Elouise Josephs runner-up for top entrepreneur processing

On the eve of Women’s Day 2019, the Western Cape Department of Agriculture recently held its annual Female Entrepreneur Awards Ceremony in Stellenbosch on Friday night, honouring the many hard-working women in the sector and the role they play in food security and growing the economy.

The competition is a joint effort between the National Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) and the provincial Department of Agriculture. It seeks to reward the efforts and contribution of women in job creation, economic growth and poverty alleviation.

Provincial winners are entered into the national competition to be held on 29 August 2019 in Cape Town where provincial category winners will be competing for the coveted national awards.

Minister of Agriculture, Ivan Meyer said: “The Female Entrepreneur Awards creates an enabling environment for women to progress from subsistence and smallholder producers to commercial entrepreneurs. Tonight we recognize their contributions to the sector, celebrate their tenacity and achievements and honour the role that women play, not only in the agricultural sector, but also in the broader society.”

Elouise Josephs from FruitLips was runner-up winner for the top entrepreneur in agri-processing. We are very proud to have Elouise as part of our FruitLips team, with her love added to each recipe designed and made it makes our jams taste even better!

https://www.westerncape.gov.za/news/western-cape-daff-female-entrepreneur-winners-announced