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"We ought to be twice as busy as we are," says Steve Oosthuizen of Cape Fruit Coolers with cold facilities situated outside Cape Town.

The Eastern Cape has been declared a disaster area, and in the Langkloof, the harvest is resuming: blocks of Pink Lady need to be finished before the last apple variety of the season, Cripps Red (Joya®) can be attended to.

Amid the devastation caused ten days ago by engorged rivers cleaving through Western Cape orchards and fields, there is at least the consolation

Port International's head of overseas procurement, Malte Storjohann, recently paid a visit to South African citrus growers in the Western and Eastern

South Africa is now officially the world's largest citrus exporter, and it's companies like the FPT Group, operator of private port terminals at Durban, Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha), and Cape Town, that make the last leg happen.

© Schoonbee Landgoed The beauty of the Cara Cara navel is hidden: from the outside, it is indistinguishable from a typical navel, and it can get

© Professional Horticultural Consulting Two weeks ago, Gavin Linsley-Noakes was making his way to the Southern Cape strawberry farm and nursery he

An early adopter of the philosophy of regenerative farming in South Africa, RegenZ is offering another innovation to South African farmers.

Agricultural technology not heading in the direction of simplification is missing the plot, maintains FG Adriaanse, co-founder of Adagin Technologies, and

"Lemons have been great, there's been really strong demand," says Safresco head of sourcing in Southern Africa Jacques Morgan. "With emptier markets, South Africa has become more relevant as…