R450m to boost agri-processing in KZN

Government has set aside an amount of R450 million to create agri-parks in KwaZulu Natal (KZN) to boost rural industrialisation.

Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform, Gugile Nkwinti, said in a statement that 10 sites had been identified and were in different stages of development.

The aim is for the park to provide a network of contacts between producers, markets and processors, as well as infrastructure to process agricultural products.

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