New hope for failed land reform farm A group of subsistence farmers in the Western Cape have put their differences aside and come together to realise their individual dreams of owning a farm. Glenneis Kriel reports on the launch of Thembelitsha Farming. Contributor Friday, 21 May 2021, 07:14 Nectarine trees being planted on Daytona Farm. Photo: Glenneis Kriel, Farmer s Weekly
AGRICULTURE NEWS - Daytona Farm in the Warm Bokkeveld near Ceres was once a prestigious horse stud farm. In the early 1990s, it was sold to government and transferred to a group of previously disadvantaged farmers as part of the Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development (LRAD) programme.