AGRICULTURE NEWS - There is uncertainty about the impact the possible closure of the Edcon Group, which owns Edgars and Jet, will have on the local Sustainable Cotton Cluster (SCC), according to Hennie Bruwer, CEO of Cotton South Africa (Cotton SA).
The SSC, which was made up of cotton farmers, ginners, spinners, fabric producers, manufacturers and retailers, was established in 2014.
According to Bruwer, about 40 to 50 commercial and small-scale cotton farmers formed part of the cluster. The SSC was strongly supported by government and was funded by an initial grant of R200 million from the Department of Trade and Industry.
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