Government Freezes RIC Interest Rates in Year of Drought and Flooding Rains

Government freezes RIC interest rates in year of drought and flooding rains

Labor freezes RIC interest rates for at least 6 months to help farmers facing drought and floods, while deferring any decision on no or lower interest loans.

‘We need feed’: NC farmers plead amid prolonged drought

Drought-stricken farmers in the Namakwa district of the Northern Cape say they are nearing a breaking point. Some are spending R15 000 a month just to feed livestock — or watching them die. With rain rare and rivers dry, they’re calling on the government for urgent, consistent support. ‘We need feed’: NC farmers plead amid prolonged drought appeared first on Food For Mzansi