KZN farmers band together to save starving people in the Drakensberg mountains
In the misty mountains of Ukhahlamba/Drakensberg, farmers have come together to provide food security...
There is no greater strength than strength in community.
When people come together towards a common goal, anything is possible.
Commercial farmers from the Ukhahlamba/Drakensberg mountains have banded together to advance local agricultural development and food security.
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Solutions that use sport (mountain-bike racing) and tourism to advance education and rural development in the Underberg area of KwaZulu-Natal are underway by local farmers.
As reported by the Daily Maverick, this land encompasses some of South Africa’s richest commercial farmland, yet is also blighted by widespread unemployment, hunger, and malnutrition.
The people who are assisting in this priceless initiative are all volunteers.
These farmers are United in Growth and operate under the Harry Gwala Agri name.
Harry Gwala Agri exists to uplift and facilitate growth among aspiring farmers in the district of the same name in southern Kwa-Zulu Natal. This is achieved by strengthening agricultural-related education obtained by young upcoming farmers and providing skills development to current farmers.
Their agricultural projects range from small-scale subsistence farming, where bolstering household food security is the objective, to partnering with those who desire to establish commercial enterprises.
The influence and change that they have within this community has been immeasurable.
We can't wait to see what next for these local heroes.
Dylan and the team would like to extend a huge thank you to the farmers associations who underpin the organisation: Highflats-Ixopo, Ingwe, Swartberg and Mount Currie. And then to acknowledge our partners: Mascor, Pannar Seed, Meadow Feeds, Dairy Farmers South Africa, De Heus, P. Trimborn Agency and The Co-op Community Trust.
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Image courtesy of Harry Gwala.co.za