Food security is achieved through the capacity to produce and, at the same time, it’s the purchasing power to be able to acquire that food. - Thoko Didiza

The grants that social development gives for social relief, as well as the normal grants given to the elderly and the children and disabled are interventions as part of the social security net so that people do not go hungry.

Challenges I faced, on one hand, have been to try and continue with the work that has been done in the past, to resolve some of those where some of the projects were not complete, and complete them. Even though some of them are still outstanding because of the complexities that are there.

I had to make sure that the cabinet approved farmer support policy so that it guides the entirety of the sector and provinces.