Eastern Cape Business 2017 edition
The 2017 edition of Eastern Cape Business is the 10th issue of this highly successful publication that, since its launch in 2006, has established itself as the premier business and investment guide to the Eastern Cape Province. The Eastern Cape enjoys an abundance of natural and human resources, as well as established industrial infrastructure that drives the economy of the province. This includes three ports and two industrial development zones which are home to a wide range of manufacturers and exporters. The 2017 edition includes an in-depth look at the province’s two Industrial Development Zones, a focus on skills development and investment climate information from the Nelson Mandela Business Chamber and the Border-Kei Chamber of Business.
The 2017 edition of Eastern Cape Business is the 10th issue of this highly successful publication that, since its launch in 2006, has established itself as the premier business and investment guide to the Eastern Cape Province. The Eastern Cape enjoys an abundance of natural and human resources, as well as established industrial infrastructure that drives the economy of the province. This includes three ports and two industrial development zones which are home to a wide range of manufacturers and exporters.
The 2017 edition includes an in-depth look at the province’s two Industrial Development Zones, a focus on skills development and investment climate information from the Nelson Mandela Business Chamber and the Border-Kei Chamber of Business.
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OVERVIEW<br />
population, as South Africans<br />
consume on average 13.7kg of<br />
beef every year, of which lamb or<br />
mutton makes up around 3.4kg<br />
per annum.<br />
Dairy<br />
About a quarter of South Africa’s<br />
milk comes from the <strong>Eastern</strong><br />
<strong>Cape</strong>. Although conditions<br />
vary greatly from the luscious<br />
green grasses of the Lower<br />
Tsitsikamma to the drier conditions<br />
of the Karoo, they all seem<br />
to suit milk-producing cows.<br />
The bigger dairies include<br />
Dawson Dairy (just outside<br />
Port Elizabeth), Crickley Dairy<br />
(Queenstown), Clover Dairy<br />
(Port Elizabeth; packaging and<br />
fresh pasteurised milk processing,<br />
long-life UHT milk), Parmalat<br />
(Port Elizabeth; wide range of<br />
flavoured milks, cheeses, custards,<br />
butter, fruit drinks and<br />
ice cream under many brand<br />
labels), Dairybelle (Cookhouse<br />
near Somerset East; cheeses),<br />
Woodlands Dairy (Humansdorp;<br />
UHT milk, First Choice Brand),<br />
and Sundale Free Range<br />
Dairy (East London Industrial<br />
Development Zone).<br />
A young farmer who turned<br />
a very small operation into a sizable<br />
dairy herd has earned himself<br />
a top prize along the way.<br />
Tshilidze “Chilli” Matshidzula<br />
turned a failing land redistribution<br />
project with a herd<br />
of fewer than 50 cows into<br />
a successful dairy operation<br />
with 549 cows that produces<br />
11 000 litres of milk per<br />
day. For this achievement<br />
he received the Mangold Cup from the Bathurst Conservation<br />
Committee in 2016, the first time the award has been won by<br />
a black farmer. Walter Biggs, an established farmer in the<br />
Alexandria District, mentored Matshidzula over a period of<br />
nine years.<br />
ONLINE RESOURCES<br />
Arid Areas Research Programme: www.aridareas.co.za<br />
Agri <strong>Eastern</strong> <strong>Cape</strong>: www.agriec.co.za<br />
<strong>Eastern</strong> <strong>Cape</strong> Department of Rural Development and Agrarian<br />
Reform: www.drdar.gov.za<br />
<strong>Eastern</strong> <strong>Cape</strong> Development Corporation: www.ecdc.co.za<br />
<strong>Eastern</strong> <strong>Cape</strong> Rural Development Agency: www.ecrda.co.za<br />
Chicory Producers Association: www.chicory.co.za<br />
Milk Producers Organisation: www.mpo.co.za<br />
Mohair South Africa: www.mohair.co.za<br />
National Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries:<br />
www.daff.gov.za<br />
National Woolgrowers’ Association of South Africa:<br />
www.nwga.co.za<br />
South African Mohair Growers Association: www.angoras.co.za<br />
35 EASTERN CAPE BUSINESS <strong>2017</strong>
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