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SPRAY TELL: Bread & Wine: The chemical trail through wheat and grapes (Part Five)
PoliticsFarming practices and environmental impact
The Western Cape's ecosystem is affected by farming practices, including the use of chemicals, which can lead to long-term damage to the environment.
Farm chemicals can contaminate soil, neighboring veld, and rivers, with effects that can travel and persist over time.
- This is the fifth in a six-part series.
- Read Part One, Part Two, Part Three and Part Four.Plant ecologist Eugene Moll describes the Western Cape as a land capable of forgetting itself.
- Plough renosterveld for long enough, he says, and its seed bank expires.
Key Takeaways
- The Western Cape's ecosystem is capable of forgetting itself if ploughed for long enough
- Farm chemicals can wash into streams and rivers
- Chemicals used in farming can harm the environment
- The effects of farm chemicals can be long-lasting
- Plant ecologist Eugene Moll warns of the dangers of ploughing renosterveld
- The use of chemicals in farming is a less-visible but significant environmental issue
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Expected Outcomes
- Potential long-term environmental damage, contamination of water sources
Why It Matters
The health of the environment and ecosystems in the Western Cape
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