In an effort to tackle one of the world’s major data gaps, Austrian agritech innovator Gottfried Pessl has launched an ambitious plan to set up 100,000 high-quality, professionally operated weather stations across Africa. Elise-Marie Steenkamp reports. The launch, held on…
Deur Jacques Dommisse Die sogenaamde en alombekende derdegenerasie-vloek – ’n fenomeen wêreldwyd dat sommige familiesake dan inplof – is in die 130ste bestaansjaar van die grootliks Ceres-gebaseerde en leidende Dutoit Groep-familieboerdery in die oortreffende trap en met vindingrykheid gesystap. Hennie…
The 1662 Award is special, and you may wonder where it originates and what 1662 refers to. On 17 April 1662, the first two apples were picked in the Company’s Garden at the Cape. They were Witte Wijn Apples. This…
The 1662 award commemorates the first apples that were harvested in the Company Garden at the Cape in that year – 17 April to be exact. Joy van Biljon, one of the founding members of the Koue Bokkeveld Training Centre,…
The 1662 Industry Award commemorates the first two apples harvested that year – April 17 to be exact – in the Company’s Garden at the Cape of Good Hope. The picking of the two Witte Wijn Appels is regarded symbolically…
By Lucille Botha The South African apple industry marks its 364th anniversary on Friday, 17 April, and to celebrate this milestone, a Witte Wijnappel tree, only the fourth known Witte Wijnappel tree (white wine apple) in South Africa, was planted…
The Hortgro Chairperson’s Award honours individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the deciduous fruit industry—either through long-term service (20+ years) or outstanding achievements in their field. We are proud to recognise Hugh Campbell as one of this year’s recipients…
The Hortgro Transformation Award gives recognition to any person(s)/group(s) that made an impact in the transformation sphere of the deciduous fruit industry value chain and showed exceptional performance and commitment. The primary purpose of this reward is to: Motivate people/groups…
By Kara van der Berg The average person might complain about their “nine-to-five” jobs, but that pales in comparison to the challenges of travel and related work hours of the fruit evaluators and students at Provar, which becomes part of…
Ten noticeable years of transformation The Pome and Stone Fruit Industry have put their money where their mouths are since 2010 regarding transformation and sustainable development. Over the last 10 years, transformation initiatives refocused on training, worker welfare, skills development…
By Grethe Bestbier A facility at Welgevallen Experimental Farm in Stellenbosch is buzzing with life. Here, thousands of moths, worms, flies and other insects are bred every year to ensure that the industry has somewhere to turn to for applied…
By Engela Duvenage A veritable trip down memory lane – that’s what Dr Elke Crouch recently went on while preparing for her new responsibilities as Post-Harvest Physiology Research Chair in Deciduous Fruit at Stellenbosch University. She set off for the…