Feasibility study of Mt Pleasant Settlement Project, Adelaide. Report to the Amatole District Municipality.
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2002-05
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University of Fort Hare
Abstract
Mt Pleasant farm is situated in the Adelaide area within the boundaries of the Nkonkobe Municipality and the Amatole District Municipality. The farm, which is 2320 ha, is located approximately fifteen kilometres from Adelaide town, along the main road R63 from Fort Beaufort to Adelaide. Mt. Pleasant Farm was purchased by the Amatole District Municipality for the purpose of settling farm workers and providing for their livelihoods. Approximately 451 households were listed on the beneficiary list drawn up in 1998. On 5 November 2001, the Amatole District Municipality appointed the Agricultural and Rural Development Institute at the University of Fort Hare to conduct a feasibility study on the agricultural suitability of the Mt Pleasant Settlement Project.