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OR Tambo Maize & Vegetable Cluster

OR Tambo District, Eastern Cape

850

Hectares

420

Employed

3

Investors

About this VEN

A 850-hectare cluster consolidating 42 smallholder farming families in the OR Tambo district. Operating under the 70/30 split with maize as the anchor crop and diversified vegetables as the secondary rotation.

Capital Structure

60% We Earth · 25% DBSA · 15% Traditional Authority (land)

Current Stage

Phase 2 — Work-Integrated Learning

Commodities Farmed

Maize Anchor595 ha
Butternut 150 ha
Green Peppers 105 ha

Employment Journey

120

Phase 1 Jobs

300

Phase 2 Jobs

800

Phase 3 Jobs

Current: 420 jobsGap: 380

Key Facts

Offtake Partners

Shoprite Checkers, Freshmark

Funding Partners

DBSA, IDC

Coordinators

4

Task Completion

2/6 tasks