Agri Enterprises understands the far-reaching impacts of agricultural development and how crucial it is in addressing fundamental challenges such as poverty reduction, economic growth, and environmental sustainability.
Over the next few months, we’ll captivate you by showcasing the groundbreaking initiatives within the agricultural sector through Agri Enterprises, an Agri SA subsidiary. They seek to not only highlight the innovative efforts but also to acquaint you with some of the remarkable agricultural businesses that are spearheading transformation changes in both the sector and the country.
Women in farming programme objectives
In this episode of the Farmer’s Inside Track, we chat with Momentum Metropolitan about their agricultural developmental efforts in collaboration with Agri Enterprises. Nkosinathi Mahlangu, youth employment portfolio head at Momentum Metropolitan, kicks off the conversation with an overview of the women in farming programmes and their objectives.
“This is our second year and our objective is to help stimulate and encourage entrepreneurs, especially females,” he says. “The women in farming initiative was our entrepreneurial programme where we said we want to make an impact in areas where we can also bridge the gender gap.”
In this episode, Mahlangu also discusses:
- How black women are encouraged to take up space;
- Challenges women in agri face;
- How women can take their agribusiness forward;
- Support and resources from the programme.
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