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Ncora, an example of what farming in SA could look like

deep in the rural Eastern Cape, on the banks of the Tsomo River, lies the town of Ncora, home to one of many irrigation schemes in the province that has suffered from years of under-investment after the fall of apartheid in 1994.

Ncora’s land is so fertile and blessed with vast water resources that it could easily be South Africa’s breadbasket. However, the area is unlikely to become one of our country’s main sources of food unless a serious effort is made to

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