You have to be a really hard nut to crack yourself, if you want to make it as a macadamia nut farmer, says Cowan Skelem, one of the leading people behind Ncera Macadamia Farming (NMF), near East London. For, the strongest determination, is what it takes to make it in this industry. Although macadamia nuts are said to be hard to beat when it comes to the most lucrative crop per land area used in South Africa, it takes several years for farmers of this crop to finally see a return on their … [Read more...] about Eastern Cape Farm’s International Success
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Magwanishe Visits Willowvale Macadamia Farm
The Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr. Bulelani Magwanishe visited the Amajingqi Macadamia Farming in Willowvale, Eastern Cape as part of taking the dti to the Factories campaign. The community farm, which is located in the Mbashe Local Municipality, was supported with a cash grant of R40 million under the Employment Creation Fund from the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti). To date the fund has disbursed about R30 million to the project. Deputy Minister Magwanishe was … [Read more...] about Magwanishe Visits Willowvale Macadamia Farm
A Nut to Watch
The dark horse in SA agriculture is emerging as the Macadamia Nut. The demand for suitable land for Macadamia nuts production has increased sharply and supplies of plants from nurseries are reportedly tight with orders almost two years ahead. Macadamia nuts are without a doubt, the dark horse in South African (SA) Agriculture. “The shear growth in this sector makes it a product worth watching, it is more than doubling in organic growth on a year to year basis and with that are new jobs and … [Read more...] about A Nut to Watch
Bold EC macadamia nut project unlocks opportunity in the rural space
Bold EC macadamia nut project unlocks opportunity in the rural space: AMF’s field officer Lwando Mnqweno and Inaugurated Chief of the Amajingqi Traditional Council, Chief Ngwenyathi Dumalisile The Amajingqi rural community in Willowvale is set for a major socio-economic transformation when 300 hectares earmarked for macadamia plantations is completed in April 2017. Spearheaded by East Cape Macadamia (ECM), the project is the second macadamia growing site in the Eastern Cape’s coastal … [Read more...] about Bold EC macadamia nut project unlocks opportunity in the rural space
