AGRICULTURAL NEWS - The Eksteenskuil Agricultural Co-operative (EAC) website describes Eksteenskuil as “a rural Coloured community” settled in the lower Orange River valley near Keimoes, 45km from Upington in the Northern Cape.
The main crops grown are raisins and pecan nuts.
The EAC was registered in 2007 and now consists of 110 members, including farmers from nearby Loxtonvale and Realeboga.
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It endeavours to provide members with the necessary management skills and viticulture and financial know-how to become self-sustaining and profitable farmers.
