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Cedara College of Agriculture
Private Bag X6008
HILTON
3245

Telephone: 033 - 355 9304

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MEC
Mrs T.P. kaMadlopha-Mthethwa, MPL

Dr. F. Qwabe Acting Head of Department

Acting HOD
Dr. F.N.P. Qwabe

Vision

Inclusively transformed, innovative, food secure and sustainable agricultural sector.

Mission

To drive comprehensive and equitable agricultural growth, food security and the advancement of rural communities through sustained scientific and digital technology practices.

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King Cetshwayo District FMD Mass Vaccination Plan

ILembe District FMD Mass Vaccination Plan

KZNDARD BUDGET SPEECH VOTE 3 2026/27 Countdown

2026/27 Budget Speech Vote 03

KZNDARD Budget Speech Vote 03 2026/27 countdown

KZNDARD shines at the Premier’s Excellence Awards with Multiple Provincial Honours

Departmental Projects

Budget Allocation Summary

Unemployed Agriculture Graduates Youth Programme

Township Agriculture

One Home-One Garden

Livestock Programme

Improving Genetics in Communal Breeding Herd and Communal Grazing Schemes

Food Security and the impact of Food Inflation

Communal Investment and Infrastructure Programme

Agricultural Development Interventions

Agricultural Construction Unit

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08
July
2026
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MEC KAMADLOPHA-MTHETHWA IMPRESSED AS NON-VIABLE SCHOOL IN UMBUMBULU BECOMES THRIVING AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISE

The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mrs Thembeni kaMadlopha-Mthethwa conducted Operation Siyahlola on Wednesday 08 July 2026 at Vuka Supply Farm in uMbumbulu within the eThekwini Municipality. During...

03
July
2026
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Green night for agriculture as DARD scoops top honours at Premier’s Excellence Awards

It was a glittering night of stars hosted by the KwaZulu-Natal Premier Mr AT Ntuli, but it turned green as the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD), led...

03
July
2026

MEC KAMADLOPHA-MTHETHWA JOINS PREMIER NTULI AT CLIMATE CHANGE COUNCIL TO PROTECT KZN FARMERS

The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mrs Thembeni KaMadlopha-Mthethwa, attended the Provincial Climate Change Council meeting chaired by Premier Mr Thami Ntuli on Friday 03 July 2026 at...

29
June
2026

DIGNITY RESTORED AS FOUR STATE FARMS HANDED OVER IN UMTHONJANENI

The message of 'Dignity for Rural Communities reverberated throughout the valleys of Mthonjaneni ton Monday 29 June 2026, as the MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development in KwaZulu-Natal, Mrs Thembeni...

25
June
2026

MEC KAMADLOPHA -MTHETHWA SUPPORTS YOUTH-LED AGRI-INITIATIVES WITH FUNDING, JOBS AND LAND

The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mrs. Thembeni kaMadlopha-Mthethwa, has called on emerging black farmers to break new ground in the dairy industry, where black producers are few....

16
June
2026

MEC KAMADLOPHA MTHETHWA COMMEMORATES YOUTH ACTIVISM

The KwaZulu-Natal Youth Day Commemoration for the Soweto Uprisings that took place in 1976 was marked with a colourful parade, including speeches and posters carried by youth formations such as...

29
May
2026

KZN GOVERNMENT HANDS OVER TRACTORS TO THE KING AND LOCAL COOPERATIVES IN BOOST FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT

The KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Mr. Thamsanqa Ntuli, together with the MEC for the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, handed over two tractors to the AmaZulu King, Misuzulu KaZwelithini, which will...

01
June
2026

KAMADLOPHA-MTHETHWA AND INKOSI BUTHELEZI REQUIRE ENHANCED EXTENSION SERVICES FOR FARMER DEVELOPMENT

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development's extension practitioners, the lifeblood of the sector, gathered at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre for a two-day conference from 01...

02
June
2026

MEC KAMADLOPHA-MTHETHWA CALLS FOR GREATER SYNERGIES BETWEEN LARGE-SCALE COMMERCIAL FARMERS AND SMALL-SCALE FARMERS

The MEC for the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development was an invited speaker at the Large Herds Dairy Conference which took place in Ballito, within the KwaDukuza Local Municipality...

28
May
2026

MEC KAMADLOPHA-MTHETHWA ENCOURAGES CONGREGANTS TO NURTURE THEIR SPIRIT BY CULTIVATING THE LAND

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development MEC Thembeni kaMadlopha-Mthethwa met thousands of worshipers at the annual Twelve Apostles Church in Trinity meeting in Hluhluwe on Thursday 28 May...

26
May
2026

MEC: FMD VACCINATION GOING AS PLANNED IN UMNGENI, IMPENDLE AND RICHMOND

The MEC for the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in KwaZulu-Natal, Mrs Thembeni kaMadlopha-Mthethwa, has expressed satisfaction with the progress of the ongoing foot-and-mouth disease vaccination programme in...

22
May
2026

MEC KAMADLOPHA-MTHETHWA BRINGS RENEWED HOPE TO ENQABENI FARMING COMMUNITY

A 30-member, youth-led cooperative, Nqabeni kaHawana Cooperative near Pietermaritzburg in the uMsunduzi Local Municipality, received a huge boost through agricultural assistance from the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development....

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Acting HODDr. F.N.P. Qwabe

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MEC
Mrs T.P. kaMadlopha-Mthethwa, MPL

Acting HOD
Dr. F.N.P. Qwabe