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.
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