Many outsiders scoff and say that agricultural sector has been “lucky” in that it did not have to close down as a whole during any of the COVID-19 lockdown phases. Those in the know, however, realise just how stressful the…
April 2022 President lifts national state of disaster As you are aware, President Cyril Ramaphosa has lifted South Africa’s national state of disaster more than two years after it was first declared in response to the COVID-19pandemic. Full details of…
By Elise-Marie Steenkamp “We are all in the same storm, but not in the same boat. And we have to be aware that everyone’s boat is different and changing all the time.” This was the message from Dr Colinda Linde,…
Droughts require using every drop of water as economically and efficiently as possible. The greatest water savings come early and late in the season. The principle is to conserve water during the cell division phase, from budding until 40 days…
By Grethe Bestbier With legs of steel and true grit, a 21-year old agri worker from Hierbegin Farm in the Northern Cape made his dream come true by competing in the 2019 Cape Town Cycle Tour. Gino-Louw Green was born…
Hortgro’s first Daan Strydom Research and Technical prize is awarded to Henk Griessel in recognition and appreciation of a career dedicated to the deciduous fruit industry in the field of postharvest quality of pome fruit. Henk lectured at the University…
The Daan Strydom Science and Technology Award is an award that recognises excellence in any individual(s) in the sphere of research, science, and technology, or recognises a lifetime contribution in science, research, and technology. Winner: Dr Elke Crouch Motivation: The…
Department of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (DAFF) Minister, Senzeni Zokwana, as well as DAFF Director-General, Mike Mlengana, visited the deciduous fruit industry on 16 January this year at Two-a-Day’s facility in Grabouw. This historic visit was facilitated by Fruit South…
Women still make up a smaller proportion than men in the agriculture industry in South Africa, especially in managerial positions. According to StatsSA, although women account for 43.4% of the total employment in agriculture only 33.1% of those who work…
Please find the presentations from the DFDC’s AGM below: brand-sa-presentation-deciduous-fruit.2019-002 fpef-farmer-presentation-dfdc hortfin-loan-fund-april2019 levy-renewal-2018-final-april annual-report-for-web
As the drought afflicting the Western Cape, and parts of the Eastern Cape, shows no sign of abating, deciduous fruit farmers are considering contingency plans for the coming season. Growing fruit trees is a long term investment with orchards bearing…
DECIDUOUS FRUIT INDUSTRY CELEBRATES COMMITMENT AND PERSEVERANCE DESPITE DIFFICULT SEASON List of award winners · General Agricultural Worker: Sivuyile Panya · Specialist Agricultural Worker: Willem Booise · Advanced Agricultural Worker: Elvis Pieters · Novice: Vergelegen Boerdery · Innovation award:…