1680 Aqua Farming Droogfontein Pivot Irrigation Agriculture

The project will involve the development of agricultural activities on the following properties: Portion 16 of the farms Farm Droogfontein 62 portion 16, Farm Portion 2 of the Farm Eerste Aanleg 50, portion 2, the remainder of the Farm Bulpan 51 the remainder portion and Farm and the remainder of the Farm Witpan 52. The applicant, Aqua Farming (Pty) Ltd, plans to develop approximately 33 new pivots that will require the clearance of approximately 1050 ha of indigenous vegetation in total, primarily for the growing of potatoes. The development of these pivots will occur in phases/seasons over the course of 7 years. With each phase/season, approximately 175 Ha will be cleared for the pivots. Therefore, after approximately 7 years a total of 1050 Ha will have been cleared. Crop rotation will be done thereafter by planting potatoes, onions, Sorghum Sudan grass or Smuts finger grass, followed by a fallow period where livestock will be allowed to graze on the pivots systematically.
Province(s): Northern Cape