# Free State Department of Agriculture and Rural Development says skills development training will be beneficial to farmers in the province. MEC Thembeni Nxangisa has met with MDM Farms as one of the potential stakeholders in an approach to farming on a commercial scale. The discussion involved issues of food security, agro-processing, value-adding, and access to markets. Nxangisa says the government on its own won’t be able to develop all farmers hence these kinds of partnerships are very important.