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South Africa: Cape Town’s Agricultural Roots
Episode 42

South Africa: Cape Town’s Agricultural Roots

The History of Fresh Produce · The Produce Industry Network

July 30, 202437m 42s

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Show Notes

Join John and Patrick as they delve into the early interactions between Dutch settlers and Khoikhoi pastoralists at the Cape of Good Hope. What begins as a Dutch East India Company refreshment outpost to supply ships traveling to and from the East Indies evolves into a catalyst for European colonization driven by trade and agricultural ambitions. As Dutch settlers strive to expand their farms, tensions rise over land acquisition. How will the Khoikhoi respond to these encroachments? Will peace prevail, or will conflict ensue? 

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