Climate change will compel government to rethink farming strategy: Didiza sabcnews
She was speaking in Kimberley, Northern Cape, where she engaged with farmers and organised agriculture to discuss the impact of a prolonged drought in the province.The farmers were encouraged to be brave in the face of adversity.
Some distressed farmers have already taken their lives and many others have no choice but to sell their livestock.She says farmers made proposals because they appreciate that with climate change we might need to change the way we are producing.“The team who were here from raisins South Africa, they got research that they are doing on new cultivars that in their view might be very adaptable to drought-stricken areas.
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