Tag: fruit industry
Black citrus growers see 40% increase in production figures
The Citrus Growers Association (CGA), with its Grower Development Company (GDC), is proud to announce that black citrus growers have achieved a...
Wynkeldershoek workers and owners celebrate as joint venture bears fruit
The Wynkeldershoek Workers’ Trust celebrated its first profit-sharing distribution in Malmesbury on 26 February with a ceremonial cheque of more than R3...
Westfalia’s Mozambican litchi programme brings the sweet taste of success
The 2020 bumper litchi crop returns are uplifting a community of small-scale farmers in the Manica province of Mozambique. With the help...
SA Table Grape Industry’s fourth crop estimate for the 2020/21 season
The South African Table Grape Industry (Sati) released the fourth crop estimate for the 2020/21 season. Intake volumes increased to between 67,2...
Get a taste of SA’s old apple varieties
Tru-Cape’s Heritage Orchard is only open once a year and offers visitors an opportunity to get to know the old apple varieties...
UK retailers show support for SA stone fruit industry
This article was originally published by Fresh Plaza. Click here for the original article. Hortgro has partnered with retailers...
United States research kick-starts pear ripening
This article was originally published on www.goodfruit.com. Click here to read the original article. A genetic discovery in...
SA can now export more citrus to the UK
This article was originally published on Engineering News. Click here to read the original version relating to citrus exports to the UK.
Fungus causing root and crown rot newly detected in SA’s papayas
Several papaya plants (Carica papaya L.) with symptoms of extensive crown and root rot, which caused plants in orchards to collapse, were...
Agri Western Cape honours industry role-players
During Agri Western Cape’s gala dinner on 25 November honorary awards were made to industry role-players for their involvement with Agri Western...
