Getting an apple from A to B
Most people reach into the supermarket fridge and pull out a bag of apples without much thought. Where was it grown? How did it get from the tree into a bag? How did the bag end up on the shelf?…
Global Food Security Index launched by AgriSA
By Kara van der Berg More is needed than simply increasing food production to help combat food insecurity in the world. This was the main take-home message from the 2021 Global Food Security Index (GFSI), which was launched on November…
Goeie buurmanskap in ’n klein wêreld
Die evolusie van die regulatoriese omgewing word gedryf deur nouer bande tussen mense. Deur Anna Mouton. Die Suid-Afrikaanse vrugtebedryf word al gereguleer sedert daar ’n Suid-Afrika is: ons parlement het reeds in 1910, dieselfde jaar as wat die Unie van…
Goeie oeste maar geen wins
Bedryfsbekendes deel hulle teleurstelling oor die afgelope kernvrugseisoen. Deur Anna Mouton. Niemand kla oor die appel- en peeroeste van 2022 nie. Tonne pere per hektaar was omtrent 15% hoër in Ceres en 20%–30% hoër in Wolseley-Tulbagh en die Langkloof as…
Goosens van Jagerskraal en wenner-nektariens
Die Goosens beskou Tifany as een van die beste plaaslike nektariens weens dié kultivar se uitnemende vruggrootte. Deur Anna Mouton. Hortgro Science het ‘n Demonstrasieboordprogram vir steenvrugte geloods om produsente aan bestaande innoverende en suksesvolle boorde bekend te stel waaruit…
Graaff Fruit’s Sanda wins Agriseta agricultural learnership award
Rosemary Sanda from Romansrivier, Graaff Fruit, was recently chosen as the best NQF Level 4 agricultural learnership student in South Africa. Rosemary works at Romansrivier and is head of technical operations, supervisor for the agricultural chemicals storage room and quality…
Grabouw businesses unite to clean Swannie River
By Lucille Botha In recognition of Clean-Up and Recycle Month, three leading Grabouw businesses – Two-A-Day, Oude Molen Distillery, and Western Cape Fruit Processors – have partnered to tackle pollution in the local Swannie River, a vital water source for…
GRABOUW DECIDUOUS WORKERS GET OWN HOMES
By Elise-Marie Steenkamp The atmosphere in Grabouw was thick with emotion last week when 58 deciduous fruit workers received title deeds for their homes. Mr Temba Nolutshungu from the Free Market Foundation (FMF) said that the Natives Land Act of…
Grondwater Riglyne | Die bestuur van `n onsigbare hulpbron
[Download English and Afrikaans guides below] Deur Julian Conrad, Geohidroloog by GEOSS Van alle varswater op aarde is 12% grondwater, 1% riviere en mere terwyl die res varswater in die pole is. Hierdie syfers dui op die noodsaaklikheid van verantwoordelike grondwater…
Grow your people…grow your business
By Elise-Marie Steenkamp Why should an orchard supervisor need to know how pollination and fruitset work on apple and pear trees? Or the difference between “kruisbestuiwer” and “bestuiwer”? Or how much an apple costs in Europe? Or the significance of…
Hail is not a storm in a teacup
By Gerrit Rautenbach In January of this year, one of the biggest nightmares for any fruit farmer became a horrible reality in the Langkloof. Hail. Some farmers were fortunate, some less so and some got wrecked by the falling ice…