7th biennial national landcare conference

The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

(DAFF) in collaboration with the Northern Cape
Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural
Development will be hosting the 7th Biennial National
LandCare Conference at the Mittah Seperepere
Convention Centre in Kimberley from the 3 to 6
October 2016 in the Northern Cape province under
the theme Making a LandCare difference towards
achieving land degradation neutrality.

4. To demonstrate Conservation Agriculture (CA) as

one of the successful adaptation and mitigation measures to address the impacts of climate
change on all services provided by the ecosystem; production services, ecological services as
well as the sociocultural services.

LandCare is a community-based, community-led

and a government supported programme with a
goal to optimise productivity and sustainability of
natural resources in greater productivity, food security,
job creation and a better life for all.

CONFERENCE SUBTHEMES
1. Management strategies and practices to promote
resilience and the sustainable use of communal
grazing for improved livestock, market access and
economic benefits.

CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES
1. To promote the sustainable use of natural resources and to celebrate global, African and South African LandCare achievements.

2. Sustainable use of wetlands and water

management options in arid and semi-arid regions
to mitigate the impact of drought and enhance
livelihood.

2. To recognise and honor communities, partners

and land users in advancing the LandCare philosophy.

3. LandCare Solutions to enhance adoption of

sustainable land management practices for
improved agricultural production.

3. To share best practices and technologies in protecting and for the rehabilitation of degraded
natural agricultural resources as the only means
to attain food security, job creation and better
agricultural livelihoods in a sustainable manner.

4. Best practices for control and utilisation of invader

plant species.

5. To assess the progress and achievements of the

6th Biennial National LandCare Conference in
KwaZulu-Natal.

5. Experiences of LandCare committees in promoting

community-based (CBO, NGOs) natural resource
management.

agriculture,
forestry & fisheries
Department:
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

LANDCARE

SOUTH AFRICA