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13 April 2021

The MEC for Agriculture, Environmental Affairs, Rural Development and Land Reform, Ms Mase Manopole, will welcome the 2021 intake of unemployed agricultural graduates in Upington, ZF Mgcawu region of the Northern Cape.

This comes after a vigorous recruitment drive of agricultural graduates across the Province, who will be placed at relevant smallholder/commercial farms to undergo on-the-job training, under the guidance of experienced mentors in the following areas:

• Production,
• agro-processing,
• farm management,
• governance,
• business and
• entrepreneurship (value chain).

Government has identified agriculture as a key job driver targeting the sector to create about a million jobs by 2030, a target that can be achieved through increased youth participation in the sector.

Member of the media are invited to cover the event under the following arrangements:

Date:16 April 2021

Venue: Upington/ Blucusso farm

Time:09h00

For RSVP and further information, please contact: Mr Phemelo Manankong on 053 802 5622/066 303 8177, email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

For media enquiries kindly contact Mr. Zandisile Luphahla, Media Liaison Officer and Spokesperson to the MEC on 083 391 5388; email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.