[TOP STORY] Blended finance: Land Bank’s strategy for agricultural inclusion

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‘If I consider the last 24 months, we were able to actually support around 387 new black farmers into the sector and that is to the value of just over R3bn under the blended finance scheme,’ says Land Bank CEO, Themba Rikhotso.

14 May 9AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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