The focus of the local economic development (LED) strategy of Greater Giyani Local Municipality is to grow the economy through creation of employment opportunities and thus reduce the rate of unemployment. The main drivers of the economy of GGLM are agriculture, Tourism, Manufacturing and trade.

The dominant innovation activity in Giyani Municipality is adoption. This should continue to be reinforced and efforts made to strengthen diffusion through establishment of networks. Innovations in the energy and environmental sectors would serve the needs of the rural households but government participation is limited in promoting these innovations. The process of identification of representatives of the marginalised groups should be improved so that those attending PERL sessions can provide appropriate feedback to their peers.

The Identification of potential HILICs in Greater Giyani was based on the conceptual framework of the HILIC that was developed by the RIAT Team. The framework emphasizes three critical dimensions that should qualify a project as an innovation.

The Biogas Enterprise seeks to reduce the impact of rural poverty through offering rural households biogas for cooking activities at a subsidised rate. The reason for the innovation was to recover costs and run a business while adding value to the wellbeing of the participating residents who are able to pay for the service. The main economic subsector that this enterprise operates in is the energy sector. The innovation was the adoption of the business model and the rollout to households after the pilot testing proved the idea to be practical.