Competition Commission to offer workshops

The Competition Commission’s Fresh Produce Market Inquiry (FPMI) has embarked on a series of workshops with small and emerging farmers where the FPMI will engage farmers on their experiences.

- Jyothi Laldas

The FPMI workshops are being hosted in four provinces, namely Limpopo (in the Vhembe District on 5 and 6 September and in the Mopani/Tzaneen district on 12 and 13 September), the Eastern Cape (in the Keiskammahoek region on 18 and 20 September), KwaZulu-Natal (in the Tugela region on 27 and 28 September) and the Western Cape (in the Vredendal-Clanwilliam region from 2 to 6 October).

The FPMI commenced on 31 March, following the publication of its final terms of reference on 14 February, with the purpose of examining whether any features in the fresh produce value chain impede, restrict, or distort competition on the market.