South Africa: Agriculture Dept Targets Creating 60 000 Jobs

22 February 2017

The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries plans to spend over R1.7bn and create 60 000 jobs, according to Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's Budget Speech.

The department is set to spend more than R1.7bn on the Ilima/Letsema projects grant, which is transferred to provinces for food production initiatives.

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