Did you know that Since 2000/01 potatoes accounted for approximately 45% of total vegetable crops produced in South Africa and contribute around R8.5 billion to the economy? Well as good as this sounds, Covid-19 has affected global market with a surplus of frozen and processed potato products in Europe. They are now pleading with the South African government to put a temporary freeze on EU imports and to explain to us how this is hitting our industry,

Guest: André Jooste - CEO of Potato South Africa