By Elise-Marie Steenkamp Just as the logistical chain was recovering after the unrest mayhem, Transnet was hit by a cyberattack that brought the major South African ports in Cape Town, Gqeberha, and Durban to a virtual standstill. Transnet declared a…
By Elise-Marie Steenkamp Hortgro’s 2026 Bursary Function celebrates the young people shaping the industry’s next chapter There is a particular kind of optimism that runs through South African agriculture — the belief that no matter how hard a season has…
A 2019 survey found just 24% of South African farmers are hosting some form of agritourism on their farms. That means there’s a massive opportunity for expansion in this area. Agritourism could help farmers use their farm resources to their…
A state-of-the-art Tissue Culture Facility (TCF) was opened by Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, at Bernheim Farm, outside Paarl, yesterday. This initiative driven by the South African deciduous fruit industry is an effort to keep up with…
Last year, AgriSA approached Hortgro to get involved with Meer as Grond, a television show that is broadcast on VIA, kykNET. This programme by the production house, Brand Republic, has the seasoned radio and television personality Lynette Francis-Puren as the…
The Izithelo Media Award for outstanding journalism in and on the deciduous fruit industry is to ensure continuous, constructive engagement between the fruit industry, its stakeholders, and the media. The winner is selected based on the following: Strategic media coverage…
Somerset West – Hortgro is proud to announce Jaco Wolmarans as the winner of the Hortgro Photo Competition 2026, following an impressive response of more than 260 entries from across South Africa. Jaco received his R10 000 cash prize at…
Deur Elise-Marie Steenkamp Johan Strydom is dalk klein van postuur, maar hy laat reuse spore in die Suid-Afrikaanse sagtevrugtebedryf na. Vir meer as vyf dekades was hy aan die voorpunt van logistieke innovasie, verpakking en koelkettingontwikkeling. Sy nalatenskap lê nie…
John Dobson is director of rugby at Western Province Rugby and the head coach of the DHL Stormers rugby team. He was pivotal in turning the once-bankrupt team into the 2021–22 United Rugby Championship winners. Dobson’s many achievements include a…
Debbie Schreuder het in Prins Alfred Hamlet grootgeword en reeds tydens haar skoolvakansies ervaring in vrugtepakhuise opgebou. Sy het ’n B.Com. in logistiek aan Universiteit Stellenbosch voltooi en haar loopbaan by ’n vervoermaatskappy begin. In 2009 het sy na Delecta…
Gerrit van der Merwe is die derde generasie vrugteprodusent op die plaas Fonteintjie in die Koue Bokkeveld. Hy het sy B.Sc.Agric. met hortologie en landbou-ekonomie aan Universiteit Stellenbosch voltooi en aangebly vir ’n M.Sc.Agric. onder leiding van Prof. Wiehann Steyn…
