Afrika Umoja announces a partnership with
the Black Farmers Association of South Africa (BFASA); BFASA is an Association
that has the best interests of the farming community at its core; The
partnership will enable BFASA to set up and distribute disinfecting products
throughout the country.
Afrika Umoja, an initiative started by Cape Town temporary architecture
specialists HOTT3D, the African Energy Chamber – Africa’s leading chamber of
successful networks and partnerships – together with pan-African energy event
organizer Africa Oil & Power, is proud to announce a partnership with the
Black Farmers Association of South Africa (BFASA).
BFASA is an Association that has the best interests of the farming community at
its core and has a membership of 50,000 black subsistence farmers including
farmers on small pieces of land, farmers with a small turnover and smallholder
farmers in all nine provinces.
The partnership will enable BFASA to set up operational deep-cleaning and
sanitizing teams and build hand operated stations that spray mist onto surfaces
and sites throughout the country, as well as supply the market with their
unique product, Santab. Santab is produced in South Africa and is sold as
effervescent tabs that can be dissolved in five liters of water. The tablets
are compact and easy to transport.
Afrika Umoja and BFASA will use their networks to distribute the Santabs and
disinfecting products across South Africa, and also intend to educate people on
how to sanitize, especially in rural areas.
BFASA has also partnered with the House of Monarch and King Mthimkhulu III,
whereby BFASA will manage agricultural activities on the land owned by the
King. The King will authorize the agricultural activities of BFASA, including
the cultivation of land for the local market as well as for the export market.
Other activities and sources of employment and income such as the alignment
with Afrika Umoja will benefit communities greatly.
“BFASA is a vision I have held for some time and the joint activities with
Afrika Umoja, supported by our close association with King Mthimkhulu III and
House of Monarch, will enable us to achieve many of our objectives. Our
Members, small farmers, tenant farmers, will now have an additional, credible,
sustainable career path and source of income for themselves and their
families,” notes Dr. Lennox Xolile Mtshagi, President of BFASA.
“I admire the work of BFASA and support their joint activity with Afrika Umoja.
This arrangement will ensure commercial opportunities for our People,” says
King Mthimkhulu III.
“We are very excited to be able to work with BFASA on this initiative, the
COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic impact globally and we at Afrika Umoja are
happy to provide businesses and national and provincial governments with
solutions for the challenge of distributing products to help sanitize their
work places and homes,” says Katie Brock, Director for Afrika Umoja.
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