Cultivation project kicks off in Bergville
The primary purpose of this pilot project is to establish the Okhahlamba area as the centre of Insangu cultivation, processing and manufacture
The first phase of the site planting of the Insangu yoKhahlamba Project began recently.
The farm is located in the Amaswazi community.
Eight employees will be working on-site and a further 14 employees have been working at the nursery located in Bergville town.
The primary purpose of this pilot project is to establish the Okhahlamba area as the centre of Insangu cultivation, processing and manufacture in South Africa in a manner that provides medicine security and facilitates socio-economic development locally.
Overall, the project is expected to create approximately 150 jobs at the peak of the project. It’s a multi-party stakeholder project that includes the municipality, the three traditional authorities in the municipality, the Department of Agriculture, Druids Garden, African Cultural Heritage Trust, and other provincial entities.
The project is a community-based project driven by the municipality, and Hectare Capital & Partners are responsible for the project management, implementation and fund-raising of the project.
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