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Theo de Jager to lead World Farmers’ Organisation for second term

Dr Theo de Jager from Tzaneen as been re-elected as president for the World Farmers Organisation (WFO) in Luxembourg.

The WFO is an organisation of agricultural producers that aims to strengthen farmers’ positions within value chains, with a particular focus on smallholder farmers.

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De Jager was elected as President in 2017 and is the first South African to have this honour.

It is the first time in the history of the WFO that  a president gets re-elected.

More in next weeks edition of Letaba Herald. 

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