GROWING OF CANNIBIS IN THE GAUTENG PROVINCE



Dagga entrepreneurs are invited to use state-owned land in Gauteng.


The Gauteng provincial government and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development have invited interested businesses to submit business partnership proposals  as part of its new cannabis industrialization plan

The government stated in a request for information document released on Friday (29 April) that it hoped to 'unlock economic opportunities and job creation' in the province by growing and processing crop and cannabis on an industrial scale. To work on the project, the Gauteng provincial government is willing to give leases on state-owned land as well as tenancy in special economic zones. It has also suggested joint funding and other partnerships with other government departments to assist in the growth of the local cannabis business. In his state of the province address in February 2022, Gauteng Premier David Makhura announced plans to establish the country's first cannabis center. 

Cannabis has been recognized as a key economic driver for South Africa in the next years by the government. President Cyril Ramaphosa stated in his February state of the nation speech that his cabinet will push laws for the cannabis business in South Africa, predicting that hemp and cannabis production could double the country's employment rate.

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