Potatoes SA (PSA) and the Joe Gqabi Economic Development Agency (JoGEDA) signed a memorandum of understanding to develop black farmers in the Northeastern Cape, near the town of Ugie.
Mzamo Bobi from JoGEDA in Aliwal North identified four farmers near Ugie, who have the potential to develop into commercial farmers. PSA and JoGEDA embarked on a pilot programme late last year to plant two projects at Ugie to test the possibilities of expanding into commercial production in the future.
For more information on the CHIPS article (March / April 2022) by Louis Pretorius (Potatoes SA), click here.
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