WANDILE SIHLOBO: Why farmers need to reduce their reliance on Eskom
Alternative energy generation may not take a business ‘off the grid’, but it can ensure continuity of crucial activities during load-shedding
18 January 2023 - 05:00
As we start the new year there is no issue more urgent for SA’s agriculture and agribusinesses than the worsening energy crisis.
Farmers who rely on irrigation have expressed concern that persistent load-shedding is negatively affecting production. In key field crops, about 20% of maize, 15% of soybean, 34% of sugar cane and nearly half of wheat production is produced under irrigation...
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