NEDC Secures Land For Commercial Farming

North East District Council (NEDC) chairperson Florah Mpetsane told a full council meeting recently that the land include 13 small farms covering 342 hectares, 11 horticultural plots covering 90 hectares and 12 commercial plots covering 2164 hectares.

Mpetsane explained: “The land is located between Matopi and Matsiloje villages. To date the plots have been advertised, the tender was recently closed and currently under evaluation stage”. With the current debilitating drought fueled by the El Niño phenomenon and marauding elephants,which damage crops in some parts of NEDC, commercial farming is said to be the way to go. The government bought the farms and gave them to NEDC.