MEDIA INVITE Att: ALL EDITORS
ALL JOURNALISTS
Date: Wednesday, 13 November 2019
Mahikeng –The North West Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has declared that the fight against food insecurity is its highest priority.
To tackle the challenge, MEC Desbo Mohono has since launched a massive provincial food security projects to enable people in the rural parts of North West Province whom are affected the most to overcome poverty and hunger.
Through this initiative, identified households and cooperatives receive agricultural projects such as, planting of vegetable backyard gardens, fruit trees, small stock farming as well as feed as starter kits so communities can seriously engage in agricultural activities and contribute to poverty reduction at household level and enhancing household income of rural communities.
Ganyesa, a village in Kagisano/Molopo Local Municipality is the next stop for the Department to host Food & Nutrition Security Poverty Reduction Intervention. Members of the media are therefore invited to cover this important government initiative aimed at combating poverty and hunger.
DATE: Monday, 18 November 2019
TIME: 10H00am
VENUE: Ganyesa, Kagisano Molopo Local Municipality
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