'The demise of the company would undo years of work under the Sugarcane Value Chain Master Plan'
- Chairperson of the South African Cane Growers' Association, Andrew Russell, lamenting the turmoil currently being experienced at Tongaat Hulett's South African operations (pg 16).
'[…] inputs have been liberally applied […] because the margins didn't reauire diligence'
- Owner of MacAvo Consulting in Australia, Chris Searle, expressing concern about the high level of inputs applied to macadamia orchards in Australia in pursuit of profits (pg 23).
'Fresh produce markets are an extension of producers' marketing strategy'
- Chairperson of Agri SA's Commodity Chamber, Niel Joubert, welcoming a court order compelling the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality to upgrade the Tshwane Market's facilities (pg 21).
'Thousands of hectares of valuable farmland have been lost
