By Kara van der Berg The Hortgro Technical Symposium returned to entertain and inform participants about the present and future possibilities and challenges for the deciduous fruit industry with the theme “Future Thinking Today”. “I believe in the current business…
Over the past two decades, Hortgro has been playing a pivotal role in the transformation of the stone and pome fruit industry. In 2007, the association along with the Western Cape Department of Agriculture initiated the tree (or “boompie”) project…
For new entrants to South Africa’s deciduous fruit industry, attending the Hortgro Technical Symposium 2026 is not just beneficial — it is essential. The Symposium is the industry’s premier technical gathering, bringing together leading researchers, technical specialists, industry bodies and…
In 2001, the South African deciduous fruit industry launched goals in the transformation sphere to address economic and socio-economic development in the fruit industry to integrate new entrants into mainstream economics as soon as possible and to become part of…
Dit is met groot waardering, dankbaarheid en respek dat ons die Hortgro Voorsitterstoekenning aan Louis van Zyl gee. Louis se loopbaan in die Suid-Afrikaanse kern- en steenvrugtebedryf strek oor meer as ’n kwarteeu en word gekenmerk deur visie, rentmeesterskap en ’n…
Press release: 16 February 2018 Hortgro Welcomes New SA President President Ramaphosa during a visit last year to the PALS project in Ceres. The South African deciduous fruit industry organisation, Hortgro, said in a statement today that it welcomes the…
Please note Hortgro’s Information Disclaimer on our Home Page. Hortgro owns the copyright of all content, and no information may be used or replicated without consent. Hortgro, representing the South African deciduous fruit (pome and stone) industry, has escalated its…
The ongoing dispute in the blueberry industry relating to intellectual property (IP) and related Plant Breeders’ Rights (PBR), is noted with concern. This is a private commercial matter and should be handled as such. Given the potential negative impact on…
Press Release The current drought as well as the predicted long-term drying trends in the Western Cape has serious implications for the farming of deciduous fruit crops, HORTGRO – the deciduous fruit industry body said in a statement today. According…
Deur Elise-Marie Steenkamp ‘n Pakhuis is nie ‘n hospitaal nie en elke rolspeler in die waardeketting moet alles in hul vermoë doen om probleemvrugte uit die mark te hou. Dit was die beroep van Charl Stander, Hortgro Stone verteenwoordiger en…
One of the greatest sources of high fruit fly populations is from year-round infestation in town gardens which serve as a source of infestation of adjacent farms. All fruit trees as well as other trees/shrubs which bear fleshy berries/fruitlets can…
Hortgro Resource and Sustainability Manager, Nitasha Baijnath-Pillay, shares her top 7 tips on how to become a more sustainable fruit grower: Have a long-term perspective: Long-term planning, continuous innovation and sufficient investment in research and development, adopting new technologies and…