Mission, vision and goals
Mission
The Station is a platform that provides an affordable range of inter-disciplinary technological services to the Agrifood sector, focusing on existing smaller and medium enterprises, with a view to improving competitiveness, innovation and R&D capacity in a sustainable manner.
Vision
To be a pre-eminent self-sustained provider of technological services for growth of enterprises in the Agrifood sector nationally.
Goals
| Projects | Translate mandate into practical commitment through selected projects |
| Sustainability | Be financially self sustainable in the shortest period of time |
| Training (external) | Empower people by contributing to skills development (up-skilling and re-skilling) and relevant competencies in the sector. |
| Marketing | Establish a strong market presence for the Technology Station |
| Institutional development | Facilitate an enabling institutional environment for staff to engage in Station activities |
| Skills development (internal) | Build the capacity of the Station and participating CPUT staff |
| Enrich teaching | Enrich teaching and research by exposing students and staff to strategic applied research and innovation |
| Social responsibility | Observe social, environmental, health and political priorities of the nation in executing the above goals |
