AGRICULTURE NEWS - South Africa’s private wildlife ranching value chain, worth well over R15 billion annually before the national lockdown to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic brought it almost to a standstill, is now on the brink of collapse.
According to industry leaders, this was largely due to the fact that the relevant government departments had not yet published directives about how the various sections of the value chain needed to operate during the different lockdown levels.
Adri Kitshoff, CEO of Wildlife Ranching South Africa (WRSA), which has over 1 500 members, told Farmer’s Weekly that wildlife management, anti-poaching, animal care and veterinary services had been listed as essential services during Level 5 of the lockdown.
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