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    Transporting produce in SA - yesterday, today and tomorrow

    The cost of transportation has become an ever-greater burden for SA farmers. There are several reasons, for this. Transport consultant Alistair Christison and Prof Jan Havenga, director of the Supply Chain Management Centre at Stellenbosch University, gave Gerhard Uys insights into the road and rail situation - and what can be done to improve matters.
    Transporting produce in SA - yesterday, today and tomorrow
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    According to the 2015 Logistics Barometer conducted for the past decade by Stellenbosch University's department of logistics, of the nearly 80 million tons of agricultural goods transported within South Africa in 2014, the average travelling distance was 420km (domestic goods), 538km (exported) and 583km (imported).

    Read the full story on Farmer's Weekly.

    Source: Farmer's Weekly

    Farmer’s Weekly has a long and proud history of serving South Africa’s agricultural industry. Throughout the years, Farmer’s Weekly has been a clarion for South Africa’s farming community and, the magazine remains fully committed to its original undertaking – the advancement of the interests of farmers and their industry.

    Go to: www.farmersweekly.co.za
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