr Tshepo Diale: Communication Services
Tel: 012 312 8532
Cell: 071 850 1751
Mr Sivuyile Mangxamba
(Acting) Chief Director: Strategic Communication
Department of Rural Development and Land Reform
Tel: 012 312 8881
Cell: 0713342915
