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Growing four season hops on a Joburg rooftop – Khaya Maloney

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There are amazing grants and programmes in South Africa, which have put enterprising young people on a path to invent, grow and thrive. One of them is the Urban Agriculture Initiative (UAI), operated by an organisation called Wouldn’t it Be Cool (WIBC). Khaya Maloney secured a sport and completed a three-month scholarship to grow hops. This young entrepreneur was thinking big and started growing four season hops on a Johannesburg rooftop, a first for South Africa. The founder of Afrileap told BizNews about his passion for hop growing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
24 Aug 2021 5AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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