Tag: agricultural careers

Minister of agriculture Thoko Didiza donated gardening tools and seedlings in Hammarsdale, KwaZulu-Natal as part her campaign to resuscitate school gardens. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

ICYMI: Didiza encourages learner interest in farming

by Vateka Halile

9th March 2022

Minister Thoko Didiza is driving a campaign to promote agricultural careers and food gardening among learners in South African schools.

AgriSETA Learner Connect: Meet an agronomist

by Staff Reporter

30th October 2020

In today's edition of AgriSETA Learner Connect we chat to the 27-year-old Lerato Botha. She is a fiery farmer and the CEO of Farmerlee Farms in Tarlton, Gauteng. She is ...

Gary Patience farms livestock with his mother on their 50-year-old family farm, GT Agri Group in Saron, Western Cape.

AgriSETA Learner Connect: Meet an agricultural technician

by Staff Reporter

30th October 2020

The 30-year-old Gary Patience was destined to become a farmer. Having been raised in a farming family, it was only a matter of time before he joined his mother, Therecia, ...

Siyabonga Ngcobo is a lecturer in animal production at the Cedara College of Agriculture, feeding the minds of young agri-enthusiasts interested in this commodity. Photo: supplied.

Agri Careers: Meet an agricultural lecturer developing young minds

by Duncan Masiwa

5th August 2020

If you love the idea of working with young minds, helping them develop and explore their areas of interest in agriculture, and fostering their passion for the industry, than a ...

THE NEW FACE OF SOUTH AFRICAN AGRICULTURE

With 12 global awards in the first three years of its existence, Food For Mzansi is much more than an agriculture publication. It is a movement, unashamedly saluting the unsung heroes of South African agriculture. We believe in the power of agriculture to promote nation building and social cohesion by telling stories that are often overlooked by broader society.