The izambane indawo yokucubungula eDelmas, eMpumalanga, isanda kuqeda ukuvuselelwa okuphelele kohlelo lwayo lokuthola impahla eluhlaza ngemali engu-R40 million, ngemuva kokukhuphula izinga layo lokukhiqiza laba ngamathani ayi-15.5 ngehora nokukhuphuka okukhulu ngo-2008.
Indawo yokucubungula iMcCain ithuthukisiwe ukuhlangabezana nokwandiswa kohlobo lomkhiqizo olwenziwe eDelmas, kulandela ukuhlaziywa kokukhishwa kwamazambane, ukuthola nokugcina izidingo zezidingo ezikhona nezizayo.
Okubhekwe kakhulu ngalokhu kuthuthukiswa kufaka phakathi ukuhlangabezana nezindinganiso eziqinile zeGold Standard Accreditation ukuthi lesi sitshalo sanikezwa ngumlawuli wezokuphepha kokudla emhlabeni wonke i-AIB International ngo-2009; kanye nokunciphisa ukwehlukana, ukuchitheka, nokulimala; ukuqeda ukuhlanganiswa kwama-cultivars namabanga; ukwenza ngcono ukususwa kwenhlabathi kahle, nokuqeda amatshe kubhatata.
"Ngenkathi indawo yokulungisa izinto isebenza kahle kakhulu, sibonile amathuba okuthuthuka ohlelweni lokuthola amazambane ebelinciphisa izindawo zethu zokukhiqiza," kuchaza uRob Stevens Managing Director weMcCain South Africa.