Posts Tagged ‘#futurefarmers’
‘Green is the new gold,’ says our partner Nedbank
Nedbank’s support of Buhle is one way in which the banking giant is focusing on agriculture to promote entrepreneurship and create jobs, says the company’s executive head of strategy and CSI, Poovi Pillay, in the online business publication BizCommunity. The green economy, which incorporates social protection and environmental stewardship, is a strategy that should dominate […]
Short courses – updated schedule
We have updated our short course schedule for 2021, as was necessary due to delays caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Please find below the new schedule for these short courses, which cater for the skills that we find are in highest demand among new farmers of southern Africa. Apply on www.buhle.org.za/enroll. Email applications@buhle.org.za, or call […]
Highveld Chronicle documents equipment handover ceremony
The Highveld Chronicle documented the ceremony in which the Republic of Korea’s Ambassador H.E. Chull-joo Park, handed over handed over equipment worth R1 342 409 to Buhle. The ambassador told the gathering that agriculture had paid a large role in the transformation of the Republic of Korea, and he hoped the equipment – which included an eight-ton […]
Women in Agri interviews Buhle graduate Kgomotso Ramatlo
Kgomotso Ramatlo tells Women in Agri that her retrenchment from a management position in a bank was a blessing in disguise, as it enabled her to leap straight into a greater passion – farming. She now runs a thriving vegetable farm, employing four full-time employees and five to eight seasonal employees. (Pic from Women in […]