Thank you, hon member. Well, as I have already stated, the establishment of the Ministry and Department of Rural Development and Land Reform is meant to ensure that we tackle poverty, particularly in the rural areas, by ensuring that the requisite infrastructure is put in place, and that our rural communities are empowered to address the critical issue of food production and therefore contribute towards the food security requirements of the country, as well as stemming the tide of the influx of job seekers into urban areas, as we know that most of them end up in informal settlements in urban areas.
Therefore, it is important for us through the Ministry of Rural Development and Land Reform to ensure that there is, in fact, development taking place in rural communities.
The thrust of that approach is to ensure that we defeat poverty in rural areas and create environments in which rural communities can be engaged in gainful economic activity without having to migrate to urban areas. Thank you.