The Gauteng Department of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment cordially
invites South Africans to a meeting that will make them aware of how to apply to
become a Gauteng Nguni cattle farmer.
#GrowingGautengTogether
The Gauteng Department of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment cordially
invites South Africans to a meeting that will make them aware of how to apply to
become a Gauteng Nguni cattle farmer.
#GrowingGautengTogether
Who said farming can't be cool? Meet Thabo Ramaphala this year's overall winner Young Farmers Awards 2019, he strives to make farming cool & would love to see young people taking initiative and participating in the sector.
#GDARDatWork
#GrowingGautengTogether
@fineliving_farm
Second-leg for today, MEC
@Morakane_
handed over two poultry structures in Bronkhorstspruit, Tshwane. The capacity of these two structures houses 5000 broiler chickens in total.
#GDARDatWork
#GrowingGautengTogether
INVITATION TO APPLY TO PARTICIPATE IN FARM YARD RETAIL TRAINING, INCUBATION AND MENTORSHIP PROGRAMME
Closing date: 20 October 2023
#GrowingGautengTogether
WE ARE HIRING 📢
The Gauteng Department of Agriculture, Rural Development & Environment is looking for the following candidates for the Agricultural Graduate program
-X27 livestock farming
-X27 Crop farming
Closing date: 30 July 2023
#GrowingGuatengTogetger
Today GDARDE is Launching Moblile Abattoir at Moroka Chicken Abattoir, Plot 53,Ironside, Everton. There are 10 beneficiaries that will be awarded, 8 are movable poultry abattoir and to 2 red meat mobile abattoirs.
#GrowingGautengTogether
#GDARDatWork
#GGT2030
#ThreadOpen
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR FARMER SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT -COMPREHENSIVE AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT PROGRAMME (CASP)
Closing date: 15 March 2024
#GrowingGautengTogether
The Department in partnership with GDED will host a Cannabis webinar under the theme “Unlocking the Gauteng Cannabis Economy – The special focus on SMME Development”
Date: 8 December 2021
Time: 10h00–12h30
Virtual platform
#GDARDatWork
#GrowingGautengTogether
#CannabisWebinarGP
MEC Mpho Parks Tau cordially invites to the 14th Annual Agricultural Research Symposium under the theme: improved research to achieve transformation, modernisation & re-industrialisation of the Guateng agri food sector.
#GPARS2022
#GDRADatWork
#GrowingGautengTogether
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR FARMER SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT -COMPREHENSIVE AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT PROGRAMME (CASP)
Closing date 8 March 2024
#GrowingGautengTogether
Trust & GDARD wishes to invite farmers meeting criteria,to apply for participation in the Nguni Cattle Development Project Successful applicants will receive 30 pregnant
#Ngunicows
& 1 Nguni bull as a conditional loan from the Trust. Closing date: 28 June 2019 at 12 noon.
INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GAUTENG IDC NGUNI CATTLE DEVELOPMENT TRUST
The Gauteng IDC Nguni Cattle Development Trust (“the Trust”) is a development oriented partnership of the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD)
LIVESTOCK FARMER ALERT: Rift Valley fever virus
Above average rainfall was recorded across the eastern half of South Africa this 2020/2021 summer and high levels of mosquitos are expected soon. Since Rift Valley fever (RVF) is spread by mosquito bites,
The Gauteng Green Army, a progressive greening & cleaning campaign under
#BontleKeBotho
programme, hit the streets of Johannesburg today to clean the city as part of the build-up towards MEC
@MbaliHlopheSA
tabulating GDARDE’s budget vote for 2023/24 financial year.
#GDARDEatWork
Who said you can't wine e'Kasi? Meet Mme Lethoba from Sebokeng in Sedibeng who produces wine from her backyard, and here's her story as GDARD continues to celebrate all women who participate in Agroprocessing.
#GDARDatWork
#GrowingGautengTogether
The Department in partnership with GDED will host a Cannabis webinar under the theme “Unlocking the Gauteng Cannabis Economy – The special focus on SMME Development”
Date: 8 December 2021
Time: 10h00–12h30
Virtual platform
#GDARDatWork
#GrowingGautengTogether
#CannabisWebinarGP
GDARD is now offering free design services to farmers registered with the Department. See pamphlet for more information.
#GDARDatWork
#GrowingGautengTogether
Today MEC
@MbaliHlopheSA
visited Fourways Farmers Market to discuss possible partnerships of broadening market access for GP smallholder farmers Discussions were focused on how farmers can be integrated into their farmers market.
#GrowingGautengTogether
#GDARDEatWork
Meet Zandile Khumalo who farms on the rooftop of the Morningside shopping centre, practices Climate Smart Agriculture and is currently supplying most of the restaurants with vegetables in the centre.
#GrowingGautengTogether
Today MEC for
@GautengDED
&
@OfficialGDARD
at
@Morakane_
will today be handing over 16 state of the art refrigerator trucks valued at more than R1 Million each to farmers who have been identified to form part of the Department’s Commercialisation program.
#GDARDatWork
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**Celebrating Success: MEC Visits Kings Co-op in Vanderbijlpark**
This morning, MEC
@VuyiswaRamokgop
paid a visit to Kings Co-op, a thriving commercial farm run by an inspiring female farmer, Loretta Visagie, in Vanderbijlpark.
#GrowingGautengTogether
The Department would like to welcome MEC Vuyiswa
Ramokgopa for Agriculture and Rural Development and MEC Sheila Mary Peters for Environment. We welcome you with open arms and great enthusiasm.
#GrowingGautengTogether
This evening MEC
@MbaliHlopheSA
& her team attended the launch of the Cash4Trash,an income generating recycling initiative envisioned by Mary-Ann.The vending machines will be strategically located where locals can bring their recyclable trash to be converted into monetary value.
Meet Mme Rachel from the East Rand as she shares her journey as one of the beneficiaries of the Gauteng IDC cattle development programme and its success.
#GrowingGautengTogether
The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development is calling all Black, Indian & Coloured South African medium to larger scale commercial farmers to apply to lease State Land in the City of Tshwane.
#GrowingGautengTogether
The Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD) in partnership with Gauteng Department of Economic Development (GDED) will host a Cannabis webinar under
the theme “Unlocking the Gauteng Cannabis Economy – Special Focus on the Regulatory Framework”.
The Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD) will host a webinar on 25th June 2021 under the theme “Modernising Egg Production through Innovative Technology”.
The webinar will be held virtually as follows:
GDARD continues to celebrate all women in Agriculture and Environment this women's month. meet Mme Cathy from Fochville whose involved in mixed farming and here’s her story.
#GrowingGautengTogeher
#WomensMonth2021
MEC
@Morakane_
Handing over vouchers to farmers in Eikenhof City of Joburg,as initiative to help them navigate through COVID-19.This distribution will be rolled out in different regions across the Gauteng. 991 farmers will be beneficiaries of this relief.
#GrowingGautengTogether
The Joburg inner city clean up campaign,kicked off today in the surrounding areas of Joubert Park moving along to Park Station side.The inner city clean up is a 5 day programme which will aim towards cleaning the inner city.
#BontleKeBotho
#GDARDEatWork
#GrowingGautengTogether
🧵
The 15th Agricultural research symposium is currently underway at Indaba Hotel, Fourways. The symposium is intended to address holistic agricultural productivity challenges as well as promoting on farm research development. Here is the link:
#15thARSGP
🧵
Meet Andile Matukane, our Young Farmers Awards winner in the Best Young Subsistence Producer category & Overall Winner!
Andile is ready to take the next big step by expanding her project & developing more Young Farmers.
Her journey cultivates a brighter future for young farmers.
Invitation to participate in the Gauteng mobile red meat abattoirs for small stock only excluding pigs.
Closing date: 3 May 2024
#GrowingGautengTogether
True or False Nguni Cattle Project launched in 2015 it's been one of the most successful small-scale farmer development models with beneficiaries, which is replicated for other species of livestock commodities identified in APAP
#HaveYourSay
#GDARDBudgetVote18
#GDEDBudgetVOTE18
Climate Change Summit
The Summit under the theme “Towards decarbonisation of the economy and a climate-resilient society”, will officially welcome all delegates from around the world to engage on climate action programmes and remedial actions towards combating climate change.
The Gauteng Department of Agriculture & Rural Development will be hosting the 13th Annual Agriculture Research Symposium virtually on the 5th of February 2021.
#GrowingGautengTogether
#GDARDatWork
Submit your Proposal For Agro-Processing Funding
Closing Date for the Application is Monday 24 April 2023 at 17h00. Late applications will not be considered.
Here is the link for online submissions
Email Submission to Mapaseka.Madindwa
@gauteng
.gov.za
The Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD) will host a webinar on 25th June 2021 under the theme “Modernising Egg Production through Innovative Technology”.
Meet Lesiba Teffo from Eden Farm in Soshanguwe. Lesiba is this year's best young farm worker. He shares how the training from GDARDE inspired him to pursue Agriculture as a career. Congratulations once again, keep making Agriculture cool and youthful.
#GrowingGautengTogether
The Sedibeng SMME conference in currently underway at Vereeninging City Hall, the SMME aims to unlock opportunities in the sectors such as Vaal SEZ, agriculture, cannabis and aerospace.
#GrowingGautengTogether
#SedibengInvest
#SedibengSMMEs
🧵 🪡
Today
@OfficialGDARD
and
@GautengDED
will host a Cannabis webinar under
the theme “Unlocking the Gauteng Cannabis Economy – Special Focus on the Regulatory Framework”.
Time: 10h00 – 12h30
Virtual platform: Microsoft Teams Live Event :
The Department in partnership with Gauteng Department of Economic Development (GDED) will host a Cannabis webinar under
the theme “Unlocking the Gauteng Cannabis Economy – The special focus on investment and financing”.
Today MEC
@TauParks
visited Gary Moondance Farm in the West Rand, Gauteng
The purpose of the visit was to look at the cannabis value chain and opportunities for the farming sector, this is in preparation for the provincial cannabis masterplan.
#GDARDatWork
#GrowingGautengTogether
MEC Mbali Hlophe delivering keynote address at
#GautengFEA2023
, with emphasis on women empowerment and role of women and importance of women in the agricultural space. “ Women should be at the forefront of feeding and naturing the nation”
#GrowingGautengTogether
#GautengFEA2023
GDARD continues to celebrate all women in Agriculture and Environment this women's month. meet Mme Mahlangu from Midvaal a broiler farmer and here’s her story.
#GrowingGautengTogeher
#WomensMonth2021
Smallholder farmers donated vegetable produce and eggs to Carol Show foodbank in the Westrand. This is GDARDS food production and distribution response plan towards COVID 19.
#GDARDCares
#GrowingGautengTogether
#GautengCovid19
GDARDE invites all Women and Young farmers in the Agricultural space of Agro Processing and Agriculture , to participate in the Gauteng Female and young farmers awards.
Closing date: 28 April 2023
#GrowingGautengTogether
#GDARDEatWork
MEC
@TauParks
today launched the start of the 2021 summer grain planting season for Gauteng,as part of the GGT2030, the Gauteng Provincial Government commits to sustainable food security and that no Gauteng citizen should go to bed hungry.
#GrowingGautengTogether
#GDARDatWork
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Programme for the Cannabis webinar under
the theme “Unlocking the Gauteng Cannabis Economy – The special focus on investment and financing”.
Date: 22nd September 2021
Time: 10h00 – 12h30
Virtual platform: Microsoft Teams Live Event
Today marks the GDARDE-hosts Youth in Agriculture and Rural Development (YARD) Conference at the prestigious Focus Room in Sandton.
As the conference concludes, YARD is poised for a leadership transition, bidding farewell to the 2019-elected leadership.
#GrowingGautengTogether
GDARD officials along with other stakeholders are busy conducting African Grass Owl surveys on Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve. Both African Grass Owls and Marsh Owls will be recorded. The African Grass Owl's regional status is Vulnerable
#Biodiversitystewardship
#GDARD
Gauteng Green Army continue with on the job training,On the job training aims at equipping the Green Army with necessary skills to establish household/ Coummunity gardens in our respective communities to combat hunger and to keep GP a food secure province.
#GrowingGautengTogether
Here is one of our female farmer’s story, we focus on Ms Miriam Mulungo’s Piggery. Me Nthabiseng Suping is handing all Agricultural queries for the Department. Please contact her on 011 240 2500 or Nthabiseng.suping
@gauteng
.gov.za if you need any help.
We are officially opening the
#GPYouthExpo
at the Nasrec Expo Centre. Youth is encouraged to bring their CVs and business plans as there are over 140 exhibitors on standby to sign them up for Job placement, skills development and entrepreneurship
#GPYouthExpo
DID YOU KNOW
Gauteng is the second highest food secure Province in South Africa, according to Stats SA report published in May in 2019.
#GrowingGautengTogether