Date: Thursday, 19 May 2022
DEPARTMENT TO APPOINT OVER FOUR-HUNDRED (400) ASSISTANT AGRICULTURAL ADVISORS
Mahikeng – The North West Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (NWDARD) will this
year appoint a total of four hundred & forty-three (443) Assistant Agricultural Advisors on a threeyear contract to bolster its extension and advisory services. MEC Desbo Mohono made this
announcement today, Thursday 19 May 2022 at the Provincial Legislature when she was tabling the
NWDARD budget vote.
This follows a pronouncement made by both the President and the Minister on the appointment of
10 000 Assistant Agricultural Extension Advisors across the country. Out of this 10 000, 443 will be
coming from the North-West Province.
“Extension and advisory services is the coalface platform for the department’s interaction, liaison and
support to farmers and communities. Agricultural advisory through this service are at the forefront of
service delivery and are the face of the sector to clients and the public,” MEC Mohono expressed.
“They play an important role as information intermediaries between scientists and farmers,
translating, and adding value to agronomic and economic information of use in agricultural
management decision making,” she added.
An amount of R11.1 million from the Comprehensive Agricultural Support Programme will be used in
this regard.
Tel: +27 (18) 389 5719/5684
Fax: +27(18) 384 4571
E-mail:Esetlhako@nwpg.gov.za
DIRECTORATE: COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
AgriCentre Building
Cnr. Dr. James Moroka and
Stadium Rd
Private Bag X2039, Mmabatho 2735
During the 2021/22 financial year alone, the department managed to support a total of seven
thousand nine hundred and ninety-two (7 992) smallholder producers across the province with
agricultural advisory services through the Extension Recovery Programme (ERP).
In as far as as job creation is concerned and as part of contributing towards addressing the triple
challenges of poverty; unemployment & inequality in the province, the NWDARD managed to create
an overall of 979 jobs through Land Care Programme; Rural Development initiatives, the Expanded
Public Works Programme (EPWP) as well as through the Environment and Culture (EAC) Sector Work
Opportunities.
At the end of the 2022/23 financial year, a total of 1 147 work opportunities would be created
throughout the province.
Ends!
Issued by:
Communication Services Directorate
Enquiries: Ms Emelda Setlhako
Tel: 018 389 5684/ Cell: 060 745 4020
Email: ESetlhako@nwpg.gov.za
Website:www.nwpg.gov.za/dard
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