MASDT was established in 2005 as a Training Service Provider in the Agriculture Sector in Mpumalanga, South Africa, but changed to a Non Profit Company NPC, incorporated in terms of Section 21 of the Companies Act in 2007. The organization has diversified from merely a training providing institution to become a One Stop Centre for Small and Medium Entrepreneurs SMEs in the Agricultural Sector. MASDT provides a comprehensive and integrated range of support services in agriculture to emerging farmers located in often remote rural areas. MASDT aims to develop emerging farmers over a three year incubation period to the point where they can sustainably generate both income and employment from their agricultural businesses.