âââ ELSABÉ RICHARD 14:21 Mon, 19 Apr 2021
The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development says it has paid a visit to drought-stricken areas in the Northern Cape to confirm whether farmers had received drought relief vouchers last year to purchase fodder for their livestock.
This was made known following a question posed by a DA member of the National Assembly, Noko Phineas Masipa, about whether the department had visited the province in January this year as promised. The department added that the visit was undertaken in the Namakwa and ZF Mgcau districts during the week of 23 March and it found that farmers who had applied for drought relief received vouchers to purchase fodder. This as the department had made R35 million available for drought relief in the province. The department further stated that a total of 3 900 farmers across all categories have benefitted in all affected districts.