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While the words ‘farmer’ and ‘pharma’ might sound the same, from farmer Angus McIntosh’s perspective, they should be diametrically opposed. He also says that ‘sustainable ’ is out and ‘regenerative’ is in: “What are we sustaining? Plummeting reproductive rates of humans and animals? Malnutrition and South Africa’s bottom position on the Indigo Wellness Index of 10 metrics?” McIntosh, who owns the egg and meat business at Spier Wine Estate, is also known as ‘The Barefoot Farmer’, which he is on the occasion of showing Farmer’s Weekly around the farm.

He has strong views, calling for the true cost accounting of farming, which also takes into