SARAH BAARTMAN DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY

POSTAL: PO Box 318, , 6000 | PHYSICAL: 32 Govan Mbeki Avenue, Port Elizabeth TEL: 041 508 7111 | FAX: 041 508 7000 WEB: wwwsarahbaartman.co.za | FACEBOOK: Sarah Baartman District Municipality

The industry in and the is still in its infancy, with only four aquaculture facilities currently operating in the District. These are located in the Camdeboo, Ndlambe, Makana and Kouga Local Municipalities. The largest of these projects is located in Graaff-Reinet and is called the Camdeboo Satellite Aquaculture Project (CSAP). It aims to establish a mega aquaculture cluster, comprised of a core farm of six hectares, 39 outgrower farms The Sarah Baartman District is situated in the western portion of and three hatcheries. As a result of this project, the freshwater fish the Eastern Cape and wholly surrounds Nelson Mandela Bay. It is industry in the Graaff-Reinet area will be preserved, whilst it also the largest (58 243km2) of the six districts in the Eastern Cape. creates sustainable self-employment opportunities for rural women. Covering 34% of the Eastern Cape province’s geographical footprint, At maximum capacity, this project will produce about 13 728 tons of the District stretches from the Karoo area in the north to the coastal farmed fish (primarily catfish) a year, creating 670 direct jobs and belt of the Indian Ocean in the south, and includes inland areas, 3 281 indirect jobs. Once perfected and successfully implemented which lie between the Bloukrans River in the west and Great Fish in Graaff-Reinet, CSAP may be replicated in other rural and remote River in the east. areas of the country, creating enormous social and economic The Eastern Cape province is incredibly rich in culture and home benefits for thousands of South Africans, as well as a source of to four tribal kingdoms, namely Xhosa, Pondo, Sotho, and the affordable protein and nutrients for millions of people. Khoisan – said to be among the first inhabitants of the province. The other aquaculture and fisheries projects in the Sarah Known as the ‘Adventure Province’, the Eastern Cape has the only Baartman District are much smaller, one of which involves the Big Seven reserve in the world, namely Addo Elephant National Park, production of oysters off the coast of (Ndlambe). and a World Heritage Site, namely the Baviaanskloof, within its boundaries. CITRUS The lifestyle is relaxed, balanced and family-orientated, while the The citrus industry in the District is largely focused in the Sundays tourism industry is thriving. The area is characterised by immense River Valley Local Municipality. The town of Kirkwood is considered contrasts in scenery, vegetation, wildlife, history and culture. the primary producer in the District and the province, contributing Residents have access to world-class medical and sports facilities, about 12% of national production. and education facilities like the Rhodes, Walter Sisulu, Nelson It is home to 12 000 hectares of citrus orchards. Varieties Mandela Metropolitan and Fort Hare Universities. The Eastern Cape produced in this area include clementines, navels, lemons, valencias offers one of the best combinations of lifestyle and opportunity. and grapefruits. Whatever your line of business, the province boasts a healthy The Sundays River Citrus Company is responsible for a large economic variety of manufacturing, industry and agro-industry chunk of the area’s production capacity, producing two million supported by infrastructure and development initiatives, while pockets of citrus for the export market. They are the largest EASTERN CAPE EASTERN motoring giants like Volkswagen South Africa, Ford and General producer of citrus in southern Africa, while the Eastern Cape, Motors are also based here. It is also the only province that is home consistently since 2004, is the most significant contributor to citrus to two Industrial Development Zones (IDZs) and a deep water port. production in the country. The Sarah Baartman District Municipality focuses on creating Several citrus nurseries operate within the District (Sundays River projects to grow skills, employment and initiate sustainable Valley and Kouga), from which initial plants for future cultivars can economic development, as well as elevating the quality of life in the be procured. Most cultivars start to bear fruit in their third year, District. Some of the rare skills, such as shearing Angora goats for although the climate can affect this. mohair, are available in the District and where a skills shortage is On a national level, about 11.2% of citrus produced is sold to local being experienced, initiatives are being undertaken to combat the markets, 70.1% is exported and 28% is sent for further processing. skills shortage and, in turn, create jobs for local people. Currently, there is a lack of large-scale processing facilities available for citrus fruit in the Sarah Baartman District. POTENTIAL AREAS FOR INVESTMENT HONEYBUSH FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE Honeybush, found exclusively in South Africa, is a component of the Aquaculture comprises diverse systems of farming plants and horticultural industry of the District. It is an indigenous fynbos-type animals in inland, coastal and marine areas, using and producing a plant that is used to produce a type of herbal tea. The processing wide variety of animal and plant species. It can be a very productive of the plant is divided into three parts, namely: cutting the tea into use of resources due to the amount of food produced per hectare fine particles; fermenting the cuttings with pure spring water; and when compared to arable farming or livestock rearing. Aquafeed drying, sifting and sorting the residue into coarse fine and superfine resource production is also one of the fastest-growing agricultural grades of tea. This process is essential for the development of its industries in the world, with growth rates of more than 30% per year. characteristic sweet scent, taste and reddish brown colour.

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Sarah Baartman.indd 92 2016/01/28 12:57 PM Sarah Baartman.indd 93 and isableto grow inenvironments where irrigated plantsstruggle. special facility located inEast London. Currently, allpineapplesproduced intheDistrict are processed at a years to flower. Usually, thefirst crop isharvested after 18to 24 months. of thearea. The planttakes approximately oneto one-and-a-half Municipality, positively impactingonthesocialandeconomic growth The industry islocated almost exclusively intheNdlambeLocal in theprovince, contributing about90%oftheprovincial output. The Sarah BaartmanDistrict isthelargest producer ofpineapples PINEAPPLES capita thanany otheranimalprotein. Association found that more chicken andeggsare consumed per and cheaperalternative to red meat. In2012, theSouthAfrican Poultry industry produces leather, feather-related products andostrich meat. production, whilethearea iswell suited for ostrich production. This are opportunitiesthat exist intheDistrict for free-range chicken distributed, withonly12cooperatives identifiedin2013. There regions are more suitablefor ostriches. suitable for broiler andeggproduction, whereas the dryer, inland egg-layers andostrich production. The coastal regions are more The poultryindustry intheSarah BaartmanDistrict includesbroilers, POULTRY of shearers intheDistrict could beimproved. future, posingapossible investment opportunity, whiletheskilllevel for more than300000headofcattle extra perannum. there are shortageswithrespect to cattle production, withdemand The majorityoftheseabattoirs alsoslaughter beefcattle. Nationally, facilities. There are anothersixsimilarfacilities located intheDistrict. while theCamdebooLocal Municipalityhasafurtherseven such sheep andishometo 10facilities that process this typeofmeat, Local Municipality’s climate isideallysuited for raising goats and smaller thansheepflocks,averaging approximately 300headperfarm. province. Flocksofgoats intended for meat production are usually District possesses about70% ofthevalue oftheindustry inthe primarily raised withintheEastern Cape, whiletheSarah Baartman the Boer, Savanna andKalahari Red goats. Nationally, goats are present acompetitive advantage for livestock activities. of cattle, sheepandgoats. The mixed veld typesoftheEastern Cape Livestock farming withintheDistrict islargely attributed to thefarming LIVESTOCK supply capacity. largely untapped,withinternational demandoutweighing national Germany andtheUSA. The SouthAfrican market for honeybush is while anotherislocated intheKouga Local Municipality. District, three ofwhichare found intheKou-Kamma Local Municipality, There are several honeybush processing facilities located withinthe The planttakes two years to grow andisharvested initsthird year. The pineapple plantiswell suited to theconditions intheDistrict In SouthAfrica, white meat isgenerally considered asthehealthier Poultry-related cooperatives withintheDistrict are scarcely A potential shortageinthesupplyoflambispredicted inthenear There are numerous abattoirs spread across theDistrict. Kouga With respect to goats raised for slaughter, themost common are Of thenational production, 90%isexported. Markets include fibres that are produced. technologies beingintroduced to increase theyieldandqualityof investment inresearch anddevelopment could pay offdueto new development inmanagement,husbandryandmohairproduction, demand worldwide andusedinthemanufacturing offashion garments. colour. Kidmohair, dueto itsexceptional quality, continues to beinhigh Colouring ofthefibre results inahighreflectance value andclarityof with thedurability to becoloured, similarto synthetic material. Africa’s mohairproduction. Turkey, Argentina andLesotho posestrong competition to South in thegrease orsemi-processed form –bothwashed andcombed. share. More than90%ofthecountry’s total mohairclipisexported producer ofmohair, withapproximately 52% ofSouthAfrica’s market production. The Sarah BaartmanDistrict istheprovince’s largest Africa, contributing approximately three quarters ofthenation’s current The Eastern Capeprovince isthelargest producer ofmohairinSouth MOHAIR Email: [email protected] Tel: +27 41 5087343 •Fax: 086579 6623 Director: Economic Development KatePumelelo Sarah Baartman District Municipality OPPORTUNITIES WITHINTHEDISTRICT, CONTACT: FOR MOREINFORMATION ABOUTTHEPOTENTIAL INVESTMENT generation. The Kouga Local Municipalityalsooffers potential for hydro-electricity for biogasproduction, asby-products oftheiragricultural activities. Ndlambe, Sundays River and Kouga Local Municipalitiesare suitable only hydro-electric initiative, developed alongtheFishRiver. The provision ofoperational andmaintenance services. the demandwillincrease for themanufacturing ofcomponents andthe logistics). With eachrenewable energy development coming online, construction, securityservices, fencing, maintenance, cleaningand of ancillaryservices (e.g. legalservices, EIAs,engineeringservices, District, over theshort-to medium-term, willbeintheprovision sources, suchaswind. has significantpotential to produce energy usingnaturally-occurring generated from theburningofcoal. The Sarah BaartmanDistrict electricity for consumers. that seek to commercialise thesenatural processes to generate renewable energy industry istherefore comprised ofthoseenterprises liquid fuels,heat, oracombination ofthesetypesenergy. The ocean current andgeothermal,to produce electricity, gaseousand sources ofenergy, includingsolar, wind,biomass, hydro, tidal,wave, Renewable energy harnesses naturally-occurring non-depletable RENEWABLE ENERGY the plantwaste canbeusedto produce biogas. properties canalsobeextracted from pineapplewaste products, while concentrate, dietaryfibre andtextile fibre. Enzymesthat have medical A range ofproducts canbeproduced from pineapples,includingjuice Currently, thefocus withintheindustry shouldbeonskills,however Angora goats produce afibre that combines thewarmth ofwool The BlueCrane Route Local Municipality ishometo theDistrict’s The most significantgapinthemarket for theSarah Baartman Approximately 90%ofSouthAfrica’s electricityisstill being THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT HANDBOOKSOUTH AFRICA2016 |093 SPONSORED PROFILE 2016/01/28 12:58 PM

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