Red meat production plummets, causing devastating losses and knock-on effects in communities
16 February 2020 - 17:12A view of a dry plain in the northern Kalahari region of the Northern Cape. A protracted drought in the province has hit farmers hard. Picture: AFP/GUILLEM SARTORIO
Symington, also vice-president of nonprofit farmers’ group Agri Northern Cape, says red meat production in the province has plummeted 50% since the drought began, causing devastating losses for farmers and knock-on effects in local communities. Standing in line for handouts is tough for people who have taken care of their families, workers, animals and communities for decades, he says. “But we are very thankful.”
The previous owner of the land that Bezuidenhout bought 20 years ago practised conservation farming, taking care not to overgraze his plots, keeping invasive plants to a minimum, and scattering the local gannabos seed whenever he could.
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