South Africa depends on agriculture
[{“type”:”text”,”content”:”Who will ever forget the week of 23 to 27 March 2020? It was during this week that president Ramaphosa informed the country about the imminent impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on South Africa and the need for government to impose level 5 lockdown regulations.nnA nationwide curfew was imposed. All air travel was suspended. Only essential services and sectors such as the health and agricultural sector were allowed to operate u2013 under a permit system. Among others, all entertainment, religious, cultural and sporting activities and inter-provincial travel were suspended, and limitations were placed on the number of people who could attend a funeral. nnAs agriculture was declared an essential service, Agri SA had to continuously engage with government officials, cabinet ministers and in particular the minister of agriculture, state-owned enterprises and Transnet in particular, to ensure that agricultural goods were distributed to markets locally and internationally.”,”position”:0,”id”:”jPCintUNzR2siJkH”}]