{"id":2,"date":"2026-10-28T22:03:40","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T20:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/kzndard\/wordpress\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-11-14T00:04:15","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T22:04:15","slug":"home-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kzndard.gov.za\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2\" class=\"elementor elementor-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4b496d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e4b496d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a25b773 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"a25b773\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0431228 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-default-div e-0431228-97d1593 \" data-id=\"0431228\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"0431228\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0ffc5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e0ffc5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f7a517 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3f7a517\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bd05c7 e-con e-atomic-element e-grid-base e-default-div e-9bd05c7-c6aa789 \" data-id=\"9bd05c7\" data-element_type=\"e-grid\" data-e-type=\"e-grid\" data-interaction-id=\"9bd05c7\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30baf30 e-con e-atomic-element e-div-block-base e-default-div \" data-id=\"30baf30\" data-element_type=\"e-div-block\" data-e-type=\"e-div-block\" data-interaction-id=\"30baf30\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce789b0 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce789b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Vision &amp; Mission<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-21c27be-e1c6ff1 e-paragraph-base e-default-p\" data-interaction-id=\"21c27be\"><strong>Mission: <\/strong>To drive comprehensive and equitable agricultural growth, food security,and the advancement of rural communities through sustained scientific and digital technology practices.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a253e8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3a253e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-cfe97e6-967a02f e-paragraph-base e-default-p\" data-interaction-id=\"cfe97e6\"><strong>Vision:  <\/strong>Inclusively transformed, innovative, food secure and sustainable agricultural sector.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7706a8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f7706a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47aba80 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"47aba80\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ae29b3 e-con e-atomic-element e-div-block-base e-default-div e-3ae29b3-97bef5b \" data-id=\"3ae29b3\" data-element_type=\"e-div-block\" data-e-type=\"e-div-block\" data-interaction-id=\"3ae29b3\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26920a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26920a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MEC <br>\n<br>Mrs T.P.  kaMadlopha-Mthethwa , MPL<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base e-default-img e-0953126-5685667\" data-interaction-id=\"0953126\" id=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kzndard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/madlophe_.jpg\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"madlophe_\"\/>\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fae4665 e-con e-atomic-element e-div-block-base e-default-div e-fae4665-c03a18a \" data-id=\"fae4665\" data-element_type=\"e-div-block\" data-e-type=\"e-div-block\" data-interaction-id=\"fae4665\">\n    \t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"e-image-base e-default-img e-67b878f-2c50957\" data-interaction-id=\"67b878f\" id=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kzndard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Dr-F-Qwabe-Acting-Head-of-Department.jpg\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Dr F-Qwabe-Acting-Head-of-Department\"\/>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13a8fde elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13a8fde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HOD <br>\n<br>Dr. F.N.P. 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class=\"ns2-inner\"><p class=\"ns2-title\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/kzndard.kznsshf.gov.za\/projects\/item\/459-budget-allocation-summary\">Budget Allocation Summary<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"ns2-links-wrap184\" class=\"ns2-links-wrap \"><div class=\"ns2-links-pages nssp2-inner\"><div class=\"ns2-page \"><div class=\"ns2-page-inner\"><div class=\"ns2-row-inner\"><div><div class=\"ns2-inner\"><p class=\"ns2-title\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/kzndard.kznsshf.gov.za\/projects\/item\/458-unemployed-agriculture-graduates-youth-programme\">Unemployed Agriculture Graduates Youth Programme<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div><div class=\"ns2-inner\"><p class=\"ns2-title\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/kzndard.kznsshf.gov.za\/projects\/item\/457-township-agriculture\">Township Agriculture<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><div><div class=\"ns2-inner\"><p class=\"ns2-title\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/kzndard.kznsshf.gov.za\/projects\/item\/456-one-home-one-garden\">One Home-One Garden<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><div><div class=\"ns2-inner\"><p class=\"ns2-title\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/kzndard.kznsshf.gov.za\/projects\/item\/455-livestock-programme\">Livestock Programme<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><div><div class=\"ns2-inner\"><p class=\"ns2-title\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/kzndard.kznsshf.gov.za\/projects\/item\/454-improving-genetics-in-communal-breeding-herd-and-communal-grazing-schemes\">Improving Genetics in Communal Breeding Herd and Communal Grazing Schemes<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><div><div class=\"ns2-inner\"><p class=\"ns2-title\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/kzndard.kznsshf.gov.za\/projects\/item\/453-food-security-and-the-impact-of-food-inflation\">Food Security and the impact o Food Inflation<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><div><div class=\"ns2-inner\"><p class=\"ns2-title\"><strong><a 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