Business mentorship programme comes alive
Monday, June 16, 2014
Next month’s workshop marks the first in the Tokafala programme, a six-month old partnership between government, Anglo American, De Beers and Debswana aimed at promoting economic development and employment creation through SMME support.
Tokafala offers advisory support, personalised business mentoring, market access assistance and linkages to existing government programmes. In future, the programme will provide financing to a select group of SMMEs parallel to mentoring and advisory support to ensure business success.
The Ministry of Agriculture, local producers, retailers, and industry associations must work together to overcome the obstacles hindering vegetable production and distribution.This collaborative approach is essential to improve the availability, quality, and affordability of vegetables in the market.Firstly, the Ministry of Agriculture should provide support and guidance to local farmers to enhance their productivity and efficiency. This could...