“A partnership between Potatoes SA and the KZN Department of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs (now: KZN Department of Agriculture and Rural Development) was established in 2009 to mentor small-scale KZN black growers towards becoming successful potato farmers. It entailed Potatoes SA sponsoring all potato seed tubers, fertilizer and related inputs to candidate growers for the first year of 0.2 ha of potato production with prospects of a declining proportion sponsorship in later years…”
For the full article by Michael Relihan as published in SABI (April | May 2021) edition, click here.
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