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The chancellor of the North-West University (NWU) and professor of practice at the NWU Business School, Dr Anna Mokgokong, called for science, enterprise and partnership to convert rural potential into shared prosperity. At an agriculture gathering outside Brits on 26 October 2026, Dr Anna presented a compelling vision of how rural economies can be transformed through agriculture, innovation and strategic partnerships. Traditional leaders, government representatives, researchers, farmers and industry partners listened attentively as she told them that rural communities should no longer be seen simply as beneficiaries of development. Their land, knowledge, resources and enterprise needed to be the basis of modern, commercially sustainable value chains. The event brought together a broad coalition – traditional leaders, the North West provincial government and its agriculture department, the NWU, commercial farmers, researchers and industrial partners. That mattered. Dr Anna’s central message was that no single institution can do rural transformation on its own. Progress is about connecting community assets to science, capital, infrastructure markets and accountable institutions, then ensuring that local people participate meaningfully in the value created. Agriculture as engine of prosperity Dr Anna described agriculture in much broader terms than just food production. In her view it was an industrialisation...

Picture: Prof Brian Harvey and Prof. Stanislav Gobec who lead the respective research groups at the NWU and the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia/Supplied

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