Hunyani Estate Special Economic Zone
DrumCorp Hunyani Agro-Industrial SEZ

Nine investment clusters powering sustainable exports and clean energy.

Explore the infrastructure, renewable energy, high-value crops, livestock genetics, and human capital platforms designed to deliver $201.5M CAPEX deployment, diversified USD revenue, and measurable socio-economic impact.

Infrastructure Spine

Transport, water, and logistics for 2,600ha SEZ

100MW Clean Energy

Solar, storage, and smart grid resilience

Export Crops

Horticulture, berries, spices, and tree nuts

School of Excellence

Talent engine with Verbos Academy

Total Capex

$201.49M

Four-phase master SEZ deployment

Master Returns

14.1% IRR

US$23.1M NPV (SEZ infrastructure)

Workforce

500+ Base

Scaling to 1,600+ direct jobs and 1,000 outgrowers

Export Corridors

EU · UK · ME · Asia

Diversified hard-currency offtake

SEZ Infrastructure PhasingUS$201.49M Total
Phase 0: Close
US$2.0M
Feasibility & ESIA
Phase 1: Enabling
US$42.9M
15 km Roads, Rail & Grid
Phase 2: Production
US$21.9M
8 Production Clusters
Phase 3: Processing
US$134.6M
100MW Solar, Cold Chain
Phase 4 Civic Core: 1,600 units, schools & clinicFuture Phase
Integrated Infrastructure Spine
Infrastructure

Hunyani Estate, Darwendale

Integrated Infrastructure Spine

Enabling transport, rail siding, 60 t weighbridge, water treatment, and 20,000 t cold chain.

InvestmentUS$42.9M (Phase 1)
Capacity15 km Roads · Rail · 20k t Cold
ReturnsIRR 14.1% · NPV $23.1M
Road NetworkWater SecurityCold Chain
Phase 1: 2025 · Build: 2028
100MW Solar & Smart Energy Park
Renewable Energy

Hunyani Estate, Darwendale

100MW Solar & Smart Energy Park

100MW agri-voltaic park powering irrigation and cold chain with surplus sold under USD PPAs.

InvestmentUS$88.76M (Asset)
Capacity100 MW · 175,200 MWh/yr
ReturnsIRR 19.7% · NPV $145M
Solar PVAgro-VoltaicsEnergy Storage
EPC 2025–26 · Ops 2027
Avocado Export Estate
High-Value Crops

Hunyani Estate, Darwendale

Avocado Export Estate

Micro-irrigated export orchards feeding an on-site packhouse, grading lines, and oil-press plant.

InvestmentUS$9.28M (Phase 2)
Capacity8,000 t/yr at build-out
ReturnsIRR 26.0% · NPV $28M
HorticultureAvocadoExport Packhouse
Planting 2025 · Year 5 Full
Citrus & Essential Oils Complex
High-Value Crops

Hunyani Estate, Darwendale

Citrus & Essential Oils Complex

Citrus orchards feeding an on-site fresh packhouse, juicing lines, and essential oils extraction.

InvestmentUS$2.86M (Phase 2)
Capacity18,000 t/yr fresh & juice
ReturnsIRR 41.6% · NPV $83M
CitrusEssential OilsCold Chain
Planting 2025 · Year 6 Full
School of Excellence & Innovation Campus
Human Capital & R&D

Village Town Precinct, Hunyani Estate

School of Excellence & Innovation Campus

Accredited agri-tech training campus, certified nursery propagation, and innovation testbeds.

InvestmentUS$3.70M
Capacity1,200 Trained/yr (Farmers/Tech)
ReturnsCapacity & ESG Impact Hub
TrainingInnovationDemonstration Farm
Phase 1: 2025 · Full: 2026
Livestock & Poultry Platform
Agri-Protein

Livestock Precinct, Hunyani Estate

Livestock & Poultry Platform

Integrated poultry and beef cattle operations with commercial feed mill, abattoir, and genomics lab.

InvestmentUS$4.14M (Phase 2)
Capacity4.9M Birds · 4,800 t Meat
ReturnsPoultry 47.6% · Beef 58.8% IRR
PoultryBeef HerdHatchery
Phase 1: 2025 · Expand: 2027
Macadamia Value Chain
High-Value Crops

Hunyani Estate, Darwendale

Macadamia Value Chain

High-yield macadamia orchards with on-site drying, cracking, roasting, and cold-press oil facility.

InvestmentUS$1.16M (Phase 2)
Capacity2,500 t nut-in-shell/yr
ReturnsIRR 17.8% · NPV $6.8M
MacadamiaValue-Added ProcessingNursery
Planting 2025 · Year 7+ Full
Paprika & Spice Innovation Cluster
High-Value Crops

Hunyani Estate, Darwendale

Paprika & Spice Innovation Cluster

Commercial cultivation feeding an industrial drying, colour grading, and oleoresin extraction plant.

InvestmentUS$0.78M (Phase 2)
Capacity3,200 t/yr spice & extract
ReturnsIRR 66.0% · NPV $8.9M
PaprikaDrying TechnologyOrganic Certification
Scale-up 2025–2026
Blueberry & Fresh Berry Platform
High-Value Crops

Hunyani Estate, Darwendale

Blueberry & Fresh Berry Platform

Protected substrate berry tunnels with pre-cooling packhouse and IQF freezing export facility.

InvestmentPer feasibility
Capacity3,500 t/yr fresh & IQF
ReturnsIRR 95.0% · NPV $34M
BlueberriesIQF ProcessingCold Chain
Build 2025 · Year 3 Harvest