Fruit Sout Africa strives through its facilitative role to contribute to a growing, profitable, sustainable and equitable fruit industry in South Africa within the context of the National Development Plan and related strategies and policies. Therefore, we the members of…
Transformation within the fruit industry is of paramount importance to ensure growth. Hortgro supports the transformation of the industry and endeavours to enable inclusive growth for all. Find the FruitSA Transformation Summary here: 2020 Transformation Summary
Stealing fruit might sound like mischief. It has, however, become a massive threat to an industry worth billions. By Gerrit Rautenbach I remember those late nights slipping out of the school res, making a beeline for oom Hendrik’s orchards. The…
By Elise-Marie Steenkamp In 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa deemed gender-based violence (GBV) a secondary pandemic in South Africa with more than 20 women and children murdered in the first four months of lockdown, and five of these cases happening in…
Fruitarians believe in living off fruit exclusively. The question however is, what is the definition here of “fruit”? And how well can one live off one food group only? By Gerrit Rautenbach During the last part of the 20th century,…
Agadir, Morocco – FruitFly Africa (FFA) recently represented South Africa at the launch of Morocco’s new sterile insect technique (SIT) facility, an event hosted under the auspices of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and attended by delegates from 17…
South Africa’s fruit industry is continuing its fight against fruit flies with a world-recognised best practice tool in its pest management arsenal: aerial baiting. The Fruit Fly Africa (FFA) team has launched its 2024/25 aerial baiting programme as part of…
By Dianca Yssel How did De Rust come about? De Rust is situated in the Elgin Valley. The farming business is split in two: They have 150 hectares of apples and pears, as well as 72 hectares of vineyards for…
Deur Carmé Naudé Moenie luister na die geraas nie, maar na die musiek. Dít was die oorhoofse boodskap vanjaar by Agri Wes-Kaap se Jongboer-jaarvergadering. Die oggend van die 22ste Mei het afgeskop met ’n paneelbespreking oor die geleenthede van grondhervorming…
Deur Elise-Marie Steenkamp Die volhoubaarheid van die Suid-Afrikaanse droëvrugtebedryf word geteister deur talle uitdagings, maar elke probleem is oorkombaar deur noukeurig huiswerk te doen en besigheidsrats te bly. Altesaam 60 bedryfsverteenwoordigers en produsente het vroeg in September buite Rawsonville byeengekom…
Deur Elise-Marie Steenkamp Die Koue Bokkeveld Opleidingsentrum (KBOS) het weereens ’n waardevolle bydrae tot gemeenskapsontwikkeling in die Witzenberg-streek gelewer deur die aanbieding van praktiese Nutsman/Vrou-werkswinkels. Hierdie inisiatief, wat reeds in 2024 afgeskop het, het ontstaan uit frustrasies in die gemeenskap…
By Gerrit Rautenbach He is formally leaving the world of fruit after a long and adventurous journey. You could say it began when Granny Smith was still a teenager, but more accurately, it was in 1976 when he started working…