Question NW4150 to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
30 November 2022 - NW4150
Masipa, Mr NP to ask the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
What are the relevant details of her department’s readiness to deal with the season of locust outbreaks?
Reply:
The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) has appointed locust control contractors to control the locust outbreak in all locust outbreak areas in Eastern Cape, Free State, Northern Cape, and Western Cape Provinces.
Personal protective equipment for the locust control contractors has been procured. DALRRD will be providing spray pumps and pesticides for control of the locust outbreak.
DALRRD is also in the process of advertising a tender for appointment of a helicopter service provider to be on standby to complement the ground locust control contractors if a need arises.