Ncera Macadamia Farming - Pty Ltd

10/03/2020

Space is still available for crafters and food vendors. Book now 🤞

05/03/2020

05/03/2020

Join us on Saturday 14 March at the Ncera Macadamia Harvest Festival taking place at the Ncera Great Place, Ncera in East London. Art, Craft, Food Stall, Beer Garden, VIP Marquee, Exhibitions, Plantation Tours, Helicopter Flips, Children’s Village and much more performances and loads of music with national and local talent

04/03/2020

VIP Tickets are available now to purchase. Don’t miss out on this unique Festival Experience!

02/03/2020

The time is now to register and book your stall now for an opportunity to market and sell your goods. Send us an email or inbox us now.

24/02/2020

Calling on vendors NOW!

20/02/2020

Today we unpack the to the Media

10/02/2020

The 3rd Annual Macadamia Harvest Festival will take place on the 13th and 14th of March at Ncera Great Place, Ncera. Save the date and prepare your outfits. Entertainment lineup will be announced soon.

12/11/2018

https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2018-11-07-ncera-macadamia-farming-project-is-a-beacon-of-hope-for-radical-socio-economic-transformation/

The strength of the business model of this macadamia nut farm in the Eastern Cape has attracted protégés from the communities of Limpopo, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal, to visit the Ncera site for lessons on the business model. The operating model provides 51% ownership to the community the Vulindl...

30/10/2018

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A usually quiet Ncerha village will become a hive of activity this weekend when the annual Macadamia Harvest Festival takes place. Headlining the family fun festival in Ncerha near Kaysers Beach will be celebrated East London-born DJ Mobi Dixon. The festival, which is in its second year, will take p...

23/09/2017

17/09/2017

Another article in the Daily Dispatch:

"Nuts providing jobs and tourism

Macadamia farm boasts 205ha so far

TRANSFORMATION in agriculture has seen the first macadamia business specialists taking crucial steps towards making a change and a difference in rural communities.

In their goal of developing macadamia farming as an industry and to encourage rural participation, the government-funded Ncera Macadamia Farm (NMF) has spread its wings to a new site in the province under the Amajingqi tribe in Willowvale.

Mkululi Pakade, who is responsible for driving the provincial and national expansion plan, said the NMF had planted 180ha of macadamia trees in Willowvale.

The Amajingqi Macadamia Plantation, which started planting in 2015, now boasts 205ha of trees, thanks to assistance from the NMF.

The plan is to plant 300ha. In September, the final 95ha will be planted.

The Macadamia business model for the province, which is based on the Ncera project, has been adopted by the recently established East Cape Macadamia (Pty) Ltd.

Pakade said the model would be replicated in places along the Wild Coast.

He said they were busy with feasibility studies for two more sites, one for the Amathandela tribe in Willowvale, which was at business planning stage, and another, the Bikitsha site, also in Willowvale.

“We will continue to utilise the existing 5 000ha of land which is the potential land for macadamias in the Eastern Cape.

“The plan is to roll out the initiative on a national scale, targeting the Limpopo, Mpumalanga and Kwa-Zulu Natal Pakade.

Last weekend, at the agrotourism-angled Ncera Macadamia Harvest Festival, East Cape Macadamia Pty Ltd celebrated a 72-ton harvest which was signed off by Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Zenzeni Zokwana and Tourism Minister Tokozile Xasa.

Pakade said the industry was capable of employing generations of young people and women, stating that each hectare generated a job, and each macadamia tree lasted for 100 years.

“The industry has created more than 150 jobs for Ncera residents, and another 147 jobs for the Amajingqi,” he said.

Pakade said the plantation had generated economic growth and had beautified the landscape, allowing tourists to visit the farm for leisure.

“Just like vineyards in Western Cape, macadamias are a catalyst for tourism.”

He said the departments of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and Trade and Industry had invested in infrastructure for agro-tourism projects such as macadamia plantations. provinces,” said"

14/09/2017

11/09/2017

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THE Eastern Cape’s multimillion-rand macadamia project celebrated one of its best harvests in years with a festival at the weekend. The government-funded Ncera Macadamia Farm (NMF) hosted its inaugural two-day Ncera...