agriculture

Western Cape welcomes 120 new Agricultural Graduate Interns

On Tuesday, 11 March 2024, the Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, and the Head of Department, Dr  Mogale Sebopetsa, welcomed 120 unemployed agricultural graduates as interns to the Department’s Comprehensive Agricultural Support Programme (CASP). During the two-year internship graduates will be placed with farmers and sector stakeholders who will act as mentors […]

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Skilled workers are central to the sustainability of the Agricultural sector

When Dr Ivan Meyer was appointed the Western Cape Minister of Agriculture in 2019 he stressed that the future of a sustainable agricultural sector is dependent on new information, technological advancement, and a generation of agri-workers and youth with appropriate skills and qualifications to engage within an inclusive agricultural economy. Speaking at the recent SA

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Western Cape Agriculture will benefit from SACAA certification

The South African Civil Aviation Authority’s recent Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operating Systems Certification (UASOC) to the Western Cape Department of Agriculture (WCDoA) positions the Department as a leader in leveraging unmanned aerial vehicles for transformative technological practices in the agricultural sector. “This is good news for the sector as it will benefit the agricultural sector”,

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The Agriculture Sector urged to follow guidelines to minimise the impact of heat and fires

Following the continued incidences of extreme heat and numerous veld fires across the Western Cape, the Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, has urged the agriculture sector to take the necessary measures to protect lives, livestock, crops and agricultural infrastructure. “My first concern is for agri-workers, producers and farmers who are daily exposed

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