SayPro 2025 Agriculture Day Speech

By SayPro Royal Committee Non-Executive Member – Timothy Magoro

Your Majesties, Honourable Traditional Leaders, Distinguished Guests, SayPro Family, and Esteemed Community Members,
Good day.

It is a great honour to stand before you today on this important occasion — SayPro Agriculture Day 2025 — a day dedicated to celebrating the enduring spirit, hard work, and innovation within our agricultural sector.

As a Non-Executive Member of the SayPro Royal Committee, my role is to provide independent insight, guidance, and oversight to ensure that SayPro’s agricultural initiatives remain effective, inclusive, and sustainable. It is a role I take with pride because agriculture is not just an industry — it is the very backbone of our communities, economies, and heritage.

Today, we celebrate the farmers who rise before dawn, the youth eager to learn and innovate, the traditional leaders who preserve our cultural values, and the partnerships that unite us — from rural villages to urban centres.

In 2025, SayPro has made remarkable strides:

• Supporting inclusive agricultural programmes that empower women, youth, and smallholder farmers
• Fostering collaboration with educational institutions like the University of Johannesburg to provide meaningful Work Integrated Learning (WIL) opportunities
• Promoting transparency and accountability in agricultural development through strong governance and oversight
• Encouraging the adoption of sustainable and modern farming practices alongside the preservation of indigenous knowledge

As a non-executive member, I see clearly that the future of agriculture lies in balance — between tradition and innovation, community and commerce, sustainability and growth.

Our commitment at SayPro is to nurture this balance by holding ourselves accountable and ensuring that every voice is heard, every resource is wisely used, and every opportunity is accessible.

I encourage all of us today to remain steadfast in our shared vision: a thriving agricultural sector that feeds our people, builds our economy, and honours our heritage.

Thank you to our royal families, our farmers, our youth, and our partners for your dedication and partnership. Together, we will continue to cultivate a prosperous and sustainable future.

Happy SayPro Agriculture Day 2025!
I thank you.