Water Wheel Jan/Feb 2022: Emerging Agriculture

Abstract

Chameleon sensor at Rooiwal, abandoned and disconnected. initiative, it could also be possible to uplift emerging farmers, which is an important goal towards achieving food security and land reform, and limiting the rural-urban migration in South Africa. The way in which the Agri-park model integrates catchment-and local-scale management could enable more sustainable practices in agriculture and water management. Problems experienced by and potential within Agri-parks However, existing Gauteng Agri-parks are, in reality, old production units that were initiated by the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD). The main Agriparks in Pretoria are Rooiwal, Soshanguve, Mamelodi and the Innovation hub. Agri-parks in Johannesburg include Westonaria, Eikenhof, Tarlton, and Merafong. None of these Agri-parks operate according to the Agri-parks model, for example, they are only a few hectares in size, as opposed to covering an area of 20 km radius around an Agri-hub, and therefore represents only one FPSU of an Agri-park.

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