WC farmers to assist drought stricken North West farmers

Mluleki Mrwebi
30 December 2013

Gerrit van Rensburg, Western Cape MEC of Agriculture and Rural Development on Sunday announced that Western Cape farmers will donate drought relief animal feed for farmers in the drought stricken Northern Cape and North West Provinces.

Van Rensburg said Western Cape farmers experienced good harvests the last couple of years, and would like to assist in the areas where farmers are battling for the survival of their livestock.

“We have an abundance of hay to donate, but transporting it in large quantities has been the problem.” said Van Rensburg

Van Rensburg said Transnet has pledged to make a train available which would collect donations at towns such as Swellendam, Caledon, Malmesbury and Porterville.Transnet will then transport the animal feed free of charge to the drought stricken areas.