Madzivhandila College of Agriculture was established in 1982 as an affiliated institution of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry of the then Venda government. The College is situated only 15km east of Thohoyandou (next to Nandoni dam) in the Vhembe District. The college is well positioned, adequately resourced, and properly capacitated to provide the necessary skills, focusing on agricultural education and training. The main purpose of establishing the Colleges was to train agricultural extension workers for the Department of Agriculture. In 2005 the colleges shifted from Higher Education to Skills development as directed by the provincial Department of Agriculture. The shift meant the college started offering short courses and learnership programs in animal and plant production and conduct participatory research. The main clients now, were the farming community and extension officers.
In 2013 again there was a move by the provincial Department of Agriculture to revive the colleges in Limpopo so that they could again admit Diploma students. The process led to the college receiving accreditation from CHE to offer Diploma in Plant Production and Diploma in Animal Production
Vision
Centre of excellence in imparting technological knowledge and skills for sustainable agricultural sector.
Mission
To provide agricultural education, training and applied research for sustainable agricultural sector.
Objectives
i. To provide structured agricultural education at NQF level 2-7
ii.To support farmers on sustainable agricultural development through training, partnerships and provision of laboratory analytical services.