Agriculture issues discussed with farmers
'I encourage you not to become distracted by the politics of the day and on negative rhetoric, but rather to do what us farmers do best, and that is to farm,' Kriek told the farmers
DURING the first week of June, agricultural leaders from the KwaZulu-Natal Agricultural Union (Kwanalu) and Agri SA travelled through KZN to meet with farmers as part of the Kwanalu 2019 roadshow.
The roadshow presented an opportunity for farmers to engage with South Africa’s agricultural leaders one-on-one about the state of the sector and the vital role organised agriculture plays in shaping and guiding the future of the industry.
Heads of Agri SA’s Centres of Excellence – land, economics and trade, labour and development, natural resources and rural safety – accompanied by Agri SA’s president Dan Kriek, addressed six meetings held in Pongola, Dundee, Gingindlovu, Pietermaritzburg, Swartberg and Paddock.
‘Agri SA, together with our provincial arm, Kwanalu, is an organisation with impact.
‘Our Centres of Excellence are headed up by industry experts who work tirelessly at government level on behalf of farmers.
‘I encourage you not to become distracted by the politics of the day and on negative rhetoric, but rather to do what us farmers do best, and that is to farm,’ Kriek told the farmers.
Kwanalu president, Andy Buchan, called on all farmers to step up and to get involved in organised agriculture.
‘The value of organisations such as Kwanalu and Agri SA lies in the involvement of farmers throughout the structures.
‘Coupled together with the industry experts at Agri SA and Kwanalu, the future of the sector is in the best possible hands,’ said Buchan.
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