The City of Tshwane Environment and Agriculture Management Department, recently with the national Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD), distributed thousands day-old broiler chicks in Winterveldt for broiler production.
This is an initiative under the Farmer Production Support Unit, a component of the national Agri-Parks programme, and will see a total of 30000 day-old broiler chicks distributed to Winterveldt farmers through the Winterveldt Farmer Production Support Unit.
Agri-Parks is a programme implemented to kickstart the rural economic transformation for identified rural regions countrywide. It has three components, namely the FSPUs, the agri hub and the Rural Marketing Center.
MMC for Environment and Agriculture Management Katlego Mathebe said “Tshwane’s traditional agri-parks, such as Rooiwaal and Kleinsonderhoudt are classified as FSPUs. The aim of these units is to provide farmers with access to good quality inputs, mechanisation and extension support, training, logistics, primary produce collection and market intelligence.”
“Currently, a total of 18 smallholder farmers have received the chicks, with 16 more farmers to get their share in the next few days. The farmers have also received broiler feeds and refresher training. These farmers will support the Winterveldt abattoir which is already operational,” said Mathebe.