𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲

𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲

This morning, we convened at the Thulamahashe Community Hall for a critical Accountability Session on the Support Provided to Women in Agriculture. It was a profound privilege to lead this engagement and hear directly from our rural women farmers.

You are the true backbone of our local economy, driving job creation and food security, yet you remain structurally marginalised by unequal access to land, finance, and markets.

Thank you to everyone who tuned in to Capricorn FM this evening! It was an excellent platform to unpack these systemic barriers and publicly reaffirm the mandate of the Commission for Gender Equality.

We are drawing a firm line: policy on paper is no longer enough. We will continue to demand transparent, gender-responsive budgeting and strict, measurable timelines from the Mpumalanga Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs.

We cannot say that there are Empowerment Programmes, yet there are no sustainable support structures. On paper it looks good, but on the ground with the people, beneficiaries say that they are made to sign but don’t get any support.

Empowering women in agriculture is essential for rural development and economic transformation. The work continues!

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