Government Departments support Agricultural initiative
By Tina George
14 August 2007
National, provincial and local government departments of Agriculture and Water Affairs and Forestry and the agricultural Research Council have pledged their support for the Phadima Agricultural Association in Sekhukhune in Limpopo.
The association is made up of seven community guardings who are working on organic farming and indigenous knowledge systems.
“We have the national department of agriculture together with the ARC and provincial department coming in to help restore the seeds that are lost,” says Biowatch South Africa spokesperson, Peter Khomane.
The departments are involved in looking at the use of indigenous crops for compost making and will be meeting with Phadima farmers for support discussions on Tuesday.
14 August 2007
National, provincial and local government departments of Agriculture and Water Affairs and Forestry and the agricultural Research Council have pledged their support for the Phadima Agricultural Association in Sekhukhune in Limpopo.
The association is made up of seven community guardings who are working on organic farming and indigenous knowledge systems.
“We have the national department of agriculture together with the ARC and provincial department coming in to help restore the seeds that are lost,” says Biowatch South Africa spokesperson, Peter Khomane.
The departments are involved in looking at the use of indigenous crops for compost making and will be meeting with Phadima farmers for support discussions on Tuesday.
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