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KAL ACADEMY
Wayne Mansfield is a proud graduate from the KAL Academy and a citrus producer . His farm , Fruit Field Farming , celebrated its first export of 31 tons of lemons in 2016 .

tions in the industry . Wayne Mansfield is a board member of the Citrus Growers Association , Martin van Rooi serves on subcommittees for the production and transformation of Raisins SA , and Renshia Manuel creates home gardens in the Lavender Hill and Lansdowne areas ,” says Barend .

The Academy also offers training to farm workers . These courses are more focused on statutory skills development to help producers and farm workers adhere to WIETA ( Wine and Agricultural Ethical Trade Association ) and SIZA ( Sustainability Initiative of South Africa ) regulations . Training is specifically designed to adhere to the needs of producers and the training costs are

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