Deur Elise-Marie Steenkamp Dit is niks vreemds om meer as ’n duisend trokke te sien wat kilometers lank toustaan om goedere af te laai by die Kaapstad-hawe nie. Vroeër tydens die besigste tyd van die vrugte-uitvoerseisoen het uitvoerders gekla oor…
Deur Engela Duvenage (Read the English press release here.) PostharvestFruitPhysiologyResearchChairFINAL Dis ‘n inisiatief wat ons kennis oor die hantering van sagtevrugte nadat dit geoes is wesenlik gaan help verbeter. Dit sal uiteindelik vir produsente én verbruikers tot groot waarde wees…
Deur Elise-Marie Steenkamp Die volhoubaarheid en winsgewendheid van die vrugtebedryf is direk afhanklik van gesonde bye en verantwoordelike bestuiwingspraktyke. Met ’n jaarlikse toename in die aanvraag na bestuiwing, is dit noodsaaklik dat vrugteboere die belangrikheid van bye verstaan en aktief…
Om te net of nie te net nie? Dit is die groot vraag waarmee baie produsente stoei, maar sommige kenners meen in die toekoms gaan produsente nie ‘n keuse hê nie. Volgens Petru du Plessis, landboutegniese adviseur van die Boland, het nette…
Western Cape agriculture lost R5.6-billion and 30 000 jobs because of the recent drought. The sector employs 340 000 people and contributes 10% to the provincial GDP. Earlier this month industry groupings called on the government to reveal how much…
The combination of an exceptional climate, flawless fruit without blemishes, and a generous dose of grace led to the Welgemeen Boerdery in the Witzenberg Valley claiming top honours for overall excellence at Ceres Fruit Growers’ (CFG) annual awards ceremony at…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Download it here: PressRelease_Hortgro_StormDamageLosses_22May2026_FINAL 22 May 2026 Western and Eastern Cape Floods―Potential of R6.3 billion Agricultural Losses for Pome and Stone Fruit Industry Storm damage affected nearly 26% of the national pome and stone industry’s value, destroying…
The Western Cape Bee Industry Association (WCBA) has announced a new guideline tariff for the essential pollination services provided by honey bees in the province. Effective immediately, the guideline tariff for pollination services is set at R1266,70 per hive (excluding…
By Kara van der Berg The Western Cape government held an Omicron Variant Business Briefing on Thursday to discuss the new variant which was discovered by South African scientists last week. The government stressed the importance of keeping the economy…
The Western Cape Bee Industry Association, the WCBA, has approved a new recommended pollination tariff of R 1 121.00 (plus VAT) for the 2022 pollination season. Local and international factors, such as high inflationary pressures, the lingering economic effects of the…
A student chef from the Victoria-based college is awarded winner of the South African Young Chef of the Year 2019 competition. 21-year-old Nikoleta Theofylaktidou will fly to South Africa to spend a week with award-winning restaurants – Reuben’s and La…
