Cape farmers lose 25% of orchards, vineyards as result of drought: expert
Drought-stricken farmers in the Western Cape have had to abandon at least a quarter of their high-value vineyards and deciduous fruit orchards because of a lack of water for irrigation. This has had a knock-on effect on rural employment, with the loss of about 30 000 seasonal farm worker jobs during the harvest season, UCT Professor Mark New has said. New, the director of UCT’s African Climate and Development Initiative, […]
