Since the launch of the Agriculture and Agro-processing Master Plan (AAMP) in May of 2022, considerable groundwork has been covered. Industries have similarly done preparations to begin the process of implementing the models proposed in the AAMP.

Despite that the many indigenous crops that have been grown in the country for many decades in the past, South Africa’s agricultural sector is based on a few commercialised crops. The most important summer crops produced at commercial scale include maize, soybeans, sunflower seed, groundnuts, and sorghum (South Africa online, 2022).

The implementation of the cassava value chain project is undertaking a data collection phase, this is according to Dr Moses Lubinga, Cassava Project Manager.
“We have started with KwaZulu-Natal Province in partnership with the uMhlathuze local municipality and the KZN Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD).
As you are aware, KZN rural farmers have been planting cassava for many years” he said.