With the fanfare of youth month now behind us, what remains and cannot be forgotten is the collective work necessary to address the systemic challenges facing SA’s youth everyday. A lack of access to education, unemployment, and a technical recession must be addressed by creating appropriate opportunities to help youths participate in the economy. Having recently reversed eight consecutive periods of negative growth due to persistent drought, the agricultural sector is demonstrating its ability to become a cornerstone of the country’s economy, even in depressed economic times. While sector players and policy makers have long recognised this potential, its translation into significant benefits for previously marginalised groups, like the youth, has been slow. The National Development Plan (NDP) provides a clear and overarching policy approach to agriculture that is being implemented across government and within the agricultural sector. As the primary economic activity in rural areas,...
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