Small Acts, Big Impacts – Implementing the Climate Change Response Strategy for the Deciduous Fruit Sector in South Africa, by Nitasha Baijnath-Pillay. While climatic challenges have always existed, the scientific consensus is that climate change is a ‘threat multiplier’, increasing…
By Eddie Vienings and Dianca Yssel South Africa is a water scarce region of the world, receiving 40% less precipitation than the global annual average. The implications of this have become clearly evident in recent times – with almost all…
As the drought afflicting the Western Cape, and parts of the Eastern Cape, shows no sign of abating, deciduous fruit farmers are considering contingency plans for the coming season. Growing fruit trees is a long term investment with orchards bearing…
HORTGRO Science recently held an Irrigation Seminar at Allée Bleue in Groot Drakenstein. The seminar was held to address the current drought conditions in the Western Cape, and to provide producers with coping strategies. To view all the complete presentations,…
Even though the Western Cape has been blessed with some rain in June, it had little impact on the dire state of the Western Cape dam levels, and the forecast for water-use in the province remains bleak. With calls to…