Do you know the difference between temporary employment services, private employment agencies, independent contractors and labour brokers? SIZA and WIETA in conjunction with HORTGRO, VinPro, Agri Western Cape and the CAEO compiled an information document for producers. It is available…
The Deciduous Fruit Industry’s Gala Event will again take place in September this year, when the industry awards people of excellence that made a difference in their various fields of work. This will be the 42nd time these awards are…
Even though the Western Cape has been blessed with some rain in June, it had little impact on the dire state of the Western Cape dam levels, and the forecast for water-use in the province remains bleak. With calls to…
In June this year the SAAPPA board, HORTGRO management team and other industry role-players came together at Klipbokkop to align the apple and pear producers for the future. The workshop, facilitated by Louis von Broembsen, aimed to clarify the role…
A new look, new tenants, a new shared vision and a new name. This is the story of the Winter Cereal Building Block 6 on Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Welgevallen experimental farm. The building reopened last week after extensive renovation work,…
Press release by Witzenberg PALS The Witzenberg PALS (Partners in Agri Land Solutions) is a private land reform initiative that was established in 2014 by the commercial farmers in the Witzenberg district, in partnership with local communities and all three…
Not all exporters and producers use marketing agreements when procuring and exporting fruit. According to a statement by the Fresh Producer Exporters’ Forum (FPEF) this leads to misunderstandings and complaints. In order to try and prevent that, and to assist both parties,…
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…
Key role-players from the various alternative crops industries supported by HORTGRO, recently gathered with members of the Western Cape department of agriculture for a fund report back meeting. Alan Winde, Western Cape Minister of Economic Opportunities, who was also in…
Over the last 17 months the Jobs Fund in collaboration with the stone and pome fruit industry have created 483 jobs in the deciduous fruit sector. The Jobs Fund is a National Treasury initiative looking to co-finance public, private and…
Elise-Marie Steenkamp reports on the NAMPO Agricultural Trade Show from Bothaville. A HORTGRO team joined thousands of people and more than 700 exhibitors to attend the annual NAMPO agricultural show. The show which is spread over 24 hectares with a…
By Elise-Marie Steenkamp Agricultural transformation and landownership have been serious political issues since the fall of apartheid. Over the years several programmes and projects were initiated, but transformation seemed like an optical illusion. It was there, yet it was absent…