Limpopo Department of Agriculture and Rural Development invites unemployed youth graduates to apply for Animal and Crop Production for placement in Farms/Enterprise for entrepreneurial Development for period of 2 years: 2023/2024 to 2025/2026.
Position: Placement of Unemployed Graduates 2023/2024 – 2025/2026
Reference: S4/1
Stipend: R7 250.00 per month
Location: Limpopo Province, South Africa
The Limpopo Department of Agriculture and Rural Development present one hundred and thirty-five (135) opportunities for Unemployed Graduates with a minimum educational qualification of a three year Diploma in Agricultural related fields (NQF level 6) in Animal/Crop Production/Plant Production/Horticulture/General Farm Management. Applicants are required to register with the professional council/body such as the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP)
Requirements
- Priority will be given to Limpopo based unemployed graduates in possession of a recognized agricultural qualification with a minimum level of a Diploma in Agriculture related fields.
- Applicants much be entering internship/developmental programme in Government for the first time.
Applicants applying for this programme who have already participated in an internship/development programme in Government will be automatically disqualified.
-Unemployed graduates from Colleges of Agriculture and those with Diplomas in Agriculture will be given first preference priority. - Only South African unemployed graduates with the above-mentioned qualifications will be considered.
- Targeted beneficiaries should be unemployed graduates with no relevant experience and persons with disabilities. Private studies will not be permitted during the two-year participation in the programme.
- Applicants must must demonstrate an interest and potential to become farmers.
- Technical assessment will be conducted during selection.
- Readiness to work anywhere in the province as may be deployed by the department.
- Successful applicants will be offered a twenty-four (24) months comprehensive contract for structured on the job training within the identified farming entities to gain practical work experience and a better understanding to start an agri-business.
- This will provide graduates an opportunity to become farmers in future.
- Identified farming entities will also sign performance agreement with placed graduates.
Duties
- Farm management, scouting, disease control, dipping, dosing, identification of livestock, spraying, record keeping.
- Packaging of agricultural produce.
- Loading and offloading of agricultural produce.
- Identification of new markets for agricultural produce.
- Supervision of workers.
- Development of farm plants and production plants etc.
Note:
Duties will be more of farm related work including unskilled labour farm activities.
APPLICATIONS
Applicants must quote the relevant reference number on the application and forward to the below addresses:
Mopani District: The Director: Mopani District Limpopo Agriculture and Rural Development, Private Bag X577, Giyani 0826 or hand delivered to: Old Parliamentary Building, Giyani 0826
Waterberg District: The Director: Waterberg District Limpopo Agriculture and Rural Development, Private Bag X1048, Modimolle 0510 or hand delivered to: NTK Building, Modimolle 0510
Capricorn District: The Director Capricorn District, Limpopo Agriculture and Rural Development, Private Bag X28, Chuenespoort 0745 or hand delivered to: Block 28 Next to Traffic Government Offices
Sekhukhune District: The Director: Limpopo Agriculture and Rural Development: Private Bag X01, Chuenespoort 0745 or hand delivered to: Block 27 Next to Traffic Government Offices
Vhembe District: The Director: Limpopo Agriculture and Rural Development: Private Bag X2247, Sibasa 0970 or Physical Address: Handed in at Makwarela Government Offices
Closing date: 20 October 2023 @ 16h00
Women, youth and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.