Department of Agriculture
As a province, Agri-processing was identified as one of the priority sectors of the Western Cape Government, given its potential for economic growth and job creation.
The Agri-processing Hub at Elsenburg (WCDoA) was initiated to promote Agri-processing entrepreneurship, minimise food wastage, and create alternative business models given the scarcity of land in the Western Cape.
The Agri-processing on Wheels Initiative was born to bring service delivery closer the communities. Thus, becoming more cost effective from a government point of view. The Agri-Processing on Wheels Initiative consists of two mobile units, equipped with state-of-the-art machinery used for Meat Processing Technology as well Fruits and Vegetable Processing Technology.
With Agri-processing On Wheels, communities now have access to agricultural resources of which communities were limited to before the initiative started.