The aftermath of floods on Western Cape agriculture

By Yamkela Xhaso
10 July


As the skies of the Western Cape started to clear up yesterday afternoon and flood victims began planning to find solutions on how to move on. The floods have displaced more than 20 thousand people in the Cape Flats region alone and the west coast was severely affected.

Roofing businesses made huge profits as flood victims wanted their roofs to repaired, agriculture suffered the another fate where farmers were negatively hit as floods denied access to their fields and transporting of their goods.

Western Cape MEC for Agriculture Cobus Dowry said,

“The west coast was negatively affected and especially the farmers as the floods affected the quality of their products.”

“It was difficult for farmers to enter their orchards as everything is underwater.”

“ They cannot even transport their products to the markets’