Mpumalanga
South Africa
Sector
Food & Beverages
Establishment of a Food Technology Centre in Mpumalanga:
The purporse of the food Technology Centre is to provide entrepreneurs with an opportunity to add value to raw produce, foster the development of emerging food processors, provide advisory, consultancy, training and information to new emerging processors, and provide laboratory services to new and established food processors.
Objective:
The objective of the centre will be to provide a range of infrastructure and equipment, suitable for the requirements of small scale food processing enterprises at affordable costs. This will enable new enterprises to enter the food processing market.
Project:
This is an initiative by the Provincial Government and MEGA to establish a food processing centre/incubator. The agro-food sector in Mpumalanga Province contributes 5% to the Gross Geographic Product.
The Centre will have 4 components:
- Processing facility
- Incubator programme
- Training and information services
- Food science laboratory services
The support at the Centre will include qualified experts, such as marketing specialists and food technologists. Entrepreneurs will be able to use the facility to manufacture food products according to the highest quality and hygiene standards without having to make an expensive investment into equipment and infrastructure.
Project status:
Feasibility study completed and currently at conceptual state
Ownership:
Government-driven initiative
Minimum project value:
US$3 million
Requirement:
Technology from the private sector, government, donor and multilateral agencies
For more information:
Contact: Andrew Bulter
Email: trade-invest@mega.gov.za
Tel: +27 13 752 2440
