The influencers are currently completing a one-year agricultural training programme which will be offered to 50 households per month.
ABBA Initiatives, a subsidiary of investment holding company AFGRI Group Holdings, said on Monday it would provide training and skills development to 25 youths in Tembisa, focusing initially on open-field farming, aquaponics and hydroponics, with the ultimate goal of developing a sustainable urban agricultural solution for South Africa.
Along with an existing aquaponics container and tunnel, as well as a hydroponics container, the Tembisa project includes a 1,000 square-metre vegetable garden used for training purposes. “We know that agriculture is not always the most obvious choice, but with the 25 graduates working as community ‘influencers’, as well as by actively involving Tembisa households in the programme, word is spreading to the community about the many benefits involved in urban farming and agriculture more generally.”
This should allow these individuals to get a job on a farm or to continue with a more advanced agricultural qualification.
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