Urgent solutions required to help KZN’s small-scale farmers

Durban — During a recent visit to northern KwaZulu-Natal, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) officials were tasked with finding solutions to challenges faced by small-scale commercial farmers.Farmers shared their plight with KZN DARD MEC Thembeni kaMadlopha-Mthethwa during a two-day visit to Hluhluwe and Jozini, where the councillors and farmers, respectively, assisted the department in taking stock of the challenges of the farming community and finding ways and means to address their concerns.Councillors and farming communities of Hluhluwe and Jozini lamented the…