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Africa-Press<\/a> – South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Cape Town – Despite good rains, and good dam levels for the Cape Town metro, some areas of the Western Cape remain severely affected by drought conditions, says an official at the provincial Department of Agriculture.<\/p>\n

Briefing the standing committee on agriculture on the drought conditions and harvest outlook in the province, deputy director-general Darryl Jacobs said: \u201cIt remains uncertain what the longer-term impact of Covid-19 will be on the agricultural sector. Meantime, the intervention of the department through providing fodder relief and support to the fruit farming sector has enabled sustainability of agricultural production and retention of jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Regarding the comments on drought conditions in the province, committee member Peter Marais (Freedom Front Plus) said: \u201cLet\u2019s face it, we have been a semi-desert since the beginning of time. We\u2019ve always had droughts, there\u2019s always been little rainfall. I\u2019m just surprised you haven\u2019t been able to overcome this dilemma. Have we learnt nothing from the Israelis about how they converted a desert into a prosperous agricultural region?\u201d<\/p>\n

Jacobs said: \u201cOur smart agri plan, which is the province\u2019s climate change response framework and implementation plan for the agricultural sector, is exactly one of the lessons from not just Israel, but a number of countries around the world. It\u2019s regarded as best practice within South Africa\u2019s agricultural sector and covers everything from drip irrigation to more efficient use of water.\u201d<\/p>\n

Regarding harvest prospects, senior agricultural economist Louw Pienaar said: \u201cThe crop estimates committee expects the wheat harvest to be the largest in 18 years, while a record harvest of barley and canola is expected in 2020. Areas under production for wheat are expected to decline marginally as a result of expansion in barley and canola in rotation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the total capacity of dams supplying the Cape Town metro decreased by 0.4% between 10 November and 17 November 2020 from 99.7% the previous week to 99.3%.<\/p>\n

The City of Cape Town said that daily water consumption for the same period decreased by 20 million litres per day to 714 million litres per day.<\/p>\n

Around this time last year, dam levels were at 83.7%.<\/p>\n

Residents were also reminded that while water restrictions were lifted from 1 November 2020, the City\u2019s Water By-law regulations still are in affect.<\/p>\n

Cape Argus<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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