The Eastern Cape Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform is to export more than 8 000 tons of yellow maize produced by Matatiele farmers to Vietnam. As part of the implementation of the Agriculture Economic Transformation Strategy, the department signed a service level agreement with the Grain Farmer Development Association (GFDA) tasking it to support emerging black grain farmers to produce maize on 3 350 hectares for commercial markets in the Joe Gqabi and Alfred Nzo districts … [Read more...] about Eastern Cape maize for Vietnam
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3,000 hectares of white maize to be harvested at three rural enterprise development hubs
The Eastern Cape Rural Development Agency (ECRDA) and the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) say they expect to harvest a total of some 3,167 tons of white maize from the Ncora Rural Enterprise Development Hub (RED) in the Chris Hani District Municipality. Speaking at the launch of the harvest season in Ncora yesterday by Eastern Cape Premier Phumulo Masualle, ECRDA chief executive Thozi Gwanya says a total of 1,003 hectares (ha) of white maize were planted in the hub which is made … [Read more...] about 3,000 hectares of white maize to be harvested at three rural enterprise development hubs
