The Committee visited a NERPO affiliated Wildevrede Farm in Queenstown. The Managing Director (MD) of NERPO, Mr Aggrey Mahanjana, hosted the Committee and provided a briefing on the farm and the activities that are carried out on the farm. Wildevrede Farm was acquired by NERPO in June 2009 on a three year lease from the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform through the Proactive Land Acquisition Strategy (PLAS) programme. It is used as a training facility for youths interested in agriculture through NERPO's Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) who paid R6.8 million for the farm. NERPO leases it from the Department for R220 000 at 10% escalation per annum. The farm is 1 500 hectares in extent, and 65 hectares of this, is arable land.