By KEDIBONE MOLAETSI
11 November 2025- The North West MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development, Madoda Sambatha is set to lead his department’s Provincial Grain Planting Launch, marking the start of the 2025/26 planting season in the Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality. Sambatha said for the 2025/26 summer grain season, the programme will support 50 farmers across 2700 hectares in all five local municipalities of the Ngaka Modiri Molema District.
“The R23 million allocation will be used to provide inputs, technical guidance, and essential resources to promote sustainable grain production and enhance food security.
“Farmers attending the event will benefit from live demonstrations on key aspects of the planting season, including soil profiling to assess fertility and guide fertilizer application, proper soil preparation for optimal seedbed conditions, planter and boom sprayer calibration to ensure uniform seed placement and safe agrochemical use, and effective weed control techniques to enhance crop yields,” he said.
Sambatha further said the launch forms part of the government’s Crop Massification Initiative, which targets fallow land in communal areas and strengthens access to productive resources for vulnerable farmers. He added that they will engage with farmers and experts at the start of a productive planting season in the North West.
“The launch is scheduled to take place at Retladirela Agricultural Cooperative in Dwaalskraal, Sannieshof on Wednesday at 9am.
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