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Rural Development financier issues 140 agricultural loans in 2018/19

Jul 12, 2022

The Eastern Cape Rural Development Agency (ECRDA) says a total of 140 agricultural and non-agricultural loans worth R4,7 million were disbursed to rural entrepreneurs across six Eastern Cape regions in the 2018/19 financial year.

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