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13 October 2013 President Zuma to Launch the Food Security Programme President Jacob Zuma will on Thursday, 24 October, officially launch the government's food security programme, Fetsa Tlala, in Kuruman in the Northern Cape. The programme is managed by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. The Government's Integrated Food Security Production Intervention Programme was introduced last year to afford small holder farmers, communities and households an ability to increase production of basic food. This intervention will be managed over a period of ten years from 2012 to 2022. The programme is intended to promote self-sufficiency and food security through getting communities to plant their own food. The objectives therefore are to: . Increase food production capacity of both subsistence and small holder producers. . Increase availability and access to locally produced food products. . Create opportunities for SMME development at local level. . Create job opportunities within the agricultural sector. The details of the launch are as follows: . Date: 24 October 2013 . Time: 10h00 . Venue: John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality, Kuruman, Northern Cape We wish to request the media attending the launch to please RSVP with Jonas Mashigo on 082 679 9464 or [email protected] Issued by: The Presidency, Pretoria Enquiries: Enquiries: Zanele Mngadi on 082 330 1148 or Bongani Majola on 082 339 1993 Hlomani Baloyi Assistant Media Specialist West Wing, Union Buildings Government Avenue Pretoria The Presidency 012 300 5373 083 276 1295 [email protected] www.thepresidency.gov.za <http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/> -- -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "YCLSA Discussion Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
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