News and Speeches for Ministry of Agriculture | Western Cape Government

News and Speeches for Ministry of Agriculture

Our farmers and farm workers deserve to be safe

27 March 2024

The Western Cape Department of Agriculture has done much over the past four years to protect and create a safer agricultural environment and farming communities. Read More

Western Cape tables a R1 billion budget for Agriculture

26 March 2024

Today the Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, tabled the Department’s budget of R1.018 billion in the provincial parliament. Read More

Western Cape welcomes 120 new agricultural graduate interns

13 March 2024

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... Read More

Skilled workers are central to the sustainability of the Agricultural sector

6 March 2024

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... Read More