By Gerrit Rautenbach Pieter Graaff won the coveted O.S.H. Reinecke Industry Leader Award at the Deciduous Fruit Industry Gala Awards 2019. Deservedly so, but success didn’t happen overnight. It consists of a chain with many links; a great story with…
Suid-Afrikaanse appels en pere het die Indiese mark soos die Springbokke se ‘bomb squad’ getref. In so ‘n mate dat daar kommer oor interne mededinging is. Suid-Afrikaanse soet peer variëteite het ander pere van regoor die wêreld uitgestof en vervang…
SUMMARY OF REPRESENTATIONS IN RESPECT OF EXPROPRIATION BILL By Frans Rautenbach, Advocate – Cape Town. Introduction Hortgro as a member of the Agricultural Business Chamber (Agbiz) made submissions to the Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure on the recently…
HORTGRO supports a study by Dr Daan Louw investigating crime in rural areas of the Western Cape. Please find the rationale and background information for the study, below. Letter of introduction: letter-introduction-oabs-signed WCDoA safety benchmark: wcdoa-safety-benchmark-introduction-may-2020 Rural safety baseline: rural-safety-baseline-bidders-briefing-session-final…
SIZA audits will in future be visible on GLOBALG.A.P and the two are now linked. Read more here:190516__siza_gg_pressrelease_en And Fruit SA has released the Strategic Fruit Industry Transformation Plan. Download it here:fruit-industry-transformation-strategy-digital Find the SIZA June newsletter in English here:…
Water is the foundation of life on Earth and is critical for the health and well-being of all living creatures and ecosystems. In the Pome and Stone fruit sector, water underpins our success in terms of profitability and as an…
Over the past decade, South Africa’s cherry industry has evolved from a niche venture into one of the most exciting growth stories in local horticulture. What was once a relatively small sector has rapidly expanded, driven by innovation, market opportunities,…
Logistieke uitdagings het weereens vir produsente en bemarkers slapelose nagte besorg. “Dit was seker een van die moeilikste seisoene wat ons nog beleef het,” het Jacques du Preez, Hortgro se algemene bestuurder van handel en markte, by die onlangse afsluiting…
Deur dr. Leon von Mollendorff, algemene bestuurder van Culdevco Culdevco het in samewerking met die Landbounavorsingsraad (LNR) ‘n aantal belowende pruim kultivars vrygestel wat ‘n groot impak op die Suid-Afrikaase pruimbedryf gehad het. Die volgende Culdevco gelisensieerde pruim kultivars is…
Deur Elise-Marie Steenkamp Die Langkloof, ’n unieke vrugbare vallei bekend vir sy appel- en peerboorde, ondergaan tans groot veranderinge wat die streek se vrugteproduksie ingrypend beïnvloed. Johan Kotze, voorsitter van die Langkloof Vrugte Vereniging (LVV), en Neil-Pierre Strydom, bestuurder van…
As the umbrella organisation for SA fresh produce, 𝗙𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁 𝗦𝗔, led by Fhumulani Ratshitanga, plays a vital role in promoting the industry to international markets. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯/𝟮𝟰 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻’𝘀 𝟭𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆 & 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲…
South African apple growers and exporters are overjoyed that Thailand has again opened its doors to South African apple exports. Since market access was lost many years ago, it has been a long wait and a lot of behind-the-scenes work,…