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Youth Farmer of the Year
2026

Gives young people from primary and secondary schools the opportunity to demonstrate their creativity, entrepreneurial spirit and sense of responsibility by developing a practical agricultural or food-related project. This project focuses on building children and teenagers’ skills in planning, execution and sustainability thinking – even on a small scale.

📅 Closing date: 2 August 2026
🏆 Winner: 2 September 2026

This project focuses on building children and teenagers’ skills in planning, execution and sustainability thinking – even on a small scale. Farming is not just about big farms, it’s about ideas, sustainability and innovation!

✏️ Enter Now!

In your video, explain the following:

  • 🙋 Who you are (name, school, age)
  • 🌱 What your project is and why you chose it
  • ⚙️ How it works in practice
  • 📚 What you have already learned
  • 💰 How your project can be sustainable or profitable

📱 Selfoonvideo's is perfek – inhoud tel meer as kwaliteit.

What is a Youth Farmer? 🌱

A Youth Farmer is a child (Grade 1 to 12) who:

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Practical Project

Undertakes a practical project related to agriculture, food production or sustainable resource management

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Responsibility

Takes responsibility for planning, execution and basic financial decisions

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Create Value

Demonstrates how an idea can create value; financially, educationally or within the community

Examples of Projects: 🌿

🥬 Vegetable garden
🌿 Herb gardens,
🐑 Small livestock farms
🍯 Beekeeping
🍓 Jams
🥭 Dried fruit
🥩 Biltong
🌽 Food processing

How to Participate🎬

1

Complete the online vorm

Fill out the short online form with your basic information. Easy and fast!

2

Upload a Video (3–5 minutes)

In your video, explain the following:

  • 🙋 Who you are (name, school, age)
  • 🌱 What your project is and why you chose it
  • ⚙️ How it works in practice
  • 📚 What you have already learned
  • 💰 How your project can be sustainable or profitable

📱 Videos can be recorded with a cellphone – content is more important than production quality!

Judging Criteria ⭐

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Entrepreneurship & Initiative

Original idea and personal drive to start something.

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Sustainability

How long-term and environmentally responsible is the project?

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Profitability / Value Creation

Does the project create financial or community value?

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Agricultural or Food Link

Clear connection to agriculture or food production.

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Learning Process & Growth

What new skills and insights has the young farmer developed?

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Presentation & Communication

How clearly and convincingly is the project communicated?

Judging Panel 👩‍⚖️

Meet our expert panel who will evaluate your entry.

Chairperson

Clemens Senekal

35 years
Vice Chairperson

Wian Süllwald

33 years
Secretary

Irmarie Süllwald

33 years
Committee Member

Desire Janse van Rensburg

28 years
Additional Member

Willem van der Merwe

37 years
🥉 2025 3rd Place Young Farmer Winner

Ready to Farm? 🌻

Join Young Farmer of the Year 2026 and show that farming isn’t just about big farms – it’s about ideas, sustainability and innovation!

Jeugboer 2026 Eng

Youth farmer details

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Youth Farmer