Partner
University of Stellenbosch
Specific challenges
Food insecurity, basic services, unemployment
Climate
Warm summers with winter rainfall
Soil
Marked clay accumulation, loamy soil
Agriculture
Comprises of vegetables
Economic info
Major activity – vegetable production sold from the premises.
Infrastructure
Accessible from a main tarred road. Service road gravel, no formalbuildings.
Land ownership
Owned by the Municipality and leased to the farmers.
Typical land size
5 ha
Crops produced
Mainly vegetable, including spinach, tomatoes, carrots, cabbage and broccoli
Value chain description
Production irrigated from boreholes, minimum processing, sold informally
Mechanization use
Tractors provided by the Dept. of Agriculture.
Distance to fuel station
2km
Accessibility of site
One can drive with a car to all the farms.
Support systems
Tense relationship with Municipality and Dept. of Agriculture – limited service
Coordinates
-34.001951,18.792288