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87% small growers in SA havenât recovered from hard lockdown
By Given Majola
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DESPITE overall favourable agricultural and weather conditions, which included good rainfall, 87 percent of small growers in South Africa have not managed to recover from last yearâs hard lockdown.
This was highlighted during BeyondCOVIDâs first online Making Emerging Farmers Bankable Summit on Tuesday.
BeyondCOVID co-founder Etienne van Wyk said this concerning situation was rooted in emerging farmersâ already being in a vulnerable position.
âSmall growers largely rely on sidewalk food stalls and fresh produce markets, as well as direct trade with corner shops, spaza stores, other SMMEs, schools, crèches and NGOs. When we went into hard lockdown, with all the restrictions, they lost access to those markets. Because they donât have the financial buffers large companies have, they were hit severely and are still struggling,â said Van Wyk.