2022 Young Farmer of the Year: Meet Hannes Wolvaardt
[{“type”:”text”,”content”:”Hannes grows peppers, tomatoes, and citrus in the La Cotte region near Tzaneen in Limpopo. His prize included a brand-new Hilux 2.4GD-6 Single Cab. nnThis year, Hannes plans to deliver the best possible harvest of top-quality products, harvested at just the right time and delivered to the markets when they most need it. Furthermore, he will focus on managing his farm within the restrictions of his budget, especially in these dynamic times during which so many external factors have a negative impact on production costs.nnHannes is a member of the Constantia Farmers Association and Agri Letaba.nnShortly after announcing Hannes as winner, Agri SAu2019s president, Jaco Minnaar said: u201cIt gives me hope for the future to know that a new generation of farmers, our young farmers, is ready to rise to the many challenges our sector faces every day. These young dynamic businessmen and woman, have shown that they can deal with challenges and new technologies in such a way that they can approach the future with realism and confidence to take the sector forward.u201dnnCongratulations, Hannes!”,”position”:0,”id”:”AVN4DNzqKBJpO86v”}]