Pescodia Emerging Farmers Association Day
On the 26 May 2023 a Food Security Awareness Programme was held at the plot of Mme Martha Montshing at the Binneplase of Roodepan where various stakeholders formed part of the workshop.
In her opening remarks Mme Mashishi outlined that the purpose of the workshop was to meet with farmers and to educate them about various food security initiatives in the Department food security and other departmental programmes that aims to assist farmers.
The programme included presentations from various stakeholders, which included a presentation on water use authorisation from Mr Walter Nengwenani of the Department of Water and Sanitation, who informed farmers on various water usage techniques in order to preserve and conserve water and the economic benefits of using water effectively and efficiently.
There was a further presentation on the Conservation of Agricultural Resource Act (CARA) by Mme Thembisile Mabuza the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development. She gave advice on issues of cultivation of virgin land and the dangers of overstocking grazing veld which leads to the slow recovery of the veld.
The day also afforded the farmers an opportunity to be registered on the farmer's database which will aid the in accessing funding and support from the department and the day also gave the farmers an opportunity to engage with different Extension Officials who were present.