FRUIT INNOVATION calls enterprises for a new business-fair
Innovation and internationalization are the key words of Fruit Innovation, the fresh fruit and vegetables event that will be held in Milan on 20-22 May, simultaneously with the Expo 2015. The program...
View ArticleSouth African table grape exporters positive after ‘perfect’ weather
South African table grape growers said the current season leaves little to be desired with excellent weather, strong markets and production hectarage on the up. In the Northern Cape the harvest began...
View ArticleStrong representation at Health Ingredients & Natural Ingredients Europe,...
Health Ingredients (Hi) and Natural Ingredients (Ni) Europe was held over the 2-4 December at RAI Amsterdam, with representation from a large range of companies, large and small, from all over the...
View ArticleSteep rise for RSA pomegranate exports
South Africa’s pomegranate exports grew 40% during the 2014 season and similar growth is expected for the coming campaign, according to a report published in industry association Hortgro’s latest...
View ArticleRSA shippers regret early season deal
South African grape exporters are regretting shipping decisions made during the early season; the most significant was the decision to ship too much fruit to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and...
View ArticleSouth Africa: incidence on groundnut sector of new law to ban foreigners from...
In his State of the Nation address of February 12th, President Jacob Zuma announced a new Land Holdings Bill which will restrict land ownership by foreign nationals. If the controversial bill is...
View ArticleSouth African grapes near early finish
South African table grape growers are expected to end their packing season early this year after excellent weather resulted in grapes ripening much earlier than in the past few.
View ArticleSouth Africa suspends citrus shipments to Spain
The South African citrus industry has requested government authorities to suspend issuing phytosanitary certificates for fruit to be exported to Spain following concerns over how tests for citrus black...
View ArticleSouth Africa - Bisho turns on juice for farms
The Eastern Cape’s citrus industry has welcomed a R21-million boost to exports from the Fort Beaufort and Peddie region. A great initiative in Africa to support small famers.
View ArticleNew opportunities for sustainably wild collected African medicinal plants
According to a feature story in the April-May edition of SPORE, ‘Sustainable harvesting and processing of medicinal plants for use in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries is providing valuable...
View ArticleBTC financial grants available for small producers of sustainable and fairly...
The Trade for Development Centre (TBC), a program of the Belgian Development Agency (BTC), has put a call out for applications from ‘small producer organisations’ and ‘micro, small and medium sized...
View ArticleSH citrus exports to remain flat in 2015
Citrus production in the Southern Hemisphere is set to increase by 18% to 7,1m tons this year according to the latest estimates from the Southern Hemisphere Association of Fresh Fruit Exporters...
View ArticleFrutarom makes fourth acquisition of the year
Israel-based flavour and fine ingredients company Frutarom continues its growth through acquisition. Frutarom announced that it has acquired 60% of the share capital of the flavour and fragrances...
View ArticleSales surge for South African Sharon fruit
South Africa’s Sharon fruit industry has apparently achieved further growth both abroad and at home this season, most notably in North America and the domestic market.
View ArticleSouth African apricots bounce back
Blushed apricots will dramatically change South Africa’s offering of stonefruit and a new grower alliances feature strongly as the South African industry prepares for the new season.
View ArticleNew plantings drive South African blueberry growth
The South African blueberry industry is performing well, with year-on-year volumes expected to shoot up by around 50% this season.
View ArticleRhodes launches fruit juice in South Africa
Rhodes, the brand known for quality, innovation, and convenience, announced the launch of its new 100% fruit juice range. Comprising 13 great tasting flavours, the juice is packaged in a long-life...
View ArticleFLOCERT and UTZ Certified collaborate for sustainable South African rooibos...
Rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) is a medicinal plant of South African biodiversity, endemic to the Fynbos Biome of the Western Cape, Republic of South Africa. Rooibos, the needle-like leaves and fine...
View ArticleSouthern Africa's grape sector booms
Southern Africa’s table grape crop is likely to exceed 66 m cartons this season, boosted by high anticipated volumes in South Africa’s Orange River region and in Namibia.
View ArticleSouth Africa to increase orange juice production
Not really what the world needs just now, but with the Rand having fallen nearly 10% in the past week, it should be good news for South African growers and processors.
View ArticleProteases: The long journey from field to vase
Christmas flowers are a mixed bunch. The British shopper won’t countenance a tulip in October (“so unnatural”) but by December we are ready for anything that looks properly exotic – a poinsettia (dyed...
View ArticleChallenging RSA topfruit season ahead
South Africa’s apple and pear export crops are expected to be slightly higher this year despite predictions that unfavourable climatic conditions will make things difficult for growers.
View ArticleLychees, a good season underway
The marketing season of lychees has been progressing positively in the last weeks of 2015 and beginning of 2016, proving that the efforts made in previous years provided results.
View ArticleBTC offering marketing support to producers of sustainable and fairly traded...
The Trade for Development Centre (TDC), a program of the Belgian Development Agency (BTC), is offering marketing support services to ‘small producer organizations’ and ‘micro, small and medium sized...
View ArticleAfrica, opportunities for the horticultural sector
Something is moving in Africa: markets from Sahara to South Africa could be a starting point to seize new economic and trade opportunities for exporters, importers and investors.
View ArticleSouthern African citrus export to drop in 2016
Southern Africa will export less citrus fruit this year due to the ongoing drought in many regions; volumes of orange and grapefruit will be lower but growth is forecast for easy peelers and lemons.
View ArticleSouth Africa suspends shipping of organic lemons to Europe
The South African citrus industry has lowered at a huge cost the interceptions of citrus black spot (CBS) in recent years and considerably reduced the cases found in shipments from 2013 to 2015; a new...
View ArticleSouth African avocado volumes might increase despite hail
As the avocado harvest gets underway, exports from South Africa in 2016 could remain in line with the last seasons average; despite heavy hail, the initial export forecast (one million carton less than...
View ArticleSouth Africa: new persimmon varieties
While drought has put the strain on volumes this year the prospects for the exports of South African persimmons present an optimistic long-term outlook.
View ArticleSouth Africa: more citrus sent to Europe this season
All major destinations except Russia have received more South African citrus in the season to date but the largest increase has come from its cornerstone market of Europe.
View ArticleSouth Africa to ignite dragon fruit with trademark
A new project in South Africa aims to establish a thriving dragon fruit industry with the nation’s first trademarked varieties.
View ArticleSouth African citrus volumes drop more
The South African citrus export crop has dropped further than initial estimates as growers started their Valencia crop.
View ArticleRose acreage in Europe is gradually decreasing
Every year, the number of roses imported into Europe grows, especially from Africa. Around 65% of the imported roses currently comes from Kenya and Ethiopia. In collaboration with rose breeders, Royal...
View ArticleSA stonefruit convinces the consumer
South African stonefruit growers are increasingly obtaining appreciation of consumers by consistently delivering product of better taste and eating quality: this change is led by a drive to introduce...
View ArticleSouth Africa-Pure fruit juice may come under sugar tax
This is an alarming precedent. If this is passed into law,sales will drop. Not a good example from a major fruit juice producing origin
View ArticleSouth Africa forecasts modest rise in stonefruit exports
South African fruit growers’ body Hortgro says it is expecting a "normal" stonefruit season with year-on-year rises between 4-6% of export volumes across all categories.
View ArticleThe good-luck fruit
Did you know that the orange is one of the most common food symbols of the Chinese New Year? Oranges are a popular symbol of good luck and are displayed as decoration or exchanged as gifts among...
View ArticleChampioning science for change: Charles Ofori Antipem of Dext Technology, Ghana
Brownish and black. With gold letters on the bindings. Charles Ofori Antipem was seven or eight years old when he first laid eyes on them: an A-Z set of Encyclopaedia Britannica at his local library.He...
View ArticleITC and GroFin launch SheTrades Invest for women entrepreneurs
(Geneva) – The International Trade Centre (ITC) and GroFin, a development finance company operating across Africa and the Middle East, today announced the launch of SheTrades Invest, an initiative to...
View ArticleITC, GroFin issue call for women entrepreneurs to join SheTrades Invest
(Geneva) – The International Trade Centre (ITC) and GroFin today issued a call for women entrepreneurs to join SheTrades Invest for a chance to receive training and mentoring on access to finance, and...
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