DA's Andricus van der Westhuizen said that 50% of all businesses that produced and distributed wine had indicated that they did not have the financial capability to cover short term challenges.
CAPE TOWN - The Democratic Alliance in the Western Cape legislature said that the battered wine industry needed a comprehensive national strategy to help grow again.Last week, a group of emerging women farmers marched to Parliament.
"Thirty percent of all black-owned businesses in the wine industry indicated that they would not be able to survive the COVID-19 pandemic. We call on the national Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development to adopt an inclusive approach to its wine industry strategy."
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