Mobile Agri Skills Development and Training
Mobile Agri Skills Development and Training (MASDT) was established in 2005 as a training service provider in the agricultural sector in Mpumalanga, South Africa, but it changed to a non-profit company (NPC), in 2007.
During its business journey it has diversified from being solely a training provider institution to becoming a one-stop centre for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the agricultural sector.
MASDT offerings
Seda-funded incubator (plant and animal production incubation)
Main focus areas:
- Facilitating the agriculture incubation concept in different provinces.
- Incorporating technical skills, business management, social development and life skills to emerging agribusinesses to improve confidence and capacity to explore income-generating opportunities in agriculture.
- On-site consultancy, extension and technology services.
- Assistance in the fields of business advice, monitoring, financial and administrative control and support.
- National recognition of development initiatives when exiting the incubator.
- Providing a mechanical/technology platform for entrepreneurs.
Further education and training
MASDT’s private Further Education and Training (FET) College is registered with the Department of Higher Education and accredited by AgriSeta and UMALUSI as a private service provider.
Mobile laboratory
The aim of the laboratory is to service rural emerging agribusinesses in doing mainly soil and water analysis and to introduce technology to rural school children.
- Analysis that can be done at the laboratory:
- Soil analysis
- Irrigation water analysis
- Consumable water analysis