Chairperson, I hereby give notice on behalf of Cope that at the next sitting of the Council I shall move:
That the Council debates -
1) the ever-increasing threat of food security and how it will impact on the livelihood of all South Africans; 2) the need for greater investment in agricultural research and development and the resulting technological advances as a means to address food security; and
3) the urgent need for government to address the impact of the bureaucratic regulatory system which is preventing the agricultural sector from sustainably feeding the nation.