The 10-year conference of The Sustainability Initiative of South Africa (SIZA) took place on 19 August at Ashanti, near Paarl. By Gerrit Rautenbach SIZA’s raison d’être is to cultivate ethical and environmentally sustainable trade practices across a wide range of…
Deur Elise-Marie Steenkamp As jy Suid-Afrikaanse vrugte wil uitvoer, moet jy aan sekere vereistes voldoen. Of jy nou ’n mega-produsent, kleiner produsent of opkomende produsent is, die wetgewing en standaarde bly dieselfde. Een van die hekkies in produsente se pad…
SIZA proudly announced their Environmental Sustainability Programme. Read more in this press release: siza-enviro-verification-press-release-aug-18 For further information contact: Henko Vlok henko@siza.co.za (Environmental Specialist); Retha Louw retha@siza.co.za (CEO); Tom McLaughlin tom@siza.co.za (UK liaison).
Small Acts, Big Impacts – Implementing the Climate Change Response Strategy for the Deciduous Fruit Sector in South Africa, by Nitasha Baijnath-Pillay. While climatic challenges have always existed, the scientific consensus is that climate change is a ‘threat multiplier’, increasing…
Agri workers are in the orchards every day, sunshine, rain, and snow. Please find below posters on easy steps to take when working in heatwave conditions, as part of our climate change awareness campaign and preparation for the upcoming summer…
By Elise-Marie Steenkamp The agricultural sector is undergoing a transformative shift toward sustainability, and the launch of the Hortgro Science Precision Crop Protection Workgroup (PCPW) signals a step in this direction. Earlier this year, a diverse group of scientists, industry stakeholders,…
Deur Engela Duvenage Kleintyd het ‘n boek in Benoni se biblioteek die eerste keer dr. Steffan Hansen se belangstelling in snuitkewers (ook bekend as kalanders) geprikkel. Oor die jare het sy belangstelling in insekte sodanig gegroei dat dié 25-jarige onlangs…
By Elise-Marie Steenkamp and Carmé Naudé Successful partnerships between commercial farmers and emerging black farmers were the focus of the recent Landbouweekblad-Witzenberg-PALS (Partners in Agri Land Solutions) land symposium that brought farmers from across South Africa together in the Koue…
Soil health is central to Boschendal Estate’s holistic approach to farming. Written by Anna Mouton. Boschendal is perhaps best known for its wines — the Estate was founded in 1685 and has been making wine for more than three centuries…
To counter the problem of load shedding and to encourage sustainability, farmers are going solar, which is good. But solar on the water is even better, Gerrit Rautenbach discovered. On the one hand, SA’s national electricity supplier is primarily using…
The South African 2020 apple export season has started amidst some uncertainty as to how the COVID-19 outbreak will influence international trade. What is certain though, is that there has been a strong West-East trade shift over the past two…
THE NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE FACILITY AT STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY AIMS TO ANSWER QUESTIONS NEVER ANSWERED BEFORE Grethe Bestbier Hortgro Pome recently invested R2.5 million in a pristine world-class controlled atmosphere (CA) research facility at Stellenbosch University (SU). Those involved, are…