Ntombizanele Lima (53) from Uitenhage is a small-scale farmer but has acquired some experience in the field
Agriculture as a form of food security is incredibly important to the indigenous people of the country, that is one of the lessons we were taught by the generations before us, seeing that we live in a time where food is processed with chemicals that lead to diseases, some of which are incurable.
Youth should involve themselves with agriculture to improve their lives and to fight against unemployment as well as poverty that is prevalent in society.
That is one way in which we can improve our living standards.
Let us push back against poverty through agriculture and share the knowledge we have with the next generation so that they will also teach their children about agriculture.
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