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Ferdi Meyer exlplains the multiplier effect

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OFM News agri editor spoke to food and agriculture expert Ferdi Meyer at Nampo yesterday following his participation in a panel discussion hosted by the Senwes Nation in Conversation platform at Nampo. Meyer is involved with the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy and the interview deals with a concept known as the multiplier effect, which can be seen before and after the farm gate. They also illustrate the negative side of this concept with an example from the poultry industry:
19 May 2016 5AM English South Africa Business News · Business

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