Eastern cape berry project shows great promise, FARMERS WEEKLY
Eastern cape berry project shows great promise, FARMERS WEEKLY
The 39ha blueberry orchards covered with 40% shade netting on Thornhill farm already cuts an impressive sight in the traditional livestock farming area. Amathole Berries (Pty) Ltd (AB) was founded in 2008 by Yummiberry Projects, the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC). AB is expecting to harvest 64f of berries in the 2012/2013 season, but hopes to exponentially increase this figure by 2020 with the expansion of the orchards to 225ha.
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