Senzeni zokwana biography of abraham

March

Profile: Minister Senzeni Zokwana
 

JOHAN SMIT, SA Graan/Grain editorial team

The honourable minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Mr Senzeni Zokwana (59), dedicated time in his busy schedule to answer questions put to him by the SA Graan/Grain editorial team.

Here he speaks openheartedly about the fact that for him, farming is a way of life; how he sees the way forward for farming in our country, and the fact that he wants to be remembered as an agricultural activist.

Tell us more about growing up in the Eastern Cape?
Like all boys in the rural villages I grew up looking after family livestock.

Children growing up in rural villages and homesteads participate in the planting, ploughing and harvesting of maize which is the staple food for many rural households.

I attended Nquthurha Primary School, then Cwicwini Junior Secondary School and finally finished my basic education at Ezizwe