News and Speeches for Department of Agriculture
One Home One Garden Campaign encourages households to start food production unit
30 June 2020In support of the Western Cape Department of Agriculture’s (WCDoA) One Home One Garden Campaign Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer recently visited food gardens in Witzenberg. Read More
Western Cape research dairies donate milk to the vulnerable
25 June 2020Yesterday, Western Cape Department of Agriculture's research dairy farms in Stellenbosch and George donated milk to the Milk Producers Organisation for further distribution amongst vulnerable communities in the Western Cape. Read More
Minister Meyer visits grain farmers in the Swartland
23 June 2020Yesterday, the Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, and Executive Mayor of Swartland Municipality, Mr Tjimen van Essen visited Swart Read More
Elsenburg Agricultural Training Institute reopens doors for students
17 June 2020ELSENBURG AGRICULTURAL TRAINING INSTITUTE REOPENS DOORS FOR STUDENTS Earlier today, Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, welcomed back senior students at the Elsenburg Agricultural Training Institute (EATI). Read More
Developing youth for the future of agriculture
15 June 2020Over the past five years, the Western Cape Department of Agriculture (WCDoA) has spent R53.7 million on programmes targeting the development of our Read More
Minister Ivan Meyer visits successful youth farmer
11 June 2020Today, I visited Booysen’s Tunnel Farming outside Kraaifontein in Cape Town. Owned by youth farmer Byron Booysen, Booysen’s Tunnel Farming is slowly establishing itself as a commercial producer and supplier of tomatoes to local markets. Read More
Food Safety is a shared responsibility
10 June 2020The Covid-19 pandemic has placed the spotlight on food security. Read More
Western Cape Department of Agriculture welcomes high court decision
10 June 2020The Western Cape Government welcomes the decision handed down by Acting Judge Vos of the Western Cape Division of the High Court to set aside the Au Read More
Level 3 lockdown require greater vigilance in Witzenberg and Cape Winelands
1 June 2020Tomorrow, 1 June 2020, Witzenberg and the Cape Winelands moves to Level 3 of the Covid-19 lockdown regulations. The implementation of Level 3 lockdown regulations further opens up our economy and increases the movement of people. Read More
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