In an effort to tackle one of the world’s major data gaps, Austrian agritech innovator Gottfried Pessl has launched an ambitious plan to set up 100,000 high-quality, professionally operated weather stations across Africa. Elise-Marie Steenkamp reports. The launch, held on…
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…
By Elise-Marie Steenkamp The Cape honeybee might have global celebrity status in the insect world, but there are many challenges to secure the future of this “famous bee variety” and sustain its contribution as an apex pollinator in the Western…
Climate change is everyone’s problem. As activism grows, the necessity for sustainable, and ethical agri-production practices are more important than ever. Find the CCC’s deciduous fruit benchmark reports here: 2019 Pome Fruit Report:benchmark-report-pome-fruit-2019 2019 Stone Fruit Report:benchmark-report-stonefruit-2019
A new approach that could transform agriculture in the region is gaining traction. Jorisna Bonthuys takes a look at regenerative agriculture and how it relates to the horticultural sector in the article: Rooting for a sustainable future – Unlocking regenerative farming…
Why the deciduous-fruit industry must factor hydroclimate whiplash into long-term planning. By Anna Mouton. On average, the Earth has warmed by at least 1.5 °C, and, on average, South African pome- and stone-fruit growers can expect reduced winter chill, more…
Hortgro Resource and Sustainability Manager, Nitasha Baijnath-Pillay, shares her top 7 tips on how to become a more sustainable fruit grower: Have a long-term perspective: Long-term planning, continuous innovation and sufficient investment in research and development, adopting new technologies and…
Hoekom en hoe moet produsente hulle koolstofemissies en -onttrekkings meet? Deur Anna Mouton. Finansiële rekords is onontbeerlik vir alle besighede. Akkurate en geloofwaardige syfers vir inkomstes en uitgawes is nodig vir belastingopgawes en om ander regulatoriese vereistes na te kom…
She steps down in December but her contributions to dormancy research will continue to help pome- and stone-fruit growers negotiate climate change for many years to come. By Anna Mouton. Western Cape winters are getting warmer and the application of…
The new Minister of Agriculture in the Western Cape, Ivan Meyer, has a clear vision of what he must achieve in his term and he is ready to learn. “You must teach me,” he said to delegates at the opening…
Vir die kerngebiede waarin koring- en appelproduksie bedryf word, was die onlangse meerjarige droogte die ergste in 30 jaar. Dit kan ’n vroeë teken wees van die uitwerking van klimaatsverandering op landbou in die winterreënvalstreek van die Wes-Kaap. Dít blyk…
Population exposure to heat is increasing due to climate change, and this trend will continue. Globally, extreme temperature events are observed to be increasing in their frequency, duration, and magnitude. Between 2000 and 2016, the number of people exposed to…