By Kara van der Berg A relatively new apricot variety, Carmingo, has brought great success to farmers in the Koo Valley. Hortgro visited two of these farmers, Pierre Burger and Sam Sieberhagen, to find out more about the bicoloured apricots…
Om ’n suksesvolle landbouer te wees, moet produsente eienaarskap van bates en die bestuur daarvan, skei. Dit was die boodskap van bekende ekonoom Dawie Roodt verlede week tydens die Inmaakprodusentevereniging se inligtingsdag. Roodt het gepraat oor ekonomiese geleenthede tydens politieke turbulensie…
The Pro-Hort programme is a collaborative effort between Provar, a private company specialising in new fruit cultivars and rootstock evaluation and Hortgro, the fruit industry management entity. The programme was launched in 2018 and Hortgro funded the development of eleven…
Die Boland Landbouskool buite die Paarl gaan voortaan proefblokke huisves as deel van die Pro-Hort kultivar-evalueringsprogram. Dit is die eerste keer dat ‘n skool gaan deel wees van die projek. Pro-Hort, ‘n samewerkingsprogram tussen Hortgro en Provar is verlede jaar…
BRIGHT FUTURE FOR NEW LEADERS By Elise-Marie Steenkamp Twelve fruit farm production managers recently completed a year-long leadership programme aimed at developing human capital on-farms. The twelve graduated recently and received their diplomas at a ceremony in Tulbagh. In 2019…
South Africa is rapidly establishing itself as the leading and preferred source of Pink Lady apples from the Southern Hemisphere. According to Kantar data, Pink Lady sales in the United Kingdom (UK) have risen by 13% over the past year,…
The state-of-the-art controlled atmosphere (CA) facility at Stellenbosch University’s Horticultural Sciences’ celebrated its first birthday this year. The CA facility was made possible through an industry donation by Hortgro Pome who made the investment of R2.5m last year and aims…
After 22 years as Hortgro Pome Chairman, Nicholas Dicey handed over the baton to Calla du Toit, who brings with him vast experience in the pome fruit sector. By Elise-Marie Steenkamp Calla du Toit’s frenetic energy is tangible. It cannot…
A growing body of research suggests that eating prunes could improve bone health in postmenopausal women who have low bone mass. In some cases, it might even reverse bone loss caused by osteoporosis.
By Elise-Marie Steenkamp To make water management institutions work, you must understand your resource. When and who uses it, but over the past two decades South Africa’s capability to manage its water resources has declined. This was the message from…
Deur Glenneis Kriel Deur hulle nie vas te staar aan die grootte van besighede nie, gebruik Cape Flora innoverende maniere om die drome van kleinskaalse fynbos entrepreneurs te help bewaarheid. “Ons fondse is taamlik beperk, so ons strategie is om…
By Jacques du Preez During the past season, logistics, and in particular the functioning of the main ports from where we ship our fruit, have been a huge headache during the initial and further lockdown levels in South Africa and…