Climate risk linked costs threaten small livestock farmers

Climate risk linked costs threaten small livestock farmers

Recent severe winter weather and heavy snowfall across parts of South Africa have placed small-scale livestock producers under intense operational stress. In the Free State, the African Farmers’ Association of South Africa (AFASA) called on the government to declare a disaster in the Fezile Dabi District Municipality, where severe cold, wet conditions, and snow caused the deaths of over 500 cattle in areas such as Heilbron and Koppies. In Mpumal…