AGRICULTURE NEWS - Farmers in the Free State are in a catch-22 situation following a call by the Free State provincial government for the province’s farming sector to repair the ever-deteriorating provincial road network at their own cost.
According to Dr Jack Armour, commercial manager at Free State Agriculture (FSA), the roads in the province were in such a poor condition that farmers had no choice but to take responsibility for the road network.
“It has become increasingly difficult for them to do business because of the ruinous condition of the roads. However, road maintenance and repairs are extremely expensive. Without some kind of tax relief for road maintenance, they will be hard pressed to continue the production of sufficient and affordable food,” he told Farmer’s Weekly.
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