Over the past two decades, Hortgro has been playing a pivotal role in the transformation of the stone and pome fruit industry. In 2007, the association along with the Western Cape Department of Agriculture initiated the tree (or “boompie”) project…
For new entrants to South Africa’s deciduous fruit industry, attending the Hortgro Technical Symposium 2026 is not just beneficial — it is essential. The Symposium is the industry’s premier technical gathering, bringing together leading researchers, technical specialists, industry bodies and…
Every year the Hortgro Technical Symposium just keeps growing in numbers and stature, with the 2019 event breaking records on several fronts. This year the symposium kicked off with a Pome Fruit Field Day in Ceres, with the rest of…
Die gesogte Hortgro-toekennings ter ere van uitskieters en staatmakers in die sagtevrugtebedryf is vanjaar op 31 Mei by die Lord Charles-hotel, in Somerset-Wes, gehou. Dit is die tweede keer dat Hortgro die toekenningsfunksie in ’n nuwe formaat, met die fokus…
In 2001, the South African deciduous fruit industry launched goals in the transformation sphere to address economic and socio-economic development in the fruit industry to integrate new entrants into mainstream economics as soon as possible and to become part of…
Partners in Agri Land Solutions (PALS is a private land reform and development initiative established in 2015 in the Witzenberg (Ceres) area by farmers in partnership with local communities and all three spheres of government (district, provincial and national). PALS…
Dit is met groot waardering, dankbaarheid en respek dat ons die Hortgro Voorsitterstoekenning aan Louis van Zyl gee. Louis se loopbaan in die Suid-Afrikaanse kern- en steenvrugtebedryf strek oor meer as ’n kwarteeu en word gekenmerk deur visie, rentmeesterskap en ’n…
Nadat hy sy graad in sosiale wetenskappe aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch verwerf het, werk Johan in Stellenbosch se landbougemeenskappe, onder andere as personeelbestuurder op verskeie primêre plase en daarna as Groepbestuurder Menslike Hulpbronne by Unifruco (nou Capespan). In 2001 stig…
On 1 April 2024, Hortgro welcomed another passionate member to its team, to fill the role of Resource Management & Sustainability Manager. Nitasha Baijnath-Pillay is an Environmental Specialist who has served the Western Cape and the National Environmental Departments over…
Press release: 16 February 2018 Hortgro Welcomes New SA President President Ramaphosa during a visit last year to the PALS project in Ceres. The South African deciduous fruit industry organisation, Hortgro, said in a statement today that it welcomes the…
Please note Hortgro’s Information Disclaimer on our Home Page. Hortgro owns the copyright of all content, and no information may be used or replicated without consent. Hortgro, representing the South African deciduous fruit (pome and stone) industry, has escalated its…
By Kara van der Berg Hortgro’s Dr Xolani Siboza’s first MScAgric student, Dian Craven, graduated from Stellenbosch University on 4 April. Dr Siboza is a Hortgro-seconded researcher in the Department of Horticultural Science at Stellenbosch University where Craven conducted his study…