SOS Begs For Farming Land

Lesedi Mkhutshwa | Monday August 14, 2017 15:50

He said this recently during a food hampers donation to the village by Tonota East Farmers committee. When receiving the hampers, Motsamai appealed to farmers to give them farmland on which children could practice agronomy and in the process ensure sustainable food supply at the centre.

Motsamai said that if land is availed for agriculture, it would curb an existing problem of shortage of food, which has in the past been a major concern at the children’s village.

He said that having a farmland would also enable them to sell some of their produce in order to generate income. Motsamai also pleaded with the government authorities and members of the community to avail residential plots that will be used to house some children.

He said that when children are living within the community, they would be able to engage with their age mates. “If children are fully absorbed into the community they will gain more knowledge in terms of life dynamics. This will help them upgrade their social and professional lives. If the kids are taken out of the centre to typical residential they will also not feel isolated.”

Tonota East Farmer’s committee chairperson Ncheje Mogapi promised that they would do their best to expose children at the village to agronomy.

“We want children to visit our farmland so that they can get the same experience gained by other children who live with their families,” he said.

Mogapi indicated that it would be beneficial for the children to learn the basics of agriculture, which in future could help support the country’s bid to produce sustainable food.

The Tonota East Farmers committee donated 22 bags of sorghum, 14 bags of maize, one bag of beans and a bag of morogo wa dinawa.