Thank you, Deputy Speaker. The ANC-led government is continually implementing land reform and agricultural development programmes, which include a comprehensive support package for farmers, especially women farmers and rural entrepreneurs.
The Department of Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Administration has committed itself to introducing programmes that are aimed at animal production and forestry. The Vula Mathuba Programme, as it is known, is already supporting 76 students who are studying scarce skills at tertiary institutions. Amongst those skills are the following: veterinary science, crop production and agricultural economy.
Together with our people, the ANC tirelessly works to ensure that the agricultural policies we implement have a positive impact on households, food security, food prices and environmental sustainability. Thank you.