Cut with care
OPINION: The new government has clearly signalled big cuts across the public service.
Vegetables New Zealand is welcoming lower consumer prices but is worried about future supply, given all the challenges vegetable growers are facing.
Vegetable growers are warning that an emissions trading scheme (ETS) will only push up prices of produce, lower consumption and make them less competitive in export markets.
Substance abuse problems, timekeeping and the attitude of young people entering workforce must be addressed for the future of the horticulture industry, says Vegetables NZ Inc. chairman Andre de Bruin.
Vegetables NZ yesterday signed an agreement with Government to better protect the fresh vegetable growers it represents in managing biosecurity procedures.
OPINION: The new government has clearly signalled big cuts across the public service.
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