SA's female farmer of the year crowned

FEA overall winner - Julia Shungube

They face more barriers than their male counterparts in accessing the much-required capital and skills vital to their farming operations as they usually lack the needed security for capital access. With all odds stacked against them, it is, therefore, heart-warming to see more and more women making it to the top.

Julia Shungube of Mpumalanga was crowned the 2015 Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) Female Entrepreneur Award (FEA) at a ceremony held in Durban. Agri SA was part of the adjudication process and is confident that Shungube has the potential to grow and inspire other women to aim for the sky in the agricultural industry, which is mainly male dominated.