Crookes fruitless endeavours
AGRIBUSINESS Crookes Brothers, which has been actively trying to diversify from its traditional sugar farming base, has taken a big step back on its deciduous fruit foray in the Western Cape.
In the...
Role players meet to discuss alcohol ban’s impact on wine industry
The industry body Vinpro, Agri Western Cape, the agricultural interest group Saai and Western Cape wine producers met last week to discuss the impact of the second ban on alcohol sales...
Wine Producers Finding Ways to Thrive During COVID-19
The government’s ban on the export and sale of alcohol has had a massive impact on the South African wine sector. Typically a R47 billion-a-year industry, wine producers were losing R300...
A positive outlook for SA’s agricultural exports
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