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Place Category: Agri Enterprises

  • Profile

    The silver lining is the farmer's hope for the very best on any plantation and the moon
    is known to be governing moisture. Whether you attribute that to farming folklore or chronicles drawn from the old farmer's almanac; Silver Moon is perched on the banks of the Orange River. Silver Moon is Dirk Louw's silver lining that promises a moonrise that shall bear a harvest of prosperity.

    As a Historically Disadvantaged Individual (HDI), Louw's first farming silver lining
    struck in 2006 through government's Land Reform for Agricultural Development (LRAD) with the allocation of prime irrigable land by the Department of Land Reform and Rural Development. The allocation of Water Rights (Department of Water and Sanitation) and being supported with implements and machinery by the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development entrenched Silver Moon as a commercial enterprise and supplier of the best quality in the production of Pecan Nuts, Wine Grape and Dry Grapes, Lucerne and Cotton.

    Dirk Louw is a farmer that has paid his dues for the love of the land, eking out a living under the most difficult of times. He remained spirited from 2006 to a time in 2013 when government through the Northern Cape Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development rose again to give a silver lining to his promising moonrise. Much needed infrastructural support started flowing in and allowing for the capture of the river water that transformed his grapevines, greening his lucerne land with lushness and growing the pecan nut trees with inter- cropped cotton production.

    • Produce and Market: Silver Moon is currently producing Sultana Raisins and
      Merbeine Seedless Raisins grapes (23ha) in supply to S.A.D, Wine Grapes, Pecan Nuts (10ha), Cotton and Lucerne (10ha) for local market – all totalling 43 hectares.
    • Government Spent: R12 million +. Key Infrastructure: Irrigation system, trellis construction, implements etc.
    • Commodity Groups include among others: South African Pecan-nut Producers Association (SAPPA) and Boegoeberg Water Association.

    Location

    Plot 320 Volgraffsig, Groblershoop, Kheis Municipality (± 90 km to Upington en route from Globlershoop)

    WEBSITE: http://www.smi-agri.co.za

     

    Contact

    Farm Owner: Dirk Louw

    Cell: +27 76 781 9084

    E-mail: dirk@smi-agri.co.za

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