Plan for aggressive revival of rural farming

Mlibo Qoboshiyane. Photographer: Luyolo Mkentane

What is your vision for the province?

We want to revive rural economies quite aggressively, using agriculture and rural development as catalysts to turn the situation around. Agrarian transformation is about consolidating the skills base, not just going to the land to plough. The Eastern Cape must take agriculture to the people. We wish to create a province that can export food, in which people can derive commercial value from this important sector.

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