South 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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