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OPINION: Farm staff shortages in Southland and around the country are getting worse.

Published in Opinion
Thursday, 06 May 2021 14:25

Coping with labour shortages

Kiwifruit is a Kiwifruit is a key sector for the country's horticulture industry and contributed almost $2 billion to communities across NZ in 2020. Covid-19 has thrown a major spanner into the country's harvests by severely limiting the number workers, many of whom would usually come from overseas. Mike Murphy of NZ Kiwifruit Growers Inc. talked with Bay of Plenty grower and employer Sean Carnahan about the challenges.

Published in Hort News
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