"Agriculture can’t have just one sectoral determination for the whole country. A 1 000ha maize operation employs 10 people while a sugarcane operation employs 350 people. Commodities with lower staff contingents might be able to afford R150/day, but those wages would blow a sugarcane farmer out the water. We have to bring this to government’s attention," Aitken said.
The study has commenced and the union hoped to get public participation taking place around the country. "Once we have the facts and figures from credible independent bodies we can go to government," Aitken said.