survey of industry role players revealed participating farmers relied on road transportation to move an average of 94% of their produce.
Siweya said 13% of respondents relied on road transportation weekly and more than 87% relied on roads daily.“The respondents on average incurred repair and other related costs of more the R200,000 per participant. While this may be affordable for the biggest sector players, it is untenable for small-scale farmers,” he said.
Siweya said the consequences of the challenges related to deteriorating roads are varied and costly for food producers.The increased transport and maintenance costs ultimately affect the consumer, determining how much consumers payAll this constrains the potential of the sector to contribute to SA’s GDP and employment.”
All thanks to Fikile Mbulule. Done more damage to SAs transport system and infrastructure than a Russian invasion would.
MbalulaFikile these look like craters in/on the moon ?