Western Cape learners introduced to agriculture

By Celeste Ganga
18 March 2008

The Western Department of Agriculture in conjunction with the local Education Department will be hosting its annual school visits to Elsenburg Farm on 18 and 19 March, to give learners exposure to animal farming activities and to make them aware of services rendered by the Agriculture Department.

“It’s a wonderful experience for these learners, who in many instances for the first time in their lives, get exposed to farming activities. Not only do they visit the college and training facilities there – but they also visit our experimental farm,” says spokesperson for the Agriculture Department, Allie van Jaarsveld.

"The aim of this is to expose learners, especially those who grow up in urban areas, to agriculture. So it’s a wonderful experience, where from a young age we want to introduce learners to agriculture and all the possibilities and the various careers they can follow," he says.