What lies ahead for SA vegetable production
Should I stick it out or pack it in? Should I remain steadfast and wait for my competition to leave the industry? Or has the time finally come for me to move on to something else? These are questions that South African vegetable farmers are certain to be asking themselves more and more frequently.
In mid-February this year, the International Fresh Produce Association hosted a panel discussion at the Bryanston Country Club in Johannesburg to discuss the future of the Southern African vegetable industry.
According to one of the speakers at the event, CT van der Merwe, CEO of AL3 Boerdery in Limpopo, the vegetable market is unpredictable under normal
