Human Rights Measure

Human Rights
Human Rights

The Ministry of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development set aside funds to provide assistance to mainly target financially distressed small-scale farmers” as a way “to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19.” The “qualifying criteria for farmers” notes that “adjudication will prioritise women, youth and people with disabilities.” Out of the “15036 approved applications” the breakdown in terms of sex was as follows: 5494 recipients were women and 9542 were men. Additionally, 2493 youth were approved and 224 “people living with disability.”