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HOD Mashamba welcomes the 2026 Young Entrepreneur Awards Empowerment Session

Limpopo Department of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentRef: https://www.ldard.gov.za/index.php/news/hod-mashamba-welcomes-the-2026-young-entrepreneur-awards-empowerment-session

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This is a news/media-style article published by the Limpopo Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (LDARD) on 23 July 2026. It reports that LDARD Head of Department, Ms Mpho Mashamba, delivered a welcome address at the 2026 Young Entrepreneur Awards Empowerment Session. She highlighted the theme “Planting Seeds of Excellence: Empowering Youth Through Knowledge for a Sustainable Future” and linked it to LDARD’s mandate of empowering young people through skills development and knowledge transfer, encouraging youth collaboration, innovation, climate-smart practices, and participation in the agro-processing value chain using 4IR technologies.

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empowerment session / skills-development opportunity

2026 Young Entrepreneur Awards Empowerment Session (presentations and practical knowledge for young farmers and agripreneurs)

An empowerment session associated with the 2026 Young Entrepreneur Awards, where presentations by industry partners and stakeholders are used to equip young farmers and agripreneurs with practical knowledge and opportunities, aligned to skills development and knowledge transfer in agriculture.

Who it is for
young farmers and agripreneurs
How to act on it
Attend the 2026 Young Entrepreneur Awards Empowerment Session and participate in the presentations by industry partners and stakeholders.
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the empowerment session sought to realise this mandate through presentations by various industry partners and stakeholders, equipping young farmers and agripreneurs with practical knowledge and opportunities.

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Places

Limpopo

Reference

https://www.ldard.gov.za/index.php/news/hod-mashamba-welcomes-the-2026-young-entrepreneur-awards-empowerment-session

Key Takeaways

  • Published: 23 July 2026
  • Event: 2026 Young Entrepreneur Awards Empowerment Session
  • Speaker: LDARD Head of Department Ms Mpho Mashamba
  • Theme: “Planting Seeds of Excellence: Empowering Youth Through Knowledge for a Sustainable Future”
  • Focus: empowering young farmers/agripreneurs via skills development, knowledge transfer, presentations by industry partners
  • Encouragement: work together, embrace innovation and modern agricultural technologies
  • Emphasis: climate-smart agricultural practices
  • Goals mentioned: tackle youth unemployment, strengthen food security, contribute to Limpopo economic growth
  • Additional emphasis: greater participation in agro-processing value chain and use of Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies
  • Limpopo Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (LDARD)
  • Ms Mpho Mashamba
  • MEC Kekana

Dates

Closing Date

23 July 2026