Four young agricultural engineers are set to add their expertise to the Rural, Environment and Agricultural Development Department in the North West as part of a drive to improve and strengthen agricultural engineering services in the province.
The appointment comes after MEC Desbo Mohono promised farmers and people in the province that she would do everything possible to bring much needed skills to the department in order to improve services. “The newly appointed engineers will work directly with the contractors in the project that will be implemented by the department,” Mohono explained According to Mohono the engineers, whose area of expertise is concerned with the design, construction and improvement of farming equipment and machinery, started working in the department in towards the end of January.Qualified and accredited
The engineers joining the North West’s Rural, Environment and Agricultural Development Department all studied BSc in Engineering (Agricultural Engineering) at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, the only university in South Africa that offers the type of qualification.On completing the course, students are required to register with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) in order to pursue the best practices.
They were all previously employed by the national Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) as candidate engineers.
