About R850bn more exports a year would be likely to occur by settling all 11-million unemployed South Africans as market gardeners
R850bn more exports per annum would be likely to occur — an extra 40% — by settling all 11-million unemployed South Africans as market gardeners on 1,000m² allotments. Using no-tractor and no-till regenerative methods, R850bn is the farm gate value of the vegetables and fruit they could grow.
This is a triple dividend because it will yield a net R8,000 per month to new market gardeners, they gain secure title for their lifetimes, and they can enjoy life in new dedicated farm villages. This takes up 13% of SA’s arable land.Claremont JOIN THE DISCUSSION: Send us an e-mail with your comments. Letters of more than 300 words will be edited for length. Send your letter by e-mail to [email protected]. Anonymous correspondence will not be published. Writers should include a daytime telephone number.
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