Mtingwevu farming project reaches milestone despite early challenges [SOUND]

# A joint agricultural project involving AfriForum, Saai, Nkosi Zweloxolo Stokwe’s office and the Adopt-A-Village initiative has achieved a milestone after successfully planting vegetable seedlings in the Mtingwevu community in the Eastern Cape. After initial training last year, the community faced challenges like water and crop problems, but improved their methods and achieved success. AfriForum’s Nantes Kelder says the initiative is helping improve food security, build farming skills and support community self-reliance: