Agriculture to launch Agri-BEE

29 September 2004

The department of Agriculture and land reform will be launching the AGRI-BEE frame work document in the on the 30 September 2004 at the Upington College. The launch will be held between 08:00 - 14:00.

The AGRI-BEE framework establishes the guiding principle for broad based black economic empowerment in agriculture in manner that seek to build on the experience of transformation efforts over the past decade.

Broad based black economic Empowerment, in Agriculture as in all other sectors must be understood as a means to an end.

The launch of the framework offers stakeholders in the province the opportunity to make inputs on the document. More the 150 representatives form emerging farmers, established commercial farmers, farm workers, trade unions and businesspersons in the sector are expected to participate in the launch.

For more information contact Sipho Mbaqa @ 072 99 61620