There’s no doubt that SA is rugby-mad. The Springboks’ majestic World Cup win – for the fourth time – is still fresh in our memories. The deciduous fruit industry recently had its own Rugby Cup – a one-day tournament between…
Land reform, economic growth, job creation, and social cohesion in agriculture came under the spotlight recently at the PALS-Landbouweekblad Land Symposium that was held in the Koue Bokkeveld, outside Ceres. PALS is the acronym for Partners in Agri Land Solutions,…
As the 2023/24 season draws to a close it is a good time to take a step back and reminisce. What was the past season like for pome and stone fruit? The total 2024 apple export volumes are projected at…
Honey Katoo takes top honours at Agri’s Got Talent 2026 For immediate release: 17 October 2026 Klapmuts – Patensie is a small town in the Gamtoos River Valley, in the Eastern Cape, renowned for its citrus production, yet in just…
Over the last number of years, a lot has happened in the world and certainly in South Africa. Since 1994 the much-needed process of upliftment and equalisation got underway across the full spectrum. From sport to commerce, education, and farming…
By Agbiz | Newsletter 21 January 2025 The notice attached details the framework for regulating the export of perishable products in South Africa under the Perishable Products Export Control Act. It establishes standards and procedures to ensure the safety, hygiene,…
Vir die kerngebiede waarin koring- en appelproduksie bedryf word, was die onlangse meerjarige droogte die ergste in 30 jaar. Dit kan ’n vroeë teken wees van die uitwerking van klimaatsverandering op landbou in die winterreënvalstreek van die Wes-Kaap. Dít blyk…
By Desiree Thompson The Post-Harvest Innovation (PHI) Programme is a public-private partnership between the Department of Science, Technology, and Innovation (DSTI) and the Fresh Produce Exporters Forum (FPEF), with the FPEF as the implementing agent. It is currently in its…
Pieter Graaff was the winner of the O.S.H. Reinecke Industry Leader Award at the Deciduous Fruit Industry Gala Awards 2019. Pieter had a powerful message that we share here: The theme I would like to depart with tonight is about…
Deur Engela Duvenage Piketberger Herbst van der Merwe is vanjaar se ontvanger van die Hortgro Science/Daan Strydom-toekenning vir die beste finalejaarstudent in Hortologie aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch (US). Die aankondiging daarvan is gemaak by die HORTGRO Science tegniese simposium, wat…
‘Packaging and plastics’ was the topic of discussion at the recent Footprint Webinar. Nitasha Baijnath-Pillay, Hortgro Sustainability and Natural Resources Manager, interviewed Philippe Binard, General Delegate of Freshfel Europe, for the webinar. Here is a transcript of the interview. Could…
By Nitasha Baijnath-Pillay and contributions by Dr Mariana Jooste (Hortgro Science), Ms Johanna Nathanson (Freshfel Europe), Ms Kirsten Barnes (GreenCape) While the general date for application is still 18 months away, South Africa’s pome and stonefruit industries are actively engaged…