Tingamira Estate
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Tingamira, one of Tanganda’s flourishing estates, is not only majestic and truly beautiful but a hive of activity. This estate has altitudes ranging from 860m to 1050m above sea level. The adjacent lands of Petrunella and Avontuur are incorporated and run under Tingamira.
Like other Tanganda estates, Tingamira has until recently concentrated on tea since it was first planted back in 1996. The estate still has 274.10ha under tea, some clonal some seedling, but has now diversified adding a spring water bottling plant and 379.33ha of avocados to its portfolio.
Whilst several varieties of tea are grown PC108, PC105 and KC7 take up the largest hectarage. The factory runs only 2 lines with each capable of producing 400kg made tea per hour on average. The factory was recently revamped and is the most modern out of the four tea estates.
Avocados, of the Hass variety, were planted in 2011. An avocado pack shed was constructed and commissioned to process avocados for export.
One of Tanganda’s treasures is the pure, spring water you could imagine. Tingamira started a manual water plant in 2006 which grew rapidly until the automatic bottling plant was installed in 2011. The high-quality machines have considerably increased production. All water passes through a rigorous filtration process and UV light before being bottled. A laboratory onsite conducts daily tests on the water to ensure the water is pure.
Fact check
- Latitude: 20° 09’ 28,18” S
- Longitude: 32° 47’ 08,35” E
- Rainfall, average annual: 1,076mm
- Temperature: Min 15.4°C & Max 24.4°C
- Year first established: 1996
- Hectares Tea: CLONAL 206.4ha
- Hectares tea~ seedling: 67.7ha
- Hectares Avocado: 379.33ha
- Beef Head :190 cattle
- Gum trees: 129ha
- Solar Plant
- Dam
Tingamira is responsible for rearing of heifers until they reach suitable breading weights and are sent for bulling at New Years Gift. The cattle also play a role in reducing fire hazards by grazing all non-arable areas of the estate.
129 hectares of gum plantations are established as a fuel resource for the tea factory. Natural forests or conservation areas take up a further 25ha which are protected from tree cutting, hunting, or snaring of animals.
Water for irrigation is supplied from the 1200 mega-litre Tingamira dam. The dam receives its water from the Chipita and Mvurachena rivers and supplies all water for irrigation on the estate.