DoA LandCare Awareness Campaign.
The Department of Agriculture (DoA) held a LandCare Awareness Campaign at Alex Laing Hall, Kroonvale, Graaff-Reinet on 02 October 2025.
The campaign aimed to educate farmers and land users on sustainable practices that conserve land and the environment for the benefit of present and future generations.
In 2024/25, the Department supported two Land Reform farms with veld grass reseeding due to land degradation. The awareness highlighted interventions implemented by DoA while guiding farmers on prevention measures.
The audience engaged included emerging and smallholder farmers, Land Reform beneficiaries, farmer unions, and land users across Dr Beyers Naudé LM (Aberdeen, Graaff-Reinet, Nieu Bethesda, Klipplaat, Jansenville).
Apart from the DoA officials stakeholders in attendance included, Ward Councilors, Land Reform Department, ECDC, Led section from the Dr Beyers Naudé LM and NDA
DoA Provincial LandCare Office
Key Focus Areas:
Sustainable land use & conservation
Land redistribution opportunities
Combating land degradation & stock theft
Disaster risk reduction in agriculture
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