Beware of the black swan
May 04, 2020
2 minutes
BY PETER HUGHES
Farmers, particularly those in South Africa, carry more than their fair share of risk. Agricutural pests and diseases, adverse weather, see-sawing market prices, unpredictable foreign currency rates, soaring input costs, and politics are all frequent threats.
But then, like business people everywhere, farmers face the occasional ‘black swan’, a rare, unpredictable event that has severe consequences.
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