Ward 2 Development Forum

Western Cape Department of Agriculture

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descriptionThe provincial agriculture department. It runs the Elsenburg Agricultural Training Institute and the CASP fund for small and land reform farmers, and took part in the Forum's first meeting, where it described the Elsenburg qualifications it funds.
tagstheme/youth, lang/en
aliasesElsenburg, Elsenburg Agricultural Training Institute, Department of Agriculture (Western Cape), Landcare

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For Western Cape Department of Agriculture to review

Western Cape Department of Agriculture has not yet seen this page. It describes the organisation only through what it has said or done, and through what others named here have said about it. People from the department attended the Forum’s first meeting on 16 September 2026. Until Western Cape Department of Agriculture has approved the text, it may change. Questions for Western Cape Department of Agriculture:

  1. Is this description of the department and its work with the valley correct? What would you like to change?
  2. What are the dates and requirements for the next Elsenburg intake, and how does a learner find a host farm in the valley?
  3. Which office should farmers and growers in Ward 2 contact for CASP and Landcare?
  4. Should readers reach you through the moderators, or through a public contact?

The Western Cape Department of Agriculture is the provincial department for farming. It runs the Elsenburg Agricultural Training Institute [MS] and funds support for small and land reform farmers through the Comprehensive Agricultural Support Programme (CASP) [IC]. People from the department, including Landcare, attended the Forum’s first meeting on 16 September 2026 [MS].

What the letters in square brackets mean

Facts on this page are followed by a tag that shows where they come from.

  • [IC] Independently Corroborated. Confirmed by an official record, such as a government notice or a court or council record, or by at least two sources that do not depend on each other.
  • [MS] Mission-Sourced. Comes from the organisation’s own website or statements, from the statements of a group it works with, or from the Forum’s own records. It has not been checked against sources that do not depend on them.
  • [TBV] To Be Verified. Seems likely, but nobody has confirmed it from a reliable source yet.

At a glance

KindGovernment
Based inNot yet known
Websiteelsenburg.com
RoleAgricultural training (Elsenburg) and farmer support (CASP, Landcare) [MS]
Link to the valleyDirect. It funds training for young people from the valley, and support for its farmers
Contact with the ForumIn conversation. People from the department attended the Forum’s first meeting on 16 September 2026 [MS]

What it does

Elsenburg offers a B.Agric degree, a Diploma in Agriculture, and Equine Studies, as well as occupational certificate programmes and short courses [MS]. CASP pays for equipment and inputs for farming and food processing, for subsistence, smallholder, and land reform producers and agri-processors in the Western Cape [IC].

How its work reaches the valley

  • At the Forum. At the first meeting the department described the Elsenburg qualifications at NQF levels 3 and 4, which it funds, and said applicants must find a host farm for the practical part [MS]. The meeting gave “Elsenburg and CapeNature representatives” the action of sharing information on qualifications, applications, host farms, and dates before the next meeting [MS].
  • Host farms. The Farmers, Land & Water category lists host-farm openings for Elsenburg learners among the things it holds.
  • Co-operatives. Starting a Co-operative in the Valley names the department’s Overberg office as the government office a farming group asks first, and Elsenburg as a possible training partner.

Where it touches this site

What is still open

  • The next Elsenburg intake and how learners find host farms in the valley.
  • The Overberg office’s public contact point.

Have your say

If you know more about Western Cape Department of Agriculture’s work in the valley, contact the moderators via How to Submit.

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