Media briefing postponed till further notice
The Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Ms Thoko Didiza, in partnership with Total SA will brief the media on the COVID-19 Agricultural Support Fund targeted for female farmers heavily hit by COVID-19.
A part of fostering Public Private Partnership (PPP) in the Agriculture and Food Security as a strong contributor to economic growth, Total SA have sponsored the sum of R1,350 000.00 (one million, three hundred and fifty thousand rand only) in support of 36 female farmers in the substence (18) and smallholder (18) categories who are previous beneficiaries of the FEA programme and are in dire distress due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This support will go a long way in strengthening and reaffirming the significance of the partnership between Total SA and Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development towards advancing women empowerment in the sector, thereby also affording women an opportunity to contribute towards food security, job creation and poverty alleviation.
The media briefing will take place as follows: (postponed till further notice)
Date: 10 December 2020
Time: 12h00
Venue: Ronnie Mamoepa Press Room, Tshedimosetso House (GCIS), 1035 Francis Baard, Hatfield
NB: There will be a video Iink to the Imbizo Media Centre, 120 Plein Street, Parliament in Cape Town.
Media Participation: Journalists may view the briefing via live streaming on the links below.
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DALRRDgovZA
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/dalrrdgov_za
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/GovernmentZA
SABC will provide pool feed as follows:
- Satellite Amos7 @ 4 West
- Downlink 12649.5 Mhz V
- Symbol Rate 2.7 MSym/s
- Modulation 8PSK
- Video HD H.264 @ 4.2.0
For RSVP and further information regarding the briefing, kindly contact the following officials:
Mphahlela Given Rammutla
Cell: 076 823 4678
E-mail: Mphahlela.Rammutla@drdlr.gov.za
Piwe Mbiko
Cell: 072 937 2337
E-mail: PiweM@Dalrrd.gov.za.
Enquiries:
Reggie Ngcobo
Cell: 082 883 2458
E-mail: MLO.Minister@dalrrd.gov.za.
