Farmer's Weekly

Service delivery and infrastructure constraints prove costly for farmers

South Africa is a sizeable and diverse country of 122 million hectares, but there are common challenges facing farmers and agribusinesses across provinces and municipalities.

The challenge of poor service delivery by municipalities and inadequately maintained roads are among some of the core issues at every discussion. I recently joined a discussion in the Free State organised by the Sernick Group, and these matters were yet

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