South African Farmers Lose Crops And Workers Amid Crippling Drought
Agriculture generates hundreds of millions of dollars per year for this nation. But with water being diverted to Cape Town and expected to run out in April, farmers are preparing for the worst.
by Peter Granitz
Feb 04, 2018
2 minutes
Tony Largier grows apples, plums and nectarines at Little Oaks Farm, near Villiersdorp, in South Africa's Western Cape province. It's a beautiful piece of land in a valley between mountains. The closest peak gets snow in the winter.
We walk amid his nectarine trees.
"This variety is summer bright. It's sweet, crunchy. It's a good nectarine. It's one of the newer varieties,"
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