The Minister for Rural Development and Land Reform Mr Gugile Nkwinti cordially invite members of the media to the official launch of the Simile Farmers Group project in Uitenhage on Friday, 20 May 2011 in Eastern Cape.
The project has six beneficiaries comprising one female and five males. There are 22 permanent employees on the farm, while during “harvest time” they employ 20 to 40 casual workers. The beneficiaries have acquired skills revolving around growing broilers from their tender age until they are ready for market. Staff have also undergone training on bookkeeping, general Management and financial management. Their strategic partner Sovereign Foods plays a critical role in transferring skills to them.
The idea of the project started in 2000 and Accurate Farm which measures 28.69 hectares in extent in Uitenhage was ultimately acquired through the then Department of Rural Development and Land Reform’s Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development (LRAD) programme at a cost of R2, 58 million. The multi-million rand project is for intensive broiler production. The farm has nine chicken houses (tunnels) spread over a 20 250 square meter radius. Each tunnel is 150 by 50 square meters in size.
The event will be held under the following details:
Date: 20 May 2011
Venue: Accurate Farm, Uitenhage, Eastern Cape
Time: 10h00 to 13h00
Accreditation: Journalists who will be attending the media briefing will be required to provide their Press Cards for their media organisation or any form of Identity.
For RSVP and further information regarding the briefing kindly contact the following officials:
Mr Kholekile Sonjica
Tel: 043 700 7030
Cell: 082 419 5253
Mr Sehloho Mphati
Tel: 012 312 8112
Cell: 083 977 4040
Mr Tshepo Diale
Tel: 012 312 8532
Cell: 071 850 1751
Enquiries:
Mr Eddie Mohoebi
Tel: 012 312 9648
Cell: 082 550 1445
Minister Gugile Nkwinti launches simile broilers in Uitenhage
