Drie vroue van Achtervlei, Piket-Bo-Berg, trap diep landbouspore. Vroue wat Nietzsche lees, bekommerd is oor gemeenskapstrauma, die omgewing, wat somme in hul drome maak en nuwe produkte ontwikkel wat supermarkte laat toustaan. Elise-Marie Steenkamp het gaan inloer. Deidré Eigelaar: Die…
The agricultural industry’s foremost talent competition delivered above par musical talent this year. Agri’s got Talent, a singing competition and skills development project for farm workers in the fruit and wine industries, sourced great raw talent from across the Western…
A new approach that could transform agriculture in the region is gaining traction. Jorisna Bonthuys takes a look at regenerative agriculture and how it relates to the horticultural sector in the article: Rooting for a sustainable future – Unlocking regenerative farming…
Hortgro Dried Tree Fruit (DTF) het op 1 September ’n bedryfsinligtingsdag op Robertson gehou om aan produsente en verwerkers terugvoer te gee oor “waar die bedryf staan en waarheen dit gaan” in afwagting op die komende seisoen. Deur Kara van…
Die verkope van pruimedante en pruimedantsap het met die uitbreking van die COVID-19 merkbaar gestyg, sê Chris Krone, vorige president van die Internasionale Pruimedante-Vereniging (International Prune Association/IPA).
Suid-Afrikaanse droogdruifproduksie groei teen ‘n bestendige tempo met produksievolumes vir 2018 wat met 6% sal groei teenoor die vorige jaar. Dit beteken dat die 70 000 ton merk vir rosyne die eerste keer oorskry is, terwyl daar wêreldwyd ‘n vraag na…
Deur Elise-Marie Steenkamp Snags, terwyl ander slaap, lê die vrugteboere van die Klein-Karoo wakker. Hulle tob oor die pad vorentoe. By watter boorde moet hulle die krane toedraai? Watter blokke moet gered word? Watter moet afgekap word? Indien hul heraanplant,…
By Kara van der Berg The aftermath of the drought that hit the Klein Karoo in 2016 is still being felt by the area’s farmers even though the drought technically ended two years ago. “The drought had different effects on different…
Press release January 2018 Drought challenges fruit industry Western Cape fruit farmers and rural communities are under tremendous socio-economic pressure due to the crippling drought, according to the deciduous fruit industry organisation, Hortgro. Hortgro is concerned about the unfounded and…
DROUGHT CRISIS TEACHES RESILIENCE By Grethe Bestbier Last season’s drought taught us much more than that what we already know about water management, irrigation, mulching, and other water-efficient techniques. But most importantly, it demonstrated the resilience of the deciduous fruit…
Introduction In the Western Cape of South Africa, all eyes have been focused on the taps during the 2017-18 summer. Dust storms could be seen clouding the sky above bare dams as shown in Figure 1. Three dry winters in…
The Durban Fresh Produce Market is re-investing in its infrastructure. The market has commenced with a project whereby its loading platforms are being refurbished to allow buyers to store and load their fresh produce under safe and secure facilities. The…