AGRICULTURE NEWS - Producer-owned apple and pear packing and storage business in the Elgin district, Two-a-Day Group, recently donated more than R500 000 to the Agri Western Cape drought relief fund.
According to Attie van Zyl, managing director of the business, more than 80% of the growers voted to contribute a per-carton amount to the neediest growers in the Karoo, where the drought’s impact had been most severely felt.
“We wanted the amount to be ring-fenced for drought relief, and also wanted all donations to be transparent and traceable, which is why we enlisted Agri Western Cape to handle pay-outs where they will be the most needed,” he said.
Read the full article here on the Caxton publication, Farmer's Weekly.
