THE LIMPOPO LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT(LED) PROGRAMME

The Limpopo LED Programme is a 34 million Euro initiative to support LED in the province. The programme is funded by the European Union and implemented by the Limpopo Department of Local Government and Housing. The main objective of the programme is to support pro-poor economic growth and job creation through an integrated approach, which supports five core areas.    more info...

Limpopo Programme Has Now Invested R230 Million In Local Economic Development  -   more info...

 * Support for a major international conference in Polokwane on the
    role of the developmental state.
 
* The commissioning of three studies on:
   - Land reform and restitution in Limpopo;
   - Limpopo's economic competitiveness; and
   - Limpopo's informal trading sector.

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The Limpopo LED Programme has produced a special Limpopo Guide To Fair Trade. The publication contains in-depth information on the origins and evolution of Fair Trade; the Fair Trade accreditation process; profiles of accredited companies in Limpopo and how they have benefited from Fair Trade; and how other Limpopo entities can go about seeking accreditation.

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EU Head of Operations in SA Gerard McGovern (left) and Limpopo MEC for Local Government & Housing Maite Nkoana-Mashabane chat during their recent tour of Limpopo LED Programme projects which they described as “real success stories” and “real, real projects”.

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An ambitious project to turn Limpopo into an exporter of high-value essential oils to the cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries has been launched with a R10,5 million grant from the Limpopo LED Programme.

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Limpopo Premier Sello Moloto has hailed a land reform project being partly supported by the Limpopo LED Programme as a model for South Africa.

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See the most majestic land mammals in Limpopo today, dive with the biggest fish tomorrow, and stay in one of 70 mainly community-owned lodges along the way. That's what an internet-linked route connecting the province's premier wildlife reserves and Mozambique's pristine coast offers.

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Elias Motsoaledi Local Municipality councillors in celebratory mood after becoming the first group to undertake the Limpopo LED Programme Capacity Building training course.

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Limpopo MEC For Local Government & Housing Maite Nkoana-Mashabane and European Union representative Sergio de Marco celebrate the awarding of Limpopo LED Programme grants supporting projects in which women are playing a prominent role.

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An ambitious plan to establish a co-operative to assist Limpopo Lowveld artists and crafters to improve and market their products and also attract tourists to the area has been launched with the support of the Limpopo LED Programme.

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Two community-based tourism routes opening remote and little known parts of Limpopo have been launched with support from the Limpopo Local Economic Development (LED) Programme.

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Having been saved from the brink of collapse, Limpopo's flagship Zebediela Citrus Estate is being re-developed in a partnership between a local community and private investors -- with support from the Limpopo LED Programme

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The Limpopo LED programme is supporting commercial and emergent citrus farmers who have combined forces to upgrade their operations in order to gain access to the European Union market

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Limpopo has an unlikely new export -- Mopani worms. They are being sold to a London company by a Giyani community enterprise which is developing a range of Mopani worm-based foods and flavoured snacks with support from the Limpopo LED Programme.

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