Hortgro wil graag produsente herinner dat die amptelike besluit steeds geld dat Zimbabwiese-werkers, wat sonder permitte is of permitte het wat verval het, teen 30 Junie 2023 die land sal moet verlaat. Produsente moet asseblief proaktief en deurlopend poog om…
Deur Elise-Marie Steenkamp Die volhoubaarheid en winsgewendheid van die vrugtebedryf is direk afhanklik van gesonde bye en verantwoordelike bestuiwingspraktyke. Met ’n jaarlikse toename in die aanvraag na bestuiwing, is dit noodsaaklik dat vrugteboere die belangrikheid van bye verstaan en aktief…
As agriculturalists, we all surely have one thing in common, a love for the land and the crops we grow. Therefore, the name of the industry’s new transformation publication is so apt –New Roots symbolising a connection between the various…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Download it here: PressRelease_Hortgro_StormDamageLosses_22May2026_FINAL 22 May 2026 Western and Eastern Cape Floods―Potential of R6.3 billion Agricultural Losses for Pome and Stone Fruit Industry Storm damage affected nearly 26% of the national pome and stone industry’s value, destroying…
Roleen la Grange, Regulatory Manager at CropLife South Africa, recently responded to questions regarding the contentious Agricultural Remedies Act 36 of 1947 at the Agbiz Media Day held at Elsenburg. She was part of a panel discussing Realities, Regulations, and…
By Mariette Kotzé Big and small producers are feeling the economic pressure and are uncertain about what the future holds. Over the past twelve to 18 months, the agricultural sector and fruit industry in particular pome and stone fruit growers…
WIL or Work Integrated Learning is a practical one-year programme as part of the agricultural diploma offered by Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT). It’s an exceptional tool to fuse theory and practice for farmers in the making. By Gerrit…
Media Statement Cape Town, 19 June 2026 — The Fresh Produce Exporters’ Forum (FPEF), HORTGRO and the SA Table Grape Industry (SATI) note the release of the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) 2025,…
Young Hortgro leader from the Limpopo Province shares his views on the South African deciduous-fruit industry and how cooperation benefits growers. By Anna Mouton. Hortgro launched its industry leadership programme in 2022 to expose the next generation of industry leaders…
The managing director of Glen Fruin in Grabouw applies his experience in the financial world to pome-fruit production. Hortgro launched its industry leadership programme in 2022 to expose the next generation of industry leaders to industry structures and programmes. Ross…