The municipality has also made interventions in the Mdlankomo Dairy project, as it will receive the support of the communities, the municipality, Eastern Cape Development Corporation and private investor/partner. A business plan was developed for the project and it was estimated that an amount of R24 791 500.00 was need to fund this project, of which R5 895 000.00 will be a contribution from a private partner and R18 896 500 will have to be funded by the community. The land earmarked for the project is approximately 306 ha of land of which 136 ha will be used for irrigation purposes. Several land claims in the area have been finalised with claimants having received compensation, these include: