Agriculture training in South Africa badly needs an overhaul
To stimulate innovation in the agriculture sector, education and training is in dire need of substantial reform.
To stimulate innovation in the agriculture sector, education and training is in dire need of substantial reform.
There is a shortage of farmers and the occupation is ageing. The UK alone needs 60 000 newcomers in the sector in the next ten years.
An advanced studies programme in plant breeding at the University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Pietermaritzburg campus produced seven PhD graduates this year.