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CROP DOLLAR: Is SA’s novel spekboom restoration a new soil carbon-farming frontier?

Mass-planting spekboom to repair damaged farmlands in the Eastern Cape, paid for through the carbon markets, got supersized with the arrival of weighty Global North investment. Could this mark a new era for African agriculture, where farming soil carbon replaces conventional crops?

Published 1 hour agoOct 11, 2026 · 7:00 PMOriginal source: Daily Maverick1 reads

CROP DOLLAR: Is SA’s novel spekboom restoration a new soil carbon-farming frontier?

Mass-planting spekboom to repair damaged farmlands in the Eastern Cape, paid for through the carbon markets, got supersized with the arrival of weighty Global North investment. Could this mark a new era for African agriculture, where farming soil carbon replaces conventional crops?

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