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MKOMAZI:
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ALPHABETICAL
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AGRICULTURAL
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Cane Farming
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Timber, sugar cane, pastures and cash crops
are the dominant land uses in the
commercial agricultural areas, whilst degraded grasslands and scrub
are typical of the subsistence agriculture areas. There has been a
gradual increase of forestry in the
upper Mkomazi, Mgeni and Mzimkulu areas due to a shift
by commercial farmers from stock farming to timber as a result of
prevalent stock theft. This has
resulted in dwindling grassland areas. Patches of indigenous forests
are common on the south facing slopes throughout the water management
area. In the coastal area, grassland
and coastal forests are being lost to make way for residential
and leisure development and sugar cane farming. (Ref 2)
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The agriculture found in this water
management area includes large amounts of sugar cane (both dryland and
irrigated), bananas (found on the south coast), citrus (farmed near
Richmond, Stanger and Darnall on the north coast), vegetables and beef
and dairy pastures. The majority of irrigation utilises sprinkler
irrigation systems with a growing number of centre-pivot schemes. There
is also some micro irrigation along the coastline. (Ref 2)
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NATURE CONSERVATION,
RESERVES AND TOURISM
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INDUSTRIES
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The manufacturing sector in the area is well
developed with a range of activities,
which include metal products, machinery, basic steel and non-ferrous
metals, leather products, food paper,
milling and others. Most of the industrial development
takes place in the Durban area, which has also become a major production
and distribution centre for refined petroleum products. Some of the
larger manufacturers include steel
suppliers, the Toyota automotive plant, and pulp
and paper as well as sugar mills. The mills, whilst reliant on the
natural resource base of timber and
sugar from the agricultural sector, also provide a relatively
secure market for growers of these products. (Ref 2)
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MINING
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References |
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Ref 2:Department of Water Affairs and
Forestry, South Africa. 2004. Internal Strategic Perspective: Mvoti to
Mzimkulu Water Management Area : Prepared by Tlou and Matji (Pty) Ltd,
WRP (Pty) Ltd, and DMM cc on behalf of the Directorate: National Water
Resource Planning (East). DWAF Report No. P WMA 11/000/00/0304.
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