Green Kalahari — Northern Cape, South Africa
Where 340 days of relentless sunshine, ancient river water, and human determination produce fruit for five continents.
“Kakamas” means poor pasture in the Koranna tongue.
The irony is not lost on us. On this supposedly barren stretch of the Northern Cape, we built a farm that exports premium fruit to five continents. What the Kalahari lacks in rain, it gives back a hundredfold in sun, clean air, and the kind of adversity that breeds excellence.
340+ days of sun. Zero rainfall to speak of. Total environmental control. The desert is not our enemy — it is our unfair advantage.
25% worker-owned through a community trust. Local employment first. Housing, training, school and sport support. We grow people, not just produce.
Solar arrays powering operations. Drone fleets for thermal mapping and precision spraying. Sheep for biological weed control. Old problems, new solutions.
Chapter One
Why farm in one of the harshest climates on Earth? Because 340 days of unbroken sunshine give us total control over the growing cycle. The Orange River Canal, engineered in the 1890s, delivers ancient water from the Lesotho highlands straight to our roots. And zero rain? That is a gift — arid conditions mean no fungal disease, no rot, no guesswork. Just clean, powerful, sun-driven agriculture.
Chapter Two
Twenty-five percent of Steynmond Boerdery is owned by the people who work it, through a community trust structure. This is not charity — it is partnership. When the farm succeeds, the community succeeds.
We hire locally first. We provide housing. We train. We sponsor local schools and sport teams. Because a farm is only as strong as the community it sits in.
Chapter Three
Farming in the Kalahari demands innovation at every level. We harness the same sun that tests us to power our operations, channel ancient river systems to irrigate with precision, deploy drone fleets overhead, and let sheep handle what herbicides cannot.
Harnessing 340 days of sun to power every operation on the farm.
Canal-fed dams storing ancient water from the Lesotho highlands.
Precision spraying and thermal mapping across hundreds of hectares.
Sheep roam pecan orchards, eliminating weeds without chemicals.
Chapter Four
Pre-dawn starts. Cold chain from vine to container. Fruit that reaches tables on five continents within days of harvest. Three product lines, each refined over decades to meet the world's highest standards.
Premium varieties harvested pre-dawn and cold-chained to market. Reaching European shelves within 72 hours.
Sun-dried on the Kalahari floor. The relentless heat produces raisins with concentrated sweetness and deep colour.
Thriving in the desert heat with sheep-managed orchards. A long-term crop that grows in value every year.
Export Destinations
Compliance
Farm Stay
A restored cottage nestled in the vineyards. Fall asleep to silence, wake to birdsong and the scent of irrigated earth. The Kalahari sunsets from the patio are reason enough to visit.
Get In Touch
Whether you are a buyer, partner, or simply curious about what we do out here in the desert — we would love to hear from you.
info@steynmond.co.zaKakamas, Northern Cape, South Africa