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The effect of load-shedding on agriculture
To date, load-shedding has been having a devastating impact on the agricultural industry. For crops requiring irrigation, the lack of power has caused inconsistent irrigation levels resulting in yield reduction. For intensive livestock farmers, particularly the poultry and pork industries, where temperature regulation is highly important, the lack of electricity has resulted in the loss of livestock, and decreased capacity at abattoirs has resulted in longer production cycles which raise costs and impacts cash flow rhythms. Overall, this is impacting the profitability of farmers in terms of lower production levels and squeezed margins due to costly mitigation measures.
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