The Impact of contaminated fertilizer on pineapple growers in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

Hill, Gary; Fraser, Gavin C G; Baiyegunhi, Lloyd J S

Title: The Impact of contaminated fertilizer on pineapple growers in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Creator: Hill, Gary
Creator: Fraser, Gavin C G
Creator: Baiyegunhi, Lloyd J S
Subject: To be catalogued
Date Issued: 2012
Date: 2012
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/473055
Identifier: vital:77602
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.5897/AJAR11.1023
Description: A framework has been established to determine the economic impact of contaminated fertilizer on pineapple growers in the Eastern Cape. Farmers in the region unwittingly made use of contaminated fertilizer which infected pineapples with higher than permissible levels of the heavy metal toxin, cadmium. The fruit was deemed unfit for use, translating into large financial losses for growers and influencing all participants in the industry. The pineapple trade was devastated. Pineapple production costs and revenues are adapted from previous studies as much of the necessary data was sub judice because of the pending legal action. Despite the problems with data, it was established that the farming operations were severely compromised because of the contamination.
Format: 7 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: African Journal of Agricultural Research
Relation: Hill, G., Fraser, G. and Baiyegunhi, L., 2012. The Impact of contaminated fertilizer on pineapple growers in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 7(27), pp.3898-3905
Relation: African Journal of Agricultural Research volume 7 number 27 3898 3905 2012 1991-637X
Rights: Publisher
Rights: Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the African Journal of Agricultural Research Statement (https://academicjournals.org/journal/AJAR/about)

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