The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development would like to congratulate all the category winners in the Female Entrepreneur Competition that was held recently in Port Nolloth in the Namakwa District. The competition honours the best Female Entrepreneurs for their outstanding role in agriculture’s economic sector and for the promotion of household food security.
This awards ceremony is an annual event which acknowledges the contribution of women to agriculture and poverty eradication. It is an instrument through which women’s contribution to the fight against poverty is being recognized. It also seeks to appreciate women who are leaving an indelible mark in the Agricultural Sector.
About 25 contestants vied for glory in various categories and the winners were;
- Best Farmworker in the sector – Cecelia Afrikaaner
- Best Subsistence Producer – Ms Meitjie Diegaardt
- Top Entrepreneur: Smallholder – Basadi Ba Bokamoso
- Top Entrepreneur: Commercial – Maria Malan
- Ministerial Award – Shahieda Riegert
The prize-money for the Best Female Worker, Best Subsistence Producer in each category was R50, 000 whilst Top Entrepreneur: Smallholder and Top Entrepreneur: Commercial, was R55, 000 in each category. The Ministerial Award to the value of R40, 000.
The winners will represent the province in the National Female Entrepreneur Awards that will be held later this month.
Mr Phemelo Manankong -External Communications Officer
@071 8895 112/072 215 7848
Directorate: Communications Services – Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development.