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Awards , News
November 4, 2024

Lindie-Alet van Staden Named 2024 Western Cape Agri-Worker of the Year

Lindie-Alet van Staden Named 2024 Western Cape Agri-Worker of the Year

On Saturday, 2 November 2024, Lindie-Alet van Staden from L’Ormarins Wine Estate, Franschhoek, in the Cape Winelands, was named the Western Cape Prestige Agri-Worker of the Year 2024. Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, Dr Ivan Meyer, described Lindie-Alet as a worthy winner. Minister Meyer congratulated Ms van Staden, “I look forward […]

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Education , News
March 15, 2024

Western Cape Unveils Intern Program to Empower Young Agricultural Entrepreneurs

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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Energy
September 4, 2023

Let’s move mountains to address the energy challenge in the agriculture sector

Dr Ivan Meyer, Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, responded to the BFAP Study Report at the Western Cape Department of Agriculture’s Energy Summit, held in Rawsonville recently. Addressing farmers, producers, energy experts, officials, and representatives from the financial sector, Minister Meyer called on attendees to “move mountains to lower the sector’s reliance on Eskom.” The […]

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