LOXTONIA MAKES A MOVE ON LAND REFORM
Larry Whitfield bought the farm, Dwarsberg at the farmers auction in 2017 and empowered 10 of his long-time serving farm workers to become shareholders – each owning 10% of the farm. He formed a 100% black empowered company called Dwarsberg Farming. Each shareholder is involved in a specific function, which forms a crucial element in running the farm.
The farm now consists of 6.7 hectares of Pears and 17.51 hectares of Stone fruit. Larry has planted 10 hectares of plums and will be following up with another 10 hectares in August 2020. This was all done with the help of PALS (Partners in Agri Land Solutions) and was led by Gerrit Van Vuuren. For more information listen to the full interview.
