Eskom, the Netherlands government and the Mpumalanga provincial government have officially launched the Grootvlei Climate Smart Horticulture Centre at Grootvlei Power Station in Mpumalanga in a pilot initiative under Eskoms Just Energy Transition Programme, which uses a power station site to support new economic activity.
The project is being implemented under the leadership of the Enterprising Africa Regional Network with support from the Mpumalanga Green Cluster, Seed2Feed Foundation, Holland Green Tech, Ridder, Bosman Van Zaal, Van der Hoeven/Van der Straaten Acampo, Svensson and Control Union.
According to the partners, the centre focuses on practical training, skills development and value chain development in climate-smart horticulture rather than large-scale commercial production at this stage.
