By SayPro Royal Committee Treasurer – Dipuo Mildred Mamabolo
Your Majesties, Esteemed Guests, Respected Partners, SayPro Leadership, and Beloved Communities,
Good day.
It is a profound honour to address you today on this special occasion — SayPro Agriculture Day 2025 — a day where we honour not only the soil that sustains us, but the cultural, economic, and spiritual heritage that agriculture represents in our communities.
As the Royal Committee Treasurer of SayPro, I stand at the intersection of heritage, responsibility, and accountability. My role is not simply about managing resources — it is about protecting legacy, ensuring wise stewardship, and honouring the ancestral relationship between our people and the land.
Today, we gather not only to celebrate progress in agriculture, but to reflect on how we invest in that progress — financially, ethically, and with long-term vision. True development, especially in agriculture, demands not only innovation but sustainable resource management, fair distribution, and accountability to both our people and our future.
In 2025, I am proud to report that SayPro has ensured:
- Transparent allocation of agricultural development funds, reaching smallholder farmers, youth enterprises, and women-led cooperatives
- Strengthened community-based budgeting, allowing traditional leaders and local stakeholders to help guide how resources are spent
- Increased investment in agricultural training and internships through our Work Integrated Learning (WIL) partnerships, including our ongoing collaboration with institutions like the University of Johannesburg
- And the introduction of agricultural grant oversight mechanisms, which ensure every rand spent is a seed planted for growth, dignity, and impact
At SayPro, we do not see agriculture as a line item — we see it as a lifeline. And our Royal Committee is committed to upholding the honour and integrity of how we support the people who care for the land.
We respect our traditional leaders for their wisdom and their role in guiding rural development. We value our farmers for their hard work and resilience. And we uplift our young agripreneurs as the hope of our future.
Today, let us not only celebrate crops and harvests. Let us celebrate accountability, transparency, and the wise use of every resource entrusted to us.
To our communities — thank you for your trust.
To our royal partners — thank you for your guidance.
To SayPro — thank you for your unwavering commitment to excellence in every sector.
On this SayPro Agriculture Day 2025, let us continue to sow with integrity, grow with wisdom, and harvest with honour.
I thank you.
May our land always provide, and may we always protect it well.
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