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Agri SA boss Jaco Minnaar: SA farmers quitting because of policy uncertainty

Fears over property rights plus crumbling infrastructure hurt global competitiveness

05 June 2022 - 00:00 By Chris Barron

Jaco Minnaar, the president of Agri SA, which represents commercial farmers, says farmers are quitting agriculture because of policy uncertainty around property rights, land ownership and expropriation without compensation...

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