PROJECT / INITIATIVE LOCATION STATUS NODE / CORRIDOR Tourism Development Sisonke Cultural Village and Development of a cultural village with world class uBuhlebezwe LM Planned - Heritage Precinct accommodation and conferencing facilities Alan Paton Steam Train Expansion of the steam train tourism route, including product Centred around Exploratory Ixopo Tourism Route development and marketing Ixopo Sani Pass Border Explore precinct development at Sani Pass for tourism Sani Pass Planned Corridor: Development initiative purposes Howick - Underberg - Sani Pass Exploiting agricultural potential Clover Powder Milk Factory The development of a Powder Milk Factory by Clover Ingwe LM (Bulwer) Exploratory Bulwer Sisonke Hydroponic Farming Production of high-value off seasonal vegetables using uBuhlebezwe and Planned - Programme hydroponic technology uMzimkhulu LMs Citrus Fruit Production Expand peach plantations to 80,000 trees uMzimkhulu LM Planned - Essential Oils Project Development of a 10,000ha essential oils plantation In all LMs Planned - Sunflower Project Development of a 10,000ha sunflower plantation In all LMs Planned - Maize Massification project Development of 30,000ha of maize plantations In all LMs Planned - Sisonke Farmers’ Market N/A N/A Planned - Planned Agri-hub Develop a network innovation system of agro-production, processing, Umzimkhulu/Ebutha Umzimkhulu logistics, marketing, training and extension services. farm Development of Agro-processing within the district Animal Feeds Plant To establish an Animal Feeds Manufacturing Factory using District Wide Planned - maize, soya Bean and Essential Oils as inputs Essential Oils Manufacturing Development of a plant involved in the processing of essential uMzimkhulu Planned - Plant oils and its beneficiation into soap products Saw Mills Revival Downstream beneficiation of wood and the manufacturing of District Wide Planned -
PROJECT / INITIATIVE LOCATION STATUS NODE / CORRIDOR Tourism Development Sisonke Cultural Village and Heritage Precinct Development of a cultural village with world class accommodation and conferencing facilities uBuhlebezwe LM Planned - Alan Paton Steam Train Tourism Route Expansion of the steam train tourism route, including product development and marketing Centred around Ixopo Exploratory Ixopo Sani Pass Border Development initiative Explore precinct development at Sani Pass for tourism purposes Sani Pass Planned Corridor: Howick - Underberg - Sani Pass Exploiting agricultural potential Clover Powder Milk Factory The development of a Powder Milk Factory by Clover Ingwe LM (Bulwer) Exploratory Bulwer Sisonke Hydroponic Farming Programme Production of high-value off seasonal vegetables using hydroponic technology uBuhlebezwe and uMzimkhulu LMs Planned - Citrus Fruit Production Expand peach plantations to 80,000 trees uMzimkhulu LM Planned - Essential Oils Project Development of a 10,000ha essential oils plantation In all LMs Planned - Sunflower Project Development of a 10,000ha sunflower plantation In all LMs Planned - Maize Massification project Development of 30,000ha of maize plantations In all LMs Planned - Sisonke Farmers’ Market N/A N/A Planned - Agri-hub Develop a network innovation system of agro-production, processing, logistics, marketing, training and extension services. Umzimkhulu/Ebutha farm Planned Umzimkhulu Development of Agro-processing within the district Animal Feeds Plant To establish an Animal Feeds Manufacturing Factory using maize, soya Bean and Essential Oils as inputs District Wide Planned - Essential Oils Manufacturing Plant Development of a plant involved in the processing of essential oils and its beneficiation into soap products uMzimkhulu Planned - Saw Mills Revival Downstream beneficiation of wood and the manufacturing of District Wide Planned -