Madibeng is characterised by a variety of fertile soil types, pleasant climate and numerous water sources. As a result of these favorable conditions, the area is suitable for producing a variety of agricultural products. Another great advantage for agricultural activities is that the area is part of one of the largest irrigation schemes in the country.

 

Irrigated vegetable farmlands cover about 130km² around Brits, with canalized water from the Haartbeespoortdam. Approximately 18 000ha of land is under irrigation with about 16 000ha from the Haartbeespoortdam Irrigation Scheme and 4 000ha from he Crocodile River (Beestekraal/Atlanta Area).

 

Farm sizes in the area vary between 11ha and 200+ha and consist of dry and irrigated agricultural practices, tunnel production, shade netting, and organic farming. The larger commercial farms in the area are primarily specialist groups in the production of vegetables fro the Gauteng and surrounding markets. Investment opportunities in this sector include:

 

DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL	POTENTIAL PROJECTS
Increase in the production of various fruits and vegetables	Organic farming and hydroponics                  production clusters/units Granadilla production Kiwi fruit production
Increase in the production of specialised vegetables	Food modification, genetics Aquaculture venture for fillet export
Increase in the production of herbs and spices	Tunnel ad shade netting production
Various animal studs in the area	Increase in ostrich production Increase in feeds for leather production Organic farming in animal production
Game farming	Marketing for commercial tourism purposes
Water resources readily available	Potential for increase in the cultivars planted in the area, i.e. flowers, other herbs and spices
Favourable climate
Collective practice of small farm pieces to achieve economies of scale	Specialised in high demand produce including herbs and spices, specialised vegetables, etc.
Production of fresh produce demanded by the mines I the area	Contract basis production of fresh produce for the mines I the area
Serviced land not utilized presently	Increase in the production of herbs and spices, specialised vegetables, grapes, olives, paprika, etc.

 

Local Municipality of Madibeng

Local Municipality of Madibeng

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