By Lucille Botha In recognition of Clean-Up and Recycle Month, three leading Grabouw businesses – Two-A-Day, Oude Molen Distillery, and Western Cape Fruit Processors – have partnered to tackle pollution in the local Swannie River, a vital water source for…
By Elise-Marie Steenkamp Why should an orchard supervisor need to know how pollination and fruitset work on apple and pear trees? Or the difference between “kruisbestuiwer” and “bestuiwer”? Or how much an apple costs in Europe? Or the significance of…
1. Introduction Hortgro Pome and Stone have reviewed the industry services relating to its transformation programmes with specific focus to Economic Development within the existing pome and stone businesses across the value chain. The transformation support programmes of the sector…
Suid-Afrika is onlangs van die Europese Unie (EU) se “hoë-risiko derde-wêreldlandlys” verwyder. Die lys hou verband met anti-geldwassery en teen-terrorismefinansiering (AML/CFT) risiko-aanwysings. Hierdie verandering is apart van plantgesondheids- of landbourisiko-lyste, maar kan steeds indirekte positiewe effekte op handel in die algemeen…
Making ends meet in a better way and keeping their children involved without splitting the farmlands into smaller pieces, Trevor and Maggie Abrahams thought of a plan. Introducing Project Roosterkoek. Gerrit Rautenbach went for a tasting. Trevor and Maggie…
By Hugh Campbell – GM Hortgro Science I was recently given two publication of interest. The first publication is titled: “The changing face of South African science. SciSTIP STI Indicator Report no 1” edited by Johann Mouton and Robert Tijssen…
The South African deciduous fruit industry needs to take note of the government’s announcement that it is going to adopt a zero-tolerance stance on the hiring of illegal foreign workers in South Africa. The Department of Home Affairs has developed…
Tru-Cape and Hortgro gift the oldest recorded apple tree to historic farm Babylonstoren In 1662, on the 17th of April, the first apple was picked at the Cape. It was the Witte Wijnappel. In 1692, Babylonstoren Farm was granted to…
Text: Elise-Marie Steenkamp and Pictures: Alisa Farr The first full container of South African stone fruit bound for the People’s Republic of China was dispatched last week from the Freshness First Packhouse in Franschhoek, marking a milestone for the country’s deciduous…
Pro-Hort persele stel nuwe kultivars op proef Deur Anna Mouton Die Suid-Afrikaanse vrugtebedryf stagneer omdat daar nie genoeg nuwe kultivars geplant word nie. Dit is die mening van Neville van Buuren, bestuurder van appel- en peerproduksie by Oak Valley Estate,…
Hortfin the blended-finance scheme created to facilitate and enable transformation in the fruit, table grape and wine industries’ value chain, has announced a new partnership with First National Bank (FNB) at an event at Klein Joostenberg, Muldersvlei, yesterday. Hortfin, comprehensive…