# The Land Bank is calling for renewed focus on removing the barriers that prevent young South Africans from participating meaningfully in the agriculture sector. The country’s official unemployment rate for young people aged between 15 and 34 currently sits above 45-percent. Land Bank acting CEO Jabu Mphambo says young people continue to enter the farming industry at far lower rates than required to secure the future of national food production and rural development. He says the sector cannot thrive without the energy, innovation and ambition of young people.
Land Bank says youth participation is essential to future of South African agriculture