Ten noticeable years of transformation The Pome and Stone Fruit Industry have put their money where their mouths are since 2010 regarding transformation and sustainable development. Over the last 10 years, transformation initiatives refocused on training, worker welfare, skills development…
It’s the moment we have all been waiting for. After many hours of listening to all our gifted entrants, the Agri’s Got Talent team, together with celebrity Frieda van den Heever, are proud to announce the 2018 Top Ten contestants…
Teks: Elise-Marie Steenkamp Verlede jaar, hierdie tyd, het Jason Baartman nog gewik en geweeg of hy moet inskryf vir die grootste sangkompetisie in landbou. Met ondersteuning van sy familie het hy die bul by die horings gepak, sy eie rymkletskomposisie…
By Kara van der Berg Walk onto Bergendal farm and transformation efforts are immediately visible everywhere. This farm on the Paleisheuwel road near Citrusdal cultivates deciduous fruit, citrus, rooibos, wine grapes and livestock. They boast a packhouse, as well as…
Grethe Bestbier Emerging growers as a group is vital for the agricultural industry’s transformation and sustainability goals. That is why InnoFruitSA is all about the development of small farmers. This BEE company can rightly be described as a small business…
Fruit South Africa and the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) established the Fruit Industry Value Chain Round Table (FIVCRT) as a valuable platform that brings together government; parastatals; the fruit industry and civil society for fruitful…
Transformation within the fruit industry is of paramount importance to ensure growth. Hortgro supports the transformation of the industry and endeavours to enable inclusive growth for all. Find the FruitSA Transformation Summary here: 2020 Transformation Summary
Te oordeel aan die genot wat landbouwerkers uit Philani se ‘Volwasse Man’ en ‘Voluit Vrou’-kursusse put, is dit opleiding wat op die platteland broodnodig is. Op HORTGRO se aanbeveling word die kursusse vanjaar op 25 plase aan lede van die…
Apols and Sofia Kamfer from Bronaar recently completed the Philani training courses: Adult Man and Complete Woman, respectively. They spoke openly about the positive effect the programme had on their personal lives and their marriage. Apols is a spray operator…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hortfin: A Financial Game-Changer Transforming the Deciduous Fruit Industry [Paarl, 10 February 2025] – Hortfin, the pioneering blended-finance scheme established to drive economic development in South Africa’s deciduous fruit industry, celebrated seven years of “meaningful impact” at…
As communicated late last year, Hortgro and the DFDC’s paths have separated given differences specifically relating to the positioning of the DFDC as a parallel operating structure to Hortgro, operational duplication of functions, and increased confusion about identity amongst interest…
Over the past two decades, Hortgro has played a central role in the robust economic growth of South Africa’s deciduous fruit industry, transforming it into a key agricultural powerhouse. It represents 1128 pome and stone fruit producers, and a total…