The Northern Cape Premier Ms Hazel Jenkins will once again advance the empowerment of women, by honouring the best Female Entrepreneurs for their outstanding role in agriculture’s economic sector and for the promotion of household food security. Premier Jenkins together with the MEC for Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Mr Norman Shushu will bestow the honours at the gala awards ceremony in De Aar, Pixley ka Seme District on Friday, 12 August 2011.
The Female Entrepreneur of the Year Awards is an instrument through which women’s contribution to the fight against poverty is being recognised.
Apart from being the lifeline of society and the custodians of household food security, women are playing an important role in improving the quality of agricultural products through improved delivery, innovation and excellence.
The adjudication process in this year’s Female Entrepreneur Competition with 57 participants and only 35 will set to vie for glory in the following categories:
• Best Female Worker
• Best Subsistence Producer
• Top Young Entrepreneur
• Top Young Entrepreneur: Smallholder
• Top Entrepreneur: Commercial
• Top Entrepreneur: Export
The prize-money for the Best Female Worker, Best Subsistence Producer and Top Young Entrepreneur in each category is R50,000 whilst Top Young Entrepreneur: Smallholder, Top Entrepreneur- Commercial and Top Entrepreneur- Export Markets is R65,000 in each category. The Total money at stake for this year’s competition is R1 525,000. The Female Entrepreneur Awards 2011 is being sponsored by GWK and Standard Bank.
Members of the media are invited to the event and details are as follows
Venue: De Aar Town Hall
Time: 17h30 for 18h00
Date: 12 August 2011
For accreditation and enquiries please do call, Mr Phemelo Manankong – External Communications Officer @ 071 889 5112/053 839 7881 or Mr Ali Diteme-Media Liaison Officer @ 083 452 9851/053 838 9100
Background information about the awards
