Sowing the seeds of informal growth
South Africa has a critical scarcity of formal jobs, especially among youth. This is a blow to household income and food security, with millions living in hunger.
We believe that through our HandPicked agriskills development programme, we can stimulate local economies, boost sustainable community food production, and empower growers to shift from consumers to producers.
HandPicked is a fresh-thinking skills development programme that cultivates youth entrepreneurship in agriculture. Interns are equipped with knowledge, experience and tools to establish thriving growing hubs or pursue careers in agribusiness. They shift from consumers to producers, stimulate local economies, boost sustainable food production – and take the future into their own hands.
of HandPicked interns
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agribusinesses
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home growers
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tertiary students bolstered
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HandPicked is a fresh-thinking skills development programme that cultivates youth entrepreneurship in agriculture. Interns are equipped with knowledge, experience and tools to establish thriving growing hubs or pursue careers in agribusiness. They shift from consumers to producers, stimulate local economies, boost sustainable food production – and take the future into their own hands.
Support HandPicked interns today and plant the seeds to a fairer future where our youth are economically engaged and empowered.
Embrace our growing family of home growers and boost local entrepreneurship and food security. Your support will help create healthier, more stable communities.
Partner with HandPicked today and help shape a bold new generation of sustainable farmers. Your investment will promote local economic growth, bridge the gap between farm and table, and improve the health, wellbeing and stability of communities.
No, unfortunately not. The HandPicked programme works with agriculture students who have already completed their agricultural qualification.
Tertiary candidates should be unemployed South African citizens, aged 18 to 33, with a completed tertiary qualification in agriculture.
Applicants for the internship need to hold a completed diploma or degree in agriculture, farm management or crop management. HandPicked focuses only on crop production but we will consider applicants from other agricultural sectors if their passion lies in crop production.
No. Preference is however given to candidates who live in, or near, communities where HandPicked will be setting up agri-incubators.
We open training near sites that we are expanding into.
It’s a 12-month internship. Interns learn life skills, crop growth production, farming management, agricultural management, agriculture economics and agribusiness skills.
On successful completion of the internship, interns will be mentored on their agripreneurial journey.
Currently, candidates do not apply to us. As far as possible, we source applicants from communities where agri-incubators are to be set up. We engage with communities for suitable applicants to ensure we are working with, and uplifting, the target community.
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