However, the department has recently launched its new mobile Agri-Processing on Wheels initiative at the Genesis hub in Vredenburg. 

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The MEC of the Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Ivan Meyer, says that this is a first for South Africa, the Agri-Processing on Wheels Initiative consists of a mobile unit where meat, fruit and vegetable processing can be demonstrated to agri-preneurs.

"Innovation is one of the values of the Western Cape Government. Currently, the Western Cape Department of Agriculture has an agri-processing facility based at Elsenburg, which cannot be easily accessed by those further away from Elsenburg,” says Meyer.

He adds that this innovative mobile agri-processing initiative extends the basket of agri-processing services as it will enable officials to develop the agri-processing capacity in the Western Cape by offering demonstrations and workshops to interested groups across the Western Cape.

He concludes by saying that the launch will be replicated in districts across the Western Cape as they bring the possibility of agri-processing and value-adding closer to the people.

OFM News/Lee Simmons