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Determined to succeed, young black farmers are reshaping the agriculture sector

Over the past two decades or more, the South African government has come up with a number of programmes and initiatives that were meant to foster and fast-track the participation and inclusion of new black agripreneurs in the commercial farming and agribusiness sectors.

Every year, government reiterates its commitment to harnessing youth involvement in agricultural value chains to improve food security, reduce

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