Ramaphosa welcomes financial support for small-scale farmers

President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed the Land Bank’s Blended Finance Scheme, which provides financial support to small-scale farmers.

He says the initiative is opening doors for more black farmers to enter the agricultural sector, an industry historically dominated by white farmers.

He was speaking at the Stutterheim in the Eastern Cape, where he is visiting the Black Youth-owned Redlands farm.

WATCH | President Cyril Ramaphosa calls for greater participation in agriculture, saying South Africa must see more Black farmers and young people entering the sector, and more jobs created through farming. https://t.co/HGXJ0xbrCU — SABC News (@SABCNews) October 8, 2026 Ramaphosa says access to finance is critical to helping emerging farmers grow and participate meaningfully in the economy.

“This achievement is also a reminder of the enormous potential that remains untapped in our country.

For generations, the majority of South Africans were systematically excluded from the ownership of agricultural land and from the opportunities associated with commercial farming.

And it really got together after colonial times.

Particularly here in the Eastern Cape.” Ramaphosa visits Stutterheim’s Redlands Dairy farm – 08 October 2026: