AGRICULTURE NEWS - Amid the devastating coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (agriculture department) recently established an industry task team, under the auspices of agriculture minister Thoko Didiza, to manage this disaster.
The task team is composed of departmental officials and agricultural representatives who will focus on three work streams: the economy, social impact and communication.
According to Agbiz, the team had been established to ensure that food security was maintained throughout the duration of the epidemiological curve of COVID-19, which was expected to taper off in the second semester of 2020.
