R400,000 INCENTIVE FUELS COMMERCIALISATION AMBITIONS OF LADY FRERE’S YOUTH-OWNED COOPERATIVE

June 11, 2026: A R399,796 incentive from the Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) – managed Imvaba Cooperative Fund to implement an irrigation scheme is fuelling the commercialisation ambitions of the youth-owned Feeda Nathi Primary Agricultural Cooperative in Vaalbank, Lady Frere. Operating on a 50-hectare farm, the team currently uses approximately six hectares, producing cabbage,…