Ryton Estate, Mpumalanga

Ryton Estates is a joint venture between the Unlimited Group and Vutsela Investments, a BEE company owned by black professionals in Mpumalanga, Nelspruit.

Ryton Estates is a large farming operation (7000hectares) with 220 hectares of citrus, 19hectares of Avocado’s and an additional 640 hectares of open arable land with water rights.

This project is already supplying 63 permanent and a 100 contract jobs from March to September. When it is fully operational will supply permanent job opportunities to 300 people and another 1000 contract jobs. A training facility is envisaged that would ensure broad base empowerment through skills transfer development on all levels to farm workers and people interested in agricultural from the surrounding communities.

The successful execution of this project will demonstrate that partnerships between black professionals, local communities and professional commercial agricultural companies could bear fruit and will play an important role to point the direction for a more dynamic and successful model for agriculture in South Africa.

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Tshakhuma Community Farming, Levubu, Limpopo Province

Tshakhuma Community Farming was established in 2005 through the the restitution of 22 Properties covering an area of 1051 to the community of the Greater Vhembe Area in the Levubu area. The owner of Tshakhuma Community Farming, the Tshahuma Trust, benefits over 16 000 beneficiaries.   The farms comprise 278 ha of bananas, 87 ha avocados, 131 ha of Macadamia nuts and 116 ha of undeveloped land. The Unlimited Group entered into a long term partnership as commercial partners with the Tshakhuma Trust in 2010 to assist in establishing sound management and marketing channels for their products to local and international markets through Fruits Unlimited.

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Groendal Farms – Langkloof, Eastern Cape

Groendal Farms is a joint venture between the farm workers and the previous owner, Johan Kritzinger that was established under the ELRAD Scheme. The farm comprises 176 ha of apples, pear and stone fruit orchards. The Unlimited Group partnered with Groendal in 2008 to provide suitable markets for the farm's Fair Trade certified fruit. 

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