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Farming EmakhayaMaile Matsimela, our Digital Editor, attended the AgricultSURE Small Scale Farmer Expo at the Mbombela Stadium, which took place from 4-6 September. He got a preview of the Dikakapa Cultural Group that performed at the expo.

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