Farmer Nandipha Sodwele was the biggest winner at the Women's Entrepreneur Awards hosted by the Eastern Cape department of agriculture and took home R100,000 after being named the Best Agro Processing and Best Overall Entrepreneur.
Women from across the province were recognised for their contributions to farming and agribusiness in East London.
Sodwele, 30, of Alfred Ndzo, runs Nolandumbinda Commercial Projects, which processes maize into meal and sells by-products to animal feed manufacturers.