Mandy Investments Two Hundred and Ninety-Four (Pty) Ltd (hereinafter referred to as The Proponent) intends to carry out irrigation activities on the privately owned Farm Skaapplaas No. 414 North of the Naute Dam in the //Karas Region. The proposed project will entail the clearing and preparation of land, approximately 1300 ha in total, for lucerne (animal fodder) cultivation for commercial purposes. The project land will be worked on and implemented in three phases, and these are as follows: Phase 1: 300 ha; Phase 2: a further 700 ha, and Phase 3: a further 300 ha (totaling 1300 ha).