[File Photo] A farmer works in his sugarcane field on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India February 28, 2015.[File Photo] A farmer works in his sugarcane field on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India February 28, 2015.across parts of the province.
South African Farmers Development Association executive chairman, Dr Siyabonga Madlala says the recent rains will positively impact sugarcane production.“Rains are always welcomed. Especially in January when under normal circumstances we get very hot [weather patterns in] January that normally dries our moisture. I mean sugar loves rain.
“We really are only counting on rain, the sugar cane crop loves water, the only challenge we have is that we don’t have enough fertilizer. We are really appealing on [to] government to assist us because the price of fertilizer as it were has tripled,” explains Madlala.