The hundreds of major routes in South Africa in a state of decay are hampering the agriculture industry, causing damage to food, and leaving food producers with hefty vehicle and equipment maintenance bills, a new survey has found.
A new survey has found that South Africa's bad roads are burdening the agricultural sector, a R128 billion sector.
The survey was spearheaded by Grain SA in collaboration with various stakeholders in the agricultural sector across the country. It found that among farmers' and food producers' top concerns was that the deteriorating state of roads in the country significantly shortened the lifespan of vehicles and equipment.
"When trucks get stuck on the road… no other vehicles can get past [the] trucks until it gets towed out… Milk lorries are waiting to get their milk delivered; that rots while waiting for these trucks pulled out…," Jack Armour, commercial manager for Free State Agriculture, said. The Free State emerged as the province with the most roads deemed poor and unfit for purpose, with more than 200 roads reported.
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