4/2020
By Olebogeng Molale
The Department of Agriculture, Environmental Affairs, Land Reform and Rural Development has made a call for residents to apply for the designated state land in the Northern Cape.
The MEC of Agriculture, Environmental Affairs, Land Reform, Land Reform and Rural Development, Mase Manopole urged women, youth and people with disabilities to take advantage of this opportunity. To obtain farms for agricultural purposes, noting that the government’s decision to provide land represents an excellent opportunity to create jobs, economic development, food production and skills development. “Beneficiaries will sign lease agreements and will be subjected to a mandatory training program. The training program will include entry-level training on the commodity of their choice, basic record keeping and basic financial management as well as enterprise development.”
According to the department, 12 portions measuring 12 224 hectares of land is available for the previously disadvantaged people in the farming business in the Northern Cape. The identified land is in the John Taolo Gaetsewe District, however, the call for application is open for any resident of the Province.
Application forms are obtainable on the National Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development website, https://www.dalrrd.gov.za/, or at the department district offices as advertised.
The closing date for applications is 16 November 2020.
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