#PODCAST AgriSA urge farmers to tighten their budget to accommodate for the recent fuel and electricity increases #sabcnews

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - As the country gets slapped with a fuel hike this week and a 12.74% Eskom electricity tariff increase effective from this month. Farmers in South Africa have expressed grave concern around the presence of food insecurity amid the sudden rise in basic service prices. They say that operational costs have skyrocketed in recent times, resulting in the consequence increase of the price of farmed products. President of Agriculture South Africa - AgriSA, Jaco Minnaar has urged consumers to tighten their budget to accommodate for the increases coming into effect soon...