Farmers’ ‘low’ prediction for Food Harvest is reasonable

Farmers were told in the survey that the food industry plans to increase production by 33%, by 2020 (the Food Harvest 2020 plan).

They were asked what percentage would be achieved. The average prediction was only 17.5%. However, this is an reasonable answer, by farmers, to what is a ‘six-mark’ question.

The huge Food Harvest 2020 plan has separate targets for 2008-2020 growth in the value of primary agricultural production (33%); exports (46%); and value-added (40%).