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Süd Afrika. 'This is all we have. It’s how we raise our children', says small-scale dagga grower

Süd Afrika. 'This is all we have. It’s how we raise our children', says small-scale dagga grower

(…) No one knows with confidence how many small-scale cannabis farmers there are in South Africa, but the number is large: one organisation estimates 900 000. 

Millions of people probably depend on income from cannabis. 

Here in Pondoland, these growers have been cultivating the plant for more than 200 years, with most of their harvest in more contemporary times bound for Cape Town townships and taxi ranks, as well as other South African cities.(News 24, RSA, 07.10.2019)

https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/pics-this-is-all-we-have-its-how-we-raise-our-children-says-small-scale-dagga-grower-20191007