By Tintswalo Baloyi, Johannesburg
A TECHNOLOGY expert has highlighted the significant role broadband can play in ensuring food security in South Africa.
According to Phumza Dyani, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at Broadband Infraco believes technology can enable and extend an ecosystem of all the value chain players within the agriculture sector.
She said the increased use of broadband and technology could add to major strides made by the Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) in the development of the West Rand, Springbokspan, Witzenberg, Ncora, and Enkangala AgriParks.
These projects are aimed at stimulating the economic activity of subsistence farmers.
Dyani said broadband, technology and the internet ought to feature prominently in the South African National Development Plan (NDP). Read more…
