Agriculture
Thabazimbi Municipality area covers about 1 000 000ha in total
land of farming. It entails about 2000 farms and about 1000 small
holdings. Farming is divided into the following categories:
              
IRRIGATION
Irrigation covers about 15 000ha in total along Crocodile and Marico
Rivers.
Main crops are as follows:
  1. Winter
  • About 12ha of Wheat
  • Summer
    • Soya
    • Maize
    • Cotton
    • Red Pepper
    • Sunflower
    • Other Fruits & Vegetables (Watermelons, Pumpkins etc)
                  
    DRY LAND CRIP PRODUCTION
    Farming found in Northam and Dwaalboom areas. Occupies
    about 4000ha in total. It is a very risky kind of
    Farming enteprize because of periodic draughts

    Main crops are as follows:
    a. Sunflower
    b. Sorghum
    CATTLE AND GAME FARMING
    About 50 000 head of cattle are found in the area. It is
    about 50% of the number 20years ago More than 50% of
    Farms are Game Fenced.
    Emerging Farmers
    1. Stock Farming
    • David Rakgase who occupies 3000ha of land.
    • He owns 300 Cattle, 50 Goats and Game Farming Species (i.e Kudus, Bush pigs and Impalas).
  • Green Willows Citrus
    • 13 People owns the irrigation farm
    • The farm is 18ha Citrus, 6ha Drip irrigation and 14ha Centre pivot.
  • Bakgatlha ba Kgafela with 15 000ha of Grazing in Dwaalboom.
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