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Report on targeted mass pet sterilisation campaigns in the Western Cape
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Western Cape Green Economy Strategy Framework
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2012/2013 Annual Report
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Bid Information
All Bid Information can be downloaded here.
2013 Tariff Register
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LATEST NEWS
WESTERN CAPE GOVERNMENT INTERVENES TO AVERT WATER CRISIS IN CLANWILLIAM
2015/01/28
Minister Alan Winde addressed students at the start of the academic year at Elsenburg Agricultural Training Institute in Stellenbosch.
Download Minister Winde's speech here.
2015/01/23
-AHS Movement Control Protocol
-AHS Movement control Temporary amendments
2015/01/14
Call for nominations for members to serve on the Elsenburg Agricultural Training Institute Council
2014/12/18
Sandile Mkhwanazi pens a new direction for the SA wine industry
2014/12/11
New Abundant Harvest hot off the press!
2014/11/14
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 Mr Alan Winde Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism Recent news Recent Speeches |
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Media & Information Services
- Recycling Stats for Western Cape Agriculture
- Africa Agenda
Country Profiles
Trade Analysis
- Information sheets
Information sheets provide information about animal production and diseases, plant production and diseases, and many other topics of agricultural interest. - AgriProbe
Our quarterly magazine, fully downloadable. - Radio Elsenburg
Afrikaans radio programmes from Radio Sonder Grense - Research Snippets
Research Snippets gives you a regular short and conscise update on all recent research results and general management practices in order to increase efficiency and production. It will mainly cover the following fields: sheep; milk herds; ostriches and aquaculture. - Equine Census 2012
Anwers to questions w.r.t. the 2012 Equine Census. - Agricultural Survey 2010
The survey can be viewed here.
Publications
Official publications, such as the Annual Report, Strategic plans, etc.
Includes guides, strategic documents, collaborative publications with other stakeholders.
Training & Youth
Agricultural training is offered by the Department at the ELSENBURG Agricultural Training Institute.
PLEASE NOTE: Applications for the HIGHER CERTIFICATE, B.AGRIC and EQUINE 2015 studies ARE NOW CLOSED.
Applications for 2016 can be submitted at the end of March 2015 - 30 June 2015.
- ELSENBURG Agricultural Training Institute.
- Higher Education
- Further Education and Training
- Equine studies - Riding Instructions
- Examination Results
- Elsenburg Agriculture Training Institute : Brochure Afrikaans | English
- Bursary Application
General Enquiries: Marilise Smith - 021 808 7686 / 021 808 7691 or email: Marilise Smith
Other career opportunities
External Development Initiatives
- offers the following training opportunities - YPP Programme; Internship Programme; External Bursary Scholarship Scheme; Human Capital Development Projects.Special interest
- Climate Change
Climate change is widely recognised as the most serious environmental threat to our planet. - read more here. - PROVIDE project
The Provincial Decision-Making Enabling (PROVIDE) Project is a national project to facilitate policy decision-making. - Water and biodiversity
The Western Cape is particularly vulnerable in terms of surface water as well as biodiversity. Have a look here for links to our activities relating to water and biodiversity.
