Agriculture is the practice of raising animals, cultivating crops, and running businesses based on these activities.
The development of agriculture, which allowed people to raise domesticated animals to produce surpluses of food that allowed people to live in cities, was crucial in the rise of sedentary human civilization.
In South Africa, there are a number of agriculture courses available. The diploma programs are primarily offered in the colleges, whereas the bachelor’s and graduate programs are offered at the universities.
1. Buhle Farmers’ Academy
- Livestock Production
- Vegetable Production
- Poultry Production
- Grain Crop Production
Short Courses
- Pest, disease, and weed management of crops
- Introduction to layer house management
- Introduction to broiler management
- Tractor operation and maintenance
- Project management
- Hydroponics
- Contact Delmas campus:
Buhle Farmers’ Academy
P O Box 652, Delmas, South Africa, 2210 / Plot IR 205, Delmas.
Tel: 087 803 0563
Fax: 086 696 2162
Email: info@buhle.org.za
2. Agricolleges International
- National Certificate in general agriculture
- Fundamentals of general agriculture
- Fundamentals of avocado production
- Fundamentals of maize production
- Fundamentals of macadamias production
- Introduction to agribusiness
- Introduction to plant production
- Introduction to animal production
Contact Details
3. Cedara Agricultural College
- Diploma: Agriculture
- Bachelor of Agriculture (done through UKZN)
4. Elsenburg Agricultural Training Institute/ Cape Institute of Agricultural Training
- Diploma: Agriculture (Cellular Technology)
- Diploma: Agriculture
- Bachelor of Agriculture
- Higher Education in Agriculture
5. Fort Cox College of Agriculture and Forestry
- Diploma: Agribusiness
- Diploma: Crop Production
- Diploma: Animal Production
- Diploma: Forestry
6. Glen College of Agriculture
7. Grootfontein Agricultural Development Institute
8. Lowveld College of Agriculture
9. Marapyane College of Agriculture
10. Madzivhandila College of Agriculture
- Diploma: Plant Production
- Diploma: Animal Production
11. Owen Sithole College of Agriculture
- Diploma: Agriculture
- Diploma: Agriculture and Consumer Science
12. Potchefstroom College of Agriculture
13. Taung Agricultural College
- Diploma: Agriculture Irrigation
14. Tompi Seleka Agricultural College
- Diploma: Plant Production
- Diploma: Animal Production
15. Tsolo Agriculture and Rural Development Institute
16. North West University
17. University Of Pretoria
- Extended program – Biological and Agricultural Sciences
18. Stellenbosch University
- Agricultural Economics
- Viticulture and Oenology
- Agricultural Economics and management
- Plant Pathology
- Agricultural Production And Management
19. Cape Peninsula University of Technology
20. UNISA
- National Diploma in Animal Health (NDANM)
- National Diploma in Agricultural Management (NDAGR)
- Bachelor of Technology Animal Health (BTANM)
- Bachelor of Technology in Agricultural Management (BTAGM)
- Bachelor of Human Ecology (Community Agriculture)
- Bachelor of Human Ecology (Community Nutrition)
- Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Science (BSc: Agric Science).
- It also offers postgraduate qualifications which are Master in Agriculture (MSc. Agric).
Which farming in South Africa is the most lucrative?
- This must be South Africa’s most lucrative crop because it pays out almost R375,000 per hectare. Per hectare, macadamia nuts can produce about R374,400.
Why is agriculture so crucial to South Africa?
- When it comes to employment opportunities in rural areas of South Africa, agriculture is a crucial industry. It also makes a significant contribution to the country’s foreign exchange. It can be divided into various farming regions, including hot, dry bushveld cattle ranching and intensive crop production in the winter.