Author: Wynand Deyzel

The cannabis industry in South Africa stands on the cusp of a boom, and technology is there to help this process along by improving efficiency, yield and profitability. Agri-tech – the application of technology and digital tools to farming – has proven to be a gamechanger for all agricultural sectors. Agri-tech can be used to reduce costs and boost sustainability, thereby increasing profitability. This has become increasingly important as demand for food increases, and climate change threatening not only food security but the entire agricultural sector. The formal South African cannabis industry, according to Dr Ivan Meyer, Western Cape MEC…