This opportunity links into a programme whereby farmers with access to small plots of land are able to participate in a District wide programme by planting and supplying moringa to a centralized biodiesel manufacturing plant. The Biodiesel Out growers Programme is housed within the agricultural sector and has a strong bias towards community based participation in the planning, partner identification and growing methodology of selected plants for the supply of raw materials to a biodiesel manufacturing plant.

 

This programme will be supplementary to the construction of the biodiesel plant in the District, with its secured markets as well as the establishment of the palm nursery within the district by the applicant to supply the growers. Enterprise iLembe is presently constructing a R6million small Biodiesel Processing Plant which processes moringa seed grown from this programme.