By SayPro Royal Committee Deputy Treasurer – Jane Ndlovu
Your Majesties, Esteemed Leaders, Distinguished Guests, Honoured Farmers, and Members of the SayPro Family,
Good day.
It is a privilege and great honour to speak before you today on SayPro Agriculture Day 2025 — a celebration of our land, our people, and the shared promise of prosperity that agriculture offers.
As the Deputy Treasurer of the SayPro Royal Committee, I serve not only as a custodian of resources but as a bridge between our traditional values and the evolving demands of development. Today, we gather to pay tribute to the heart of our continent — agriculture — and to those who nurture it daily, often with limited means but boundless spirit.
Our heritage teaches us that the land is sacred. It feeds, heals, sustains, and unites us. But in today’s world, we must also ensure that the resources invested into agriculture are responsibly managed, equitably shared, and strategically deployed — especially for those most in need: our rural communities, youth, and smallholder farmers.
Under the wise leadership of SayPro and our Royal Committee, and through effective collaboration with government departments and learning institutions like the University of Johannesburg, we have achieved remarkable progress in 2025:
- Strengthened financial oversight mechanisms to ensure that agricultural funds and grants reach their rightful recipients
- Supported community-based farming cooperatives with transparent budgeting and support systems
- Advocated for inclusive agricultural finance models that uplift women and youth in the agricultural value chain
- And improved resource accountability, ensuring that every investment is monitored, evaluated, and redirected to where it has the most impact
Our work is about more than numbers. It is about empowerment through finance — ensuring that farmers can access the tools they need, that youth can transform internships into careers, and that traditional communities can move from survival to sustainability.
Let us not forget: a well-managed seed grows into an abundant harvest. Likewise, well-managed agricultural funds grow into food security, rural development, and national pride.
To our royal houses and traditional leaders — thank you for preserving our values and guiding us with wisdom.
To SayPro — thank you for placing communities at the centre of agricultural transformation.
To our youth and interns — thank you for embracing agriculture not only as a duty but as a future.
And to our farmers — you are the true heroes of this day. We honour you.
As we celebrate SayPro Agriculture Day 2025, let us continue to cultivate not only the soil, but our shared responsibility, our integrity, and our commitment to building a legacy of nourishment and dignity.
Ke a leboga.
Ngiyabonga.
I thank you.
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