Text: Lucille Botha André Kritzinger (28), owner and general manager of Tulpieskraal Boerdery in the Langkloof, has been named the Eastern Cape Young Farmer of the Year for 2025. For Kritzinger, the recognition is a significant milestone. “I’ve always looked…
Text: Lucille Botha Amoré Viljoen (34) is a trailblazing female producer managing Lakeview Farm – a 100% black-owned apple and pear farm – with vision, grit, and a deep love for the land. Nestled just outside Villiersdorp in the EGVV…
Every year an estimated 1.44 billion m3 of water is lost to invasive plants in South Africa. To put it in perspective, this amount of water loss is enough to provide 3.38 million households with four inhabitants with water for…
Lessons learnt from two decades of organic stone fruit production, by Anna Mouton. Good things are said to be hard to find — and this is certainly true of organic growers of deciduous fruit in South Africa. Consumer demand for…
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).