Farmers Magazine | 12.06.2026 18:51
A major agricultural development in the Nkandla Local Municipality has seen 125.5 hectares of arable land successfully cultivated and harvested with maize under the Multi-Planting Season programme. The initiative forms part of a broader allocation of 309 hectares aimed at strengthening food production and rural livelihoods across communal areas managed under the Ingonyama Trust. The programme operates within a large communal land system overseen by Amakhosi, who manage more than 2.8 million hectares of land across traditional areas. The project has been designed to improve food security, create local economic activity, and support emerging farmers in rural communities. It also reflects ongoing efforts by government to unlock productive use of underutilised land in KwaZulu-Natal.
