Region
Amajuba District Municipality
KwaZulu-Natal
South Africa

Sector
Agriculture & Agri-processing

Summary:

The Amajuba District Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal has identified a number of promising agricultural opportunities in the area. Project opportunities include the production and processing of olives, herbs and citrus.

Contact
Mark Durham, Manager: Local Economic Development

Email
markd@amajuba.gov.za

Tel
+27 34 329 7249
Fax
+27 34 314 3785

Various agricultural opportunities exist from the study that Amajuba District Municipality has compiled. The Amajuba Agricultural Plan has unveiled opportunities in the following crops:
· herbs
· olives
· citrus

To date these remain for the agriculture sector to implement. The document is available for scrutiny on the Amajuba DM website.

Project opportunities
· Production of herbs and oil extraction
· Production of olives and processing
· Fruit production and canning

Location: Amajuba District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal

Detail of feasibility undertaken: Developed Agricultural Plan. Business plans for each crop needs to be developed.

Budget: To be determined by the costing exercise.

Local champions
Amajuba District Municipality

Contacts
B Tshabalala
Tel.: +27 34 329 7200

Mark Durham
Manager: Local Economic Development
Tel.: +27 34 329 7249
Fax: +27 34 314 3785