Many commercial and financial Afrikaner interests based on agriculture saw the value of apartheid in promoting growth in this sector. The UP failed to realise the enormous economic benefits of apartheid to these large and influential groups and did not prioritise segregation as much as the HNP.
This passage highlights how certain Afrikaner groups saw the value of apartheid's impact on their agricultural sector and its role in promoting economic growth. The United Party, however, was less enthusiastic about prioritizing segregation compared to the National Party.