{"id":1268,"date":"2012-02-10T10:33:34","date_gmt":"2012-02-10T10:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/daerl\/2012\/02\/10\/mec-shushu-encourages-women-compensations\/"},"modified":"2012-02-10T10:33:34","modified_gmt":"2012-02-10T10:33:34","slug":"mec-shushu-encourages-women-compensations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/daerl\/2012\/02\/10\/mec-shushu-encourages-women-compensations\/","title":{"rendered":"MEC Shushu encourages women compensations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-1267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northerncape.gov.za\/daerl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2012\/02\/female_farmer.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"258\" height=\"172\" style=\"float: left; border: 0; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" \/>The Northern Cape Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development MEC Norman Shushu says women compensation must be encouraged at all times. MEC Shushu was speaking at the Provincial Female Entrepreneur of the Year Awards in Machand near Augrabies on Thursday 05 August 2010. <\/p>\n<p>The Female Entrepreneur of the Year Awards is an instrument through which women\u2019s contribution to the fight against poverty is been recognized and encouraged.\u00a0 The Awards also seeks to acknowledges women as the lifeline of society and the custodians of food security whose role is critical in improving the quality and quantity of agricultural products through improved delivery, innovations and excellences.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>MEC Shushu highlighted that achievements of women in agriculture reflects the strides they have made in making sure that various communities benefit. He called on all participants who have not won not to give up and said everyone who took part in the competition was a winner. <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3>LIST OF THE WINNERS:<\/h3>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Top Entrepreneur: Commercial<br \/>Sub-category: Livestock<br \/>Ms Alet Wessels<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Top Entrepreneur: Smallholder<\/strong><br \/>Sub-category: Livestock<br \/>Ms Margret Botha<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Top Entrepreneur: Stallholder<\/strong><br \/>Sub-category: Horticulture and Crops<br \/>Skeyfontein Food Gardening Project<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Top Young Entrepreneur: Farmer<\/strong><br \/>Sub-category: Livestock<br \/>Serena Vavashe<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Best Subsistence Producer<\/strong><br \/>Sub-category: Farmer<br \/>Sejo se Mbung Project <\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Best Subsistence Producer<\/strong><br \/>Sub-category: Processor<br \/>Rose Malan<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Best Female Worker<\/strong><br \/>Veronica Taga<\/p>\n<p>The total money that was at stake for this year\u2019s competition was R1 625,000. The six provincial categories winners will represent the province in the National Female Entrepreneur of the Year 2010 competition to be held later in August in the Eastern Cape Province. The Female Entrepreneur of the Year 2010 competition is being sponsored by Total SA.\u00a0\u00a0 END<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>Issued by: <\/strong>Directorate Communications Service- Department of Agriculture Land Reform and Rural Development<\/p>\n<p>Enquirie: Phemelo Manankong-External Communications Officer <br \/>Tel: 053 839 7881<br \/>Cell: 071 8895 138<br \/>Email: pmanankong@ncpg.gov.za<br \/>www.agrinc.gov.za<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Northern Cape Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development MEC Norman Shushu says women compensation must be encouraged at all times. MEC Shushu was speaking at the Provincial Female Entrepreneur of the Year Awards in Machand near Augrabies on Thursday 05 August 2010. 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