Modise says records show that 42, 000 hectares of land have already been measured, while work to measure another 42, 000 hectares continue. But due to the rains being late, planted land will fall short of the 150, 000 hectares targeted by the government.
Modise says his department has supplied seeds to cover 230, 000 hectares and registered 2, 000 tractors to hire from individual owners for use in the current ploughing season.