The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in partnership with the Northern Cape Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development will host the 7th Biennial National LandCare Conference at the Mittah Seperepere Convention Centre in Kimberley from 3 to 6 October 2016.
The conference aims to share best practices and technologies in protecting and for the rehabilitation of degraded natural agricultural resources as the only means to attain food security, job creation and better agricultural livelihoods in a sustainable manner.
This conference will be held under the theme “Making a LandCare difference towards achieving land degradation neutrality.”
LandCare is a community-based, community-led government supported programme which aims to also empower young people through its national JuniorCare wing, also part of the programme for the conference. JuniorCare aims to empower youth in and out of school to manage natural resources and also to produce agricultural entrepreneurs.
Details of the conference:
Date: 3 to 6 October 2016
Time: 9h00
Venue: Mittah Seperepere Convention Centre, Kimberley, Northern Cape
Media is kindly requested to RSVP for entrance and accreditation to the venue. Kindly bring your identity documents, press cards or any other form of identification for entrance to the venue.
Please RSVP by Friday, 30 September 2016 before 12:00 to Piwe Mbiko on 072 937 2337 or email piwem@daff.gov.za or alternatively to Phemelo Manankong on 071 889 5112 or email pmanankong@ncpg.gov.za
For further information please contact:
Ms Makenosi Maroo
Chief Director: Stakeholder Relations and Communication
Tel: 012 319 6787
Cell: 072 475 2956
E-mail: MakenosiM@daff.gov.za
