Agri western cape
Sweet days ahead: Record apple, pear harvest in WC could mean more jobs
The projections are attributed to good rainfall in the Western Cape last winter following years of drought.
The application is seeking urgent interim relief for producers and wants the Western Cape premier to be given the power to adopt deviations to enable off and on consumption alcohol sales in the province.
Agri Western Cape said they were disappointed that government opted for a total ban instead of following a differentiated approach.
Vinpro said that in addition to scores of people that had already been laid off from work as a result of COVID-19 regulations, an estimated 18,000 more jobs could be lost.
Agri Western Cape's chief executive officer Jannie Strydom said that they were extremely concerned about jobs that had already been lost in the wine value chain due to COVID-19 regulations.
There are calls to have the agricultural sector fully operational in order to ensure a healthy economy, job protection, and food security.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the regulations will move from level 5 to level 4 from 1 May to help the ailing economy.
The organisation said understanding and mitigating the effects of climate change would help farmers prepare for droughts and other unforeseen natural occurrences.
Agri Western Cape CEO Jannie Strydom said that government first needed to address challenges in the agriculture sector and implement its own programmes.
The funding was authorised after the Western Cape Provincial Cabinet on Wednesday approved the release to assist farms experiencing severe drought.
Agri Western Cape said two suspects broke into the Botterkloof Farm in the early hours of Monday morning.
More than 260 people were kicked off the property last week after the Western Cape High Court granted an eviction order.
Meetings have been held involving the provincial Cabinet and organised agriculture following a spate of farm attacks, one of which resulted in the death of a Stellenbosch wine farm.
It’s believed armed men entered her home while she was with her two children on Tuesday morning.
This represents about 20,000 new jobs created in the sector.
It's among organisations that have on Monday made public presentations to Nersa on Eskom’s demand for an annual 15% electricity price hike.
Agri Western Cape says it concerned following recent farm attacks in the Western Cape.
The group's Carl Opperman says that he's devastated following three separate fatal attacks on farms over the past weekend.
Jeffery Zetler was stabbed to death in an alleged robbery at the Mooiberge strawberry farm on Saturday afternoon.