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President Cyril Ramaphosa says for Africa to maintain food security more young people in continent must venture into agriculture.

A subsistence farmer inspects his crop at Siqikini location outside Cofimvaba in the Eastern Cape, in this image captured on 18 March 2018.A subsistence farmer inspects his crop at Siqikini location outside Cofimvaba in the Eastern Cape, in this image captured on 18 March 2018.

Speaking at the first Nelson Mandela Youth Dialogue with young African leaders at the Walter Sisulu University’s Zamukulungisa campus in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape, Ramaphosa says the time has come for African countries to work together to improve the continent. The dialogue tackles socio-economic issues across the continent. Ramaphosa says solutions to African problems are within the continent.

“With the support of African Development Bank for instance, young urban farmers in Nigeria, Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo, are running business focused on climate, smart agriculture and are using new technologies for stainable food production. Similar project to support food security by bringing young people into agriculture under way in Zambia through the YAPASA program, in South Africa through the presidential employment programme and stimulus programme,” says Ramaphosa.

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They would be insane, putting their lives at risk. Sort out the farm murders and maybe it will become attractive again.

After saying we not defined by our land and mineralsthis thing thinks we are his ankole

He just took a 74 years old and made her a Minister of Youth and now he wants to act like he cares about SA youth 🤷‍♀️🥺🤔

Or is he talking to white young people?

On which land?

After 30 years off looting and corruption he wake up slowly

Kind of hard for people to get into agriculture when the land is being hoarded

And how does he plans to assist in Agriculture or is he just making a conversation?

Cyril uvele akhulume nje

And to stop farm murders?

Stating the obvious

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