AGRICULTURE NEWS - Guava production in the northern regions of South Africa has more than halved over the past decade due to the devastating impact of guava wilt disease.
“The disease is contagious and there’s no cure for it. Farmers are [therefore] replacing guava orchards with other crops,” Jacques Jordaan, CEO of the Guava Producers’ Association (GPA), said.
Speaking at GPA’s recent annual general meeting held in Simondium in the Western Cape, Jordaan said in the Western Cape, which was free of the disease, guava orchards had declined from 633ha in 2017 to 542ha because farmers had removed trees due to low profits.
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