The Farmyard project was launched in May, by the then MEC, Mbali Hlophe, targeting youth and women with the intention of promoting healthy diets in townships, hostels and informal settlements.
Questions about the high cost of Gauteng 's Farmyard project have prompted Agriculture MEC Vuyiswa Ramokgopa to suspend funding and order a full investigation. Picture: SuppliedR36 million Farmyard “containers store” project in townships.
Hlophe said the re-purposed containers would serve as local stores for local farmers to sell their produce to their communities in an effort to bring to sharp focus the healthy diet. He said the internal investigation had already commenced to determine the “true cost of the project, determine whether its original plans and targets were met, and evaluate the operational status of the containers through unannounced oversight visits”.
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