▁an ▁important ▁part ▁of ▁O ran ia ' s ▁economy , ▁the ▁most ▁prominent ▁project ▁being ▁a ▁massive ▁pec an ▁nut ▁plant ation , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁in ▁South ▁Africa . ▁The ▁plant ation ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁given ▁O ran ia ▁a ▁substantial ▁economic ▁boost . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁agricult ural ▁production ▁is ▁export ed ▁to ▁China . ▁Since ▁purch asing ▁the ▁ ▁town , ▁the ▁community ▁has ▁added ▁ ▁of ▁agricult ural ▁land ▁to ▁it . ▁A ▁p ump ing ▁station ▁on ▁the ▁Orange ▁River , ▁fin anced ▁and ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁town ' s ▁residents , ▁provides ▁water ▁for ▁agricult ural ▁use . ▁The ▁station ▁is ▁connected ▁to ▁a ▁ ▁pipeline . ▁ ▁A ▁R 9 ▁million ▁da iry ▁farm , ▁the ▁Bo - Kar oo ▁S ui wel , ▁operated ▁in ▁O ran ia ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁Though ▁de emed ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁modern ▁dai ries ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁increased ▁cost ▁of ▁imported ▁mach in ery ▁caused ▁by ▁a ▁decl ine ▁in ▁value ▁of ▁the ▁rand ▁combined ▁with ▁a ▁rise ▁in ▁the ▁price ▁of ▁corn ▁used ▁to ▁feed ▁cattle ▁led ▁to ▁its ▁liquid ation . ▁Another ▁am bit ious ▁project , ▁a ▁mill ▁processing ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁corn ▁products , ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁but ▁also ▁proved ▁un success ful ▁and ▁was ▁closed ▁down . ▁The ▁O ran ia ▁management ▁has ▁since ▁mostly ▁es ch ew ed