President Jacob Zuma will on Thursday, 17 June 2010, launch the Masibuyele Emasimini mechanisation scheme at Marapyane village in Mpumalanga.
This launch which will see the handover of tractors to the local community for agricultural production is in line with the government's key priorities of rural development, land and agrarian reform.
This project will afford black farmers a realistic chance to improve production, increase yields and gain access to domestic and global markets.
It will also seek to ensure that rural communities become self-sustaining by producing their own foods. The project will also ensure the utilisation of fallow land and will seek to resuscitate collapsed land reform projects.
Details of the event are as follows:
Date: Thursday, 17 June 2010
Venue: Marapyane sport ground
Time: 10h00
Issued by: The Presidency
15 June 2010
Source: The Presidency (http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/)
