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Cape Argus reports that the Western Cape standing committee on economic opportunities, agriculture and tourism has been told that thousands of jobs would have to be shed in the agriculture industry in the province if the devastating water crisis continued.
Despite interventions by all three spheres of government, the looming job losses would be a further blow to the drought-stricken sector that had been under a worsening dry spell for the past two years. The potential decrease in employment opportunities, which could affect as many as 17,000 jobs, came as farmers were asked to cut their water usage by at least 30% in order to increase quantities available for residential use. Western Cape head of agriculture Joyene Isaacs confirmed the figure during a committee meeting this week. MEC for agriculture Alan Winde steered away from numbers, but acknowledged the 30% water restriction “could lead to less seasonal job opportunities in the region”. Farmers in the West Coast and Central Karoo districts have been hardest hit.
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