Tag: fruit industry
ARC aims to free Southern Africa from the fruit fly
Spring day marks the beginning of the F3 Fruit Fly Free project. This project aims to establish and maintain fruit production areas...
Meet the top 10 finalists for Agri’s Got Talent 2020
Agri’s Got Talent has announced their top 10 finalists for 2020. This social upliftment project gives talented farm, packhouse and cellar workers...
Spier celebrates the women growing food and trees
This Women’s Month, Spier is celebrating the women-led food- and tree-growing projects that it supports. In vulnerable communities in the greater Stellenbosch...
Namibia harvests first commercial blueberries thanks to smart irrigation
July 2020 saw the commencement of Namibia’s first-ever commercial harvest of blueberries by local company Mashare Berries Farming (Pty) Ltd. The historic...
New regulation to limit the importation of fruit and vegetables to...
This article was originally published on FreshPlaza. Click here to read the original article.
The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB)...
Fruit South Africa appoints new director
The board of Fruit South Africa recently appointed Dr Nompumelelo Obokoh as director. Her main focus at the organisation will include providing...
Annual Deciduous Fruit Gala Evening cancelled
The annual Deciduous Fruit Gala Evening has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the industry will still acknowledge individuals or...
Fruit South Africa appoints new CEO
Fhumulani Ratshitanga has been appointed CEO of Fruit South Africa (Fruit SA), effective 1 June 2020. This follows her appointment to the...
Japan welcomes South African grapefruit
This article was originally published on Fruitnet. Click here to read the original article.
Early South African Marsh grapefruit...
Benchmark report 2020: Stone and pome fruit
The 2020 Confronting Climate Change (CCC) reports for South African stone and pome fruit are now available.
The CCC...