Load shedding has an impact on the primary agricultural sector and the food value chain.
Last week Eskom implemented Stage 2 load shedding.
Load shedding has an impact on irrigation-reliant and energy-intensive industries like the horticulture, dairy, poultry, grains and agro-processing industry.
Irrigation, irrigation scheduling, the application of fertilizer, processing and shipment were are all negatively affected by the unplanned load shedding disruptions.
Over 25% of the country’s food is produced by irrigation-reliant and energy-intensive industries.