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Masintinge Project handed over to Women Consortium
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MEDIA RELEASE
 10 APRIL 1999
 IMMEDIATE
MASINTINGE PROJECT HANDED OVER TO WOMEN CONSORTIUM

As part of our commitment to empower women, the department of Agriculture and Land Affairs will officially hand over the Mountain  View 
piggery project to women consortium known as Masintinge Piggery Co-Operative on the 12th of April 1999.

A group of women who are mostly former Fort Cox Agricultural college graduates approached the department with the intention of starting 
their own micro enterprise.

Our gender unit and the provincial gender unit assisted them, and they managed to secure an amount of R50 000 from Kagiso trust to purchase 
the Mountain View piggery that used to be run by the state.

It is our view that we should not be involved in the real production, but farmers themselves should be the producers, hence we did not 
hesitate to sell the project to them at a reasonable value of R30 000.

The MEC for Agriculture and Land Affairs will be the guest speaker of the day and the first Lady of the province Mrs Stofile will be 
amongst the guests.

As eyes and ears of the public you are cordially invited to attend this important event. Please find an attached copy of the programme of 
the for your convenience.

Ends

This Information is Attributable to the department of Agriculture and Land Affairs

For Further Information Please Contact Thembelani Stamper at 083659 8435

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