Cover Crops

North Swaka Trust’s Cover Crop Project provides small-scale farmers with the opportunity to grow and sell cover crop seed to commercial farmers and agribusinesses in the district. Through supporting farmers with starter seed packs and linking growers to buyers NST helps farmers access cash crop markets and grow an additional income stream for their families.

In 2022 the farmers participating in our Cover Crop Project grew and sold over 9,000kg of pigeon pea, sunhemp, sunflower, cow pea and other seed.