Support to Agri SA’s Disaster Relief Foundation
[{“type”:”text”,”content”:”*Main image: Andrea Campher (manager of Agri SA Risk and Disaster Unit), Christo van der Rheede (executive director) and Toni Esmeralda, Corteva Southern Africa business director*nnu201cThe donations received today will go a long way to support farmers, farmworkers and communities that are facing various challenges caused by the prolonged drought and other natural disasters, as well as food aid that is needed by communities,u201d says Andrea Campher, manager of Agri SA Risk and Disaster Unit.nnThe aim of Agri SAu2019s Disaster Relief Foundation (DRF) is to provide disaster relief to the agricultural sector in South Africa, especially under natural disasters such as droughts, storms, floods, fires, and diseases or infections to the detriment of farmers and farmworkers, animals of all kinds, related agricultural commodities and the environment. Due to bureaucratic red tape and insufficient budgeting by the government, the private sector started to contribute towards disaster aid for the benefit of the agricultural sector in conserving food security. Considering the backdrop against which Agri SA mandated the creation of the DRF, two broad areas can be identified for the utilisation of DRF funds.”,”position”:0,”id”:”Tm7Rh6t9vkB1ShTD”}]