HOW TO EDUCATE AND INFORM PEOPLE ABOUT COVID-19, RATHER THAN INFLAME AND STIGMATISE By Engela Duvenage “We don’t want to work with him again, ever. He had the virus.” “I’m not going near her, because her husband’s sister has…
By Gerrit Rautenbach After obtaining his matric in 1994, Vivian Jakobs’s journey through the world of deciduous fruit began with him checking out the playing field. In 2000 he joined Swaarmoed Boerdery in the Warm Bokkeveld. That’s where he crossed…
Text: Gerrit Rautenbach Georgina Hewitt, co-owner of Verdun Estates, Hortgro Stone Vice-Chairperson, and SIZA Board Director, shared her thoughts on “How to shift from compliance to competitive advantage and what we must do next” at the recent SIZA Conference in Paarl…
The 10-year conference of The Sustainability Initiative of South Africa (SIZA) took place on 19 August at Ashanti, near Paarl. By Gerrit Rautenbach SIZA’s raison d’être is to cultivate ethical and environmentally sustainable trade practices across a wide range of…
Deur Elise-Marie Steenkamp As jy Suid-Afrikaanse vrugte wil uitvoer, moet jy aan sekere vereistes voldoen. Of jy nou ’n mega-produsent, kleiner produsent of opkomende produsent is, die wetgewing en standaarde bly dieselfde. Een van die hekkies in produsente se pad…
SIZA proudly announced their Environmental Sustainability Programme. Read more in this press release: siza-enviro-verification-press-release-aug-18 For further information contact: Henko Vlok henko@siza.co.za (Environmental Specialist); Retha Louw retha@siza.co.za (CEO); Tom McLaughlin tom@siza.co.za (UK liaison).
Agri workers are in the orchards every day, sunshine, rain, and snow. Please find below posters on easy steps to take when working in heatwave conditions, as part of our climate change awareness campaign and preparation for the upcoming summer…
By Elise-Marie Steenkamp The agricultural sector is undergoing a transformative shift toward sustainability, and the launch of the Hortgro Science Precision Crop Protection Workgroup (PCPW) signals a step in this direction. Earlier this year, a diverse group of scientists, industry stakeholders,…
Deur Engela Duvenage Kleintyd het ‘n boek in Benoni se biblioteek die eerste keer dr. Steffan Hansen se belangstelling in snuitkewers (ook bekend as kalanders) geprikkel. Oor die jare het sy belangstelling in insekte sodanig gegroei dat dié 25-jarige onlangs…
By Elise-Marie Steenkamp and Carmé Naudé Successful partnerships between commercial farmers and emerging black farmers were the focus of the recent Landbouweekblad-Witzenberg-PALS (Partners in Agri Land Solutions) land symposium that brought farmers from across South Africa together in the Koue…
To counter the problem of load shedding and to encourage sustainability, farmers are going solar, which is good. But solar on the water is even better, Gerrit Rautenbach discovered. On the one hand, SA’s national electricity supplier is primarily using…
