By Obakeng Maje
Taung-Agriculture is one of key points that keep Taung economy afloat.

Taung Agricultural college has been one of centres at forefront to develop and offer training on Animal and Plant Production respectively.

The college’ solid endeavour to sharpen the knowledge and skills of active farmers in the province and make sure efforts derive value from its programme as it foster sustainable food production practices has gone unnoticed.

Deputy president Kgalema Motlanthe announces that a whopping R1m has been donated to the college by unknown businessman in Norway.

Motlanthe said they will be handing over that R1m to the college on Thursday.

“I was in Norway sometime ago and I met this businessman who spoke non- stop about Taung Agricultural college. Unfortunately he passed away, but he donated R1m to the centre” Motlanthe said.

Even though our crew asked him about the name and who is the late businessman, the deputy president could not remember the name but assured us that he will find out and on Monday we will receive full details.

Kgosi Tshepo Mankoroane shared the same sentiments and welcomed the donation. “Our college will be revitalized and serve as a world class centre that should provide training and capacity building for farmers.”

Motlanthe is expected to arrive with various ministers in Taung come Thursday and to outlines way forward of developing the area.

Taung is poverty-stricken area however is rich with minerals, lack of resources impede the developments. The college trained commercial farmers and this renowned model are not only capacitate farmers on the theoretical part of farming, but they are knowledgeable about practical part of food production.-TDN
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